For those who are curious. 🙂

I wasn’t going to post my monthly goals, because I didn’t think anyone would care.  But when it came to my attention that not everyone does things this way, I thought maybe it would be helpful for someone to see how I go about things.  My way is not the be-all and end-all; if you have something else that works, keep doing it!  (“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”)  But if you’re the type who likes to see others’ systems, here they are.  (And this is me laying out all of my dreams and faults and failures before the world! lol)

My main list of goals for the year is printed out and put into a notebook.  Usually my quiet-time notebook, because then I don’t lose it.  I don’t look at it every day!  Rather, each month I create a mini-list for the month.  Items on it might be specific projects on the yearly list that I’ve decided to do this month, or they might be steps necessary to complete larger goals from the yearly list.  Occasionally, other items sneak in that weren’t even on the main list. 🙂  The monthly list is copied into my Day-Timer, and (theoretically) looked at daily.  (In actuality, I don’t remember to check it daily.  But I do view it frequently.)

(I’m skipping over January because I didn’t post it before now, and it’s long.  If you guys want to see it, let me know, and I’ll post it.)  February looks like this:

• $- Complete appropriate portions of organization/cleaning project. (Include kitchen and bathroom.)
• blog growth goals (It feels a little too weird to post my actual numbers on the blog.)
• Create new 404/500 error pages.
• Rework Daily Bread site.
• Create overall blog/IM plan, with monthly goals.
• Plan out keyword targeting for the year.
• Plan blog reviews & when to request.
• Work on weekly schedule for home & blog.
• Work on morning routine, integrating Bible reading and exercise.

• Work (with Ariel and Sophia) on memorizing Ephesians 6.
• Work more actively on math with Ariel.
• Work on a plan for teaching Sophia to read.
• Work on a plan for getting the girls on budgets.
• Complete 2+ projects (50 Projects CAL).
• Crochet Sleepy Sarah.
• Sew jumper.
• $- Complete genealogy books.
• Add quotes, verses, etc. to prayer book.
• Submit 2+ press releases/articles.
• Look for source of well-fitted blue jeans.
• Identify Kibbe type.
• Copy 2 children’s tapes to CD.
• Create a default cleaning supply/method list. (May not be finished ’til February.)
• Finish business reading (computer files).
• Finish marriage book.
• Finish writing down recipes from Slow & Easy and You Won’t Believe It’s Gluten-Free.