ORGANIZATION, DEDICATION, AND MOTIVATION
With these in mind my goals are:
1. I’ve purchased a planner and want to use it to its fullest. So my first goal is to simply take a little time each week to look over the next week.
2. Menu planning — I probably won’t plan more than a week or two at a time, but I want to be more diligent about menu planning. On that same line of thought, I need to do a better job of keeping my inventory records up to date.
3. Cooking — I’d like to learn to use my pressure cooker more. With us all being scattered and busy, I think ease of cooking will be the key to making sure we eat healthier foods.
4. Continue with my cleaning routines. In 2017, I cemented new cleaning routines to match only having a few people in the house. I want to continue to honor those in 2018 to help make my life easier.
Family Goals:
1. We are planning a cross country trip to visit relatives.
2. Continue with our budget.
3. Look into a new car (or a new to us car) for my husband. We know the time is coming.
I know it doesn’t sound like a lot. However, I will be taking 15 credit hours, working, and running the household for the first 4 months. I’ve already registered for classes for the first summer session as well. I’m actually planning on fall semester being my heavy semester. I know my time and energy will be limited. If I can handle these tasks, school work, and enjoy my family then I will look back on 2018 as being a good year, too.
Congratulations on your acceptance to university! I have also noticed that I'm often adapting to changes that I've experienced before -- as you said, life cycles and I also think that even though the changes are familiar, we ourselves are different and that I think is what makes everything seem new as well.
ReplyDeleteI have decided that aiming for direct and to the point goals is the way to go. I wish you the best in 2018!
Thank you.
DeleteI love that — “we ourselves are different” — how very true! The best to you, too!
Life cycles and some times are more interesting and more frantic than others. I have been walking through fire lately and am glad for the next month to be a little easier and more reflective.
ReplyDeleteI think the most important thing to remember is that change is not bad, it's just change and I don't have to do or have everything the same all the time.
Sage advice! When I get stressed I tend to crave routine because it calms me. I’ve been working on telling myself “just flow with it”....maybe 2018 will be the year I get it down pat.
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