Every time I have a baby, I lose sight of weekly, monthly, and yearly goals for a while. With an infant in the house, it’s hard for me to envision anything beyond daily feeding, clothing, and bathing my kids, going to work, and making sure the house doesn’t fall apart without too much yelling on my part.
But Eisley is now 20 months old. For the first time ever, I have experienced parenting a 1 1/2-year-old without being 8 months pregnant. It turns out 1.5 is a really fun age that had been partially blocked from my memory until now. Since Eisley is walking, running, communicating, and going to school three times a week, I am finally in a place where I have the capacity to make (and fulfill) some goals this year.
MONTHLY
(*These are ongoing practices that I try to complete monthly. Since they are not yet habitual for me, they are still goals, because I have to be intentional about making time for them.)
- Read one book per month
- Write one note of encouragement per month
- Written prayer for each family member each month
- Monthly date with Micah
- Establish a monthly hythm of archiving and cleaning out photos, videos, and texts on my phone
HOUSE
(*We have officially been in our house one year and hope to be here much longer if possible, so there a few projects I’d like to get done since I’m imagining we’ll be here for some time.)
- Plant an herb garden
- Get an outdoor table/eating space
- Replace vertical blinds with curtains
- New bedskirt in master
- Fix closet door in Zianne’s room
FINANCIAL
- Save for ten-year anniversary trip
- Grow family emergency fund
- Increase contribution to my 401K
OTHER
- Train children to clean up after themselves and establish expectations for chores
- Cultivate a more organized and robust prayer life
- Instate weekly family meeting
- Finish writing and disperse Bible study guide
- Curate an athleisure section of my wardrobe
KIDS
(*My two older children have made some goals as well.)
ZIANNE
- Learn to ride her bike with no training wheels
- Learn to tie her shoes
- Learn to read a book all by herself
TALITHA
- Learn to swim without a lifejacket
- “Be brave and go underwater” when swimming
- Take a singing lesson
I love the goals the girls have set for themselves, it’s so important and I know they’ll accomplish them! When you have that chore chart and expectation list, will you share it?!
Also, if you’re sharing your Bible study, I’d love to be one who gets to read it. I always enjoy your study notes.
Blessings for 2019 — big hugs from Texas!