4 Simple Goals + What I Wore
A finished princess dress for my youngest princess.
Wow, last week was crazy! And I hate to admit, I didn’t do very well with my goals. I had a lot of unexpected things happen in my life, and I just had to let some of it go.
Here are the goals I had for last week:
Marriage:
- Date with husband. I’m thankful that we were actually able to go out on a real date together this time!
Mothering:
- Spend 30 minutes of one-on-one time with each child. This wasn’t as successful as I’d hoped. I enjoyed some wonderful time with my oldest child and my youngest. But then I didn’t have as much uninterrupted time with my three middle children as I wanted (other children kept trying to be part of it, so it ended up not being as “one-on-one” as I was hoping for). This is something I strive for each week, so I’ll keep working on it.
Homemaking:
- Start an immune support tincture for the coming cold/flu season. I decided to put this on hold since I was so busy.
Homeschool:
- Make costumes for girls (they asked me to make costumes for an upcoming event we’re attending). I got two costumes completely finished (the princess dress above is one of them), but I still have one left. And I must have it finished in the next couple of days! I hope to share photos of them later.
- Finish school planning. Yay! I’m so glad I finished this, as it had been weighing heavily on my mind for months.
Personal:
- Read 5 chapters of my current book. I read a lot more than this!
- Exercise 3 days this week. Didn’t get this done. I did exercise some, but not as much as I’d hoped.
- Be in bed by 10:30. Didn’t make it to bed this early even once! And I’m not even going to try this week, as we have a big weekend event coming up and I’m sure I’ll be up frantically preparing for it and then some evenings we’ll be out late. So, for now I’m giving up on this goal. Although I’m still going to aim to be in bed earlier rather than later, if possible. 🙂
My goals for this week are pretty basic and simple. If I try to do too much, it will only stress me out, since we’ve got so much going on this week!
Marriage:
- Date with husband.
Homeschool:
- Order some of the books we are still needing.
- Finish Abby’s costume.
- Make a new school schedule.
Here’s what I wore yesterday (headless picture, sorry!):
Skirt: Made by Me.
Cardi: Walmart
Tank Top: Thrift Store (years ago)
Shoes: Zulily (free with credits)
Natural Makeup: Cowgirl Dirt
I hope to be back tomorrow to share our plans for the coming school year!
Thanks for sharing your goals and pretty pictures 🙂 I think we share some similar taste in clothing too so I always appreciate the wardrobe inspiration… Please join in again next week on the Art of Home-Making Mondays!
Thank you, JES! And thanks so much for hosting the link-up. I hope you have a great weekend!
I'm lovin those shoes! 😉
Oh, and don't beat yourself up about your goals, dear. Progress is progress, right?
It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. Lam 2:22-24
Thank you, sweet Sarah! I so much appreciated the encouraging words today. Thank you so much for sharing those beautiful verses with me!
Good goals. Inspiring me to write up my own. Mine are to take my supplements, exercise, drink more water and prepare my healthy eating presentation for tomorrow. Might print out Ann Voskamp's day planner to get that organised.
Thanks for sharing your goals, Lizzy! The planner sounds like a good idea, too. I've used it before in the past.
I am looking forward to hearing about your school plans.
I can't wait to share them! 🙂