Goal Check In

We finished up our school year on Friday morning and celebrated by having friends over for a visit in the afternoon.  I was surprised by how lost I felt when it sank in that we were done our structured schooling until August.  Though we have reasons for taking a summer break, it's still an adjustment. Instead of letting it get me down, Brian encouraged me to take a breath of fresh air, enjoy the weekend, and begin a new week with new ideas for the summer.  

And now?  Now it's Monday and we are beginning a new routine and finding a new normal for the coming days.  I thought today would be a good day to review the goals I made at the beginning of the year and evaluate my progress. 

Goals for 2013

Short-term Goals:

• Learn to change the oil in van...and maybe the wiper blades, too Not yet
  
  
• Redesign The Dress for spring   (see photos of The Spring Dress here)
  
  
• Spring clean the house using this plan  I scrapped this altogether because I found myself cleaning things just to check them off a list and feeling guilty if I missed a day.  Instead, I stuck to my regular light cleaning routine and did more heavy duty cleaning if we were expecting company.
  
  
• Print 10-15 baby pictures of Alaine to include in her photo album  I found a coupon code for 25 free photos.  Alaine, 2, likes to look through her album and say, "That was me as a little girl."
  
  
• Run a 5K!  (read details and see photos from my race here)
  

Longer-term Goals: 

• Work with the kids on responsibility and finishing tasks to completion   Beginning to see progress!  Plan to continue focusing on this through the summer. 
  
  
• Continue to find ways to welcome people into our home  We had guests over here, here, and here!
  
  
• Plan our 2013-2014 school year
  
  
• Have a date night with Brian (at home or out) once a month  Spring is Brian's busiest time of the year, but we managed a few at-home dates and Brian took a day off so we could manage a whole weekend away (photos here)! 
  
  

March date-- NCAA play-offs on TV and take-out dinner

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And now, I've tweaked my goals again for summer.  Though my goals for summer include a fair amount of down time and a lot of reading for pleasure (to myself and to the kids), I'm hoping to be productive, too!

 

Even Newer and More Revised Goals for 2013

Short-term Goals:

• Learn to change the oil in van...and maybe the wiper blades, too
• Run another 5K in June
• Redesign The Dress for summer (or fall?)
• Finish the e-book I'm writing by the first week of June
• Compile the kids' portfolios for their school records
• Plan our 2013-2014 school year

Longer-term Goals: 

• Work with the kids on responsibility and finishing tasks to completion
• Continue to find ways to welcome people into our home
• Have a date night with Brian (at home or out) once a month 
• Train for a 10K

Did you make goals for the year?  Have you made any progress?