2012 Goals

I love, love, love goal planning. 2008 - 2010 were successful goal planning years for me. 2011 I kind of was just there, taking it one day at a time. So, I'm renewed for 2012! We will be moving to a new state by the end of this month and I'm super excited about it! This move has caused me to rethink some things and majorly simplify!

Memory Keeping:

• Keep up with project life
• keep shutterfly updated and have an ongoing photo book
• record something once a week & keep separate yearly video folder
• turn VHS home videos into DVDs
• finish Nathanael's baby album
• finish Zack's baby album

Personal:

• Read through the Bible in a year - do weekly check ins on Sundays
• Read 29 planned books this year
• listen to extra books in text to speech format on my kindle while cleaning or doing other hands occupied, brain free activities
• make a 30 by 30 list
• make, do, or whatever one thing each week from my saved projects/resources (magazines, pinterest, print outs, cookbooks,etc)

Marriage:

• Have a monthly date night (Jan. excluded b/c he is in NC for the month)
• have a weekend just us

Kids/School:

• Swim & tennis lessons for Chris (he did these last year and it was a perfect fit for him)
• Join Cub Scouts
• Join the science museum once settled and money available
• go to the homeschool convention
• join a homeschool co-op once settled
• start chore system back up and have everyone (except the baby obviously... no I think he should too :P) one assigned night a week to HELP in the kitchen with dinner and evening kitchen routine
• do an activity once a week one on one with EACH from saved resources

Ministry:

• start our weekly family night back up
• host cook outs weekly or biweekly during spring - fall inviting everyone we know (with reason)
• reach out monthly to someone however God directs (neighbor, extended family, church members, etc)

Financial:

• set up a budget & use the cash envelope system
• start/open our Disney fund (set for may/june 2016)
• open a vacation account
• Get life insurance for Nathanael
• combine all kid's insurance payments into auto pay and save $
• make a will

I know glancing at this list may seem like a lot but it's really not. For example with memory keeping - I already do the first and third thing listed I just want to make it my goal to keep doing that! the fourth thing requires me to take a VHS tape with me on my Costco tape and turn it in. the last two things are probably only going to require about 4 hrs of my time all together!

As I make a plan for each I will post about it. Then post again as it's complete. Best wishes to your 2012 goals! I look forward to linking up with MoneySavingMom for accountability in purposeful living!!!