Thursday, December 28, 2006 - Read, Set, Goals! Assignment
Blogger Friend School Assignment #11 READY, SET, GOALS!!! It's really hard to believe that this will be our last assignment before the year 2007 is upon us. I know that I am shocked that calendars pages have turned so quickly. Every year, I "try" to set goals. Some I accomplish, and others get put on another year's list. Our assignment this week is to take time and write out a list (Big or Small) of goals that you would like to accomplish for the new year. Post your goals on your blog for this week's assignment. You will have a nice reference for the upcoming year. As you accomplish them, you can cross them off or add a star. Give yourself praise throughout the year for completing each task. Extra Credit: Write out a list of rewards! Accomplish a goal and choose a reward :) I have not really ever set goals or resolutions. A friend of mine just gave me a book to read that she found interesting. It is all about goals and getting organized. Even in just the first few pages I was hit over the head with something. Goals need 2 things. A quantity and a deadline. We never accomplish most goals because they are too open ended and they have nothing by which to measure them by. For example, a goal could be, I want to eat more healthy. That isn't necessarily a bad thing to want to do but there is no way to really measure it. A better way to set that goal would be, I want to eat at least 4 servings of fruits/vegetables every day for 4 weeks. Or I'm going to limit my junk food intake by only xyz every other day or once a week. Those are goals that you can measure. Yes, you may fail but you can also accomplish the goal. Another example, I want to grow in my walk with God. That to is a wonderful aspiration but how do you measure it? How do you check on yourself? So with that in mind, here are my goals for the coming year Read my Bible every day. I've tried to read through my Bible in a year but there would be days that I would miss and then I would be overwhelmed with the days reading that I missed. I think a better goal for me is to read EVERY day. I don't want it to be feast or famine in my daily intake of the Word. I want a steady diet. I want it to be feast and regular meals. My goal is no famine this year. Quantity and time: at least a column every day I want to drink more water. I was doing very well with this a while back and then I kind of fell out of the habit. I want to start consciously drinking 4 quarts of water a day. I read or heard somewhere that your body needs half your body weight in ounces of water each and every day. So for a person that weighs 120 pounds (I don't) that would be 60 fluid ounces of water a day. Water will help keep my system flushed and hydrated and it will also help curb the munchies. Quantity and time: 4 quarts water every day. Cleaning. I am not the best housekeeper. My goal for this year is to keep the kitchen in great working order. Quantity and time: clean stove, counter and sink every day. Grandmothers. I need to make more of an effort to reach out to family. I need to go visit my elderly family and let them know we love and appreciate them. Quantity and time: At least once a month I need to go and visit my grandmother and grandmother-in-law. That is all I can think of for now. There are some more private ones that will be just for me. I think these are all manageable so far and don't want to overload myself. If I put too many goals up to start with, I'll never get started because it looks like too huge a task for me.
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Thursday, December 28, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by drewsfamilytx
Oh man, those are some great goals! I need to do that as well...although I am happy to say that I have been better about my Bible reading.
I started in Matthew and thoroughly enjoyed reading through the whole NT. My goal is to read at least one chapter a day, but I found that many times I'd read more than that! I finished the NT and started with Joshua in the OT. I'm currently in Isaiah...and I must confess that I am only reading one chapter a day on this one! It's a difficult book for me...not too fun...but God has it there for a reason!
Thanks for your comment about the whole tooth thing. I think an exchange is a GREAT idea! Now Dash has told Tank that the Tooth Fairy gave him money...but we'll talk about it later. I'll have to wait until dh gets home to discuss. We don't like to encourage lies (even those that seem innocent and fun), so the truth must come out! :-) hehehee...
I was hoping to put a new toothbrush and some Trident gum under there, but I never had time to go to the store. Oh well. Maybe I'll take him to WM and let him pick out his own. After all, it IS his first tooth and all!
I am so glad that we're friends, Danielle...even if it's in cyberspace!
Love,
Marsha
Thursday, December 28, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by babymakers
Goals? Why do you have to blog about this? I have too much to work on and now you have me knowing I need to make some. LOL
Saturday, December 30, 2006 - Very smart...
Posted by FaithfulGrace
Yes goals must be measurable.
I like ALL of your goals, they are doable and not overwhelming.
I think you blog name should be, Only One Cute Boy.
Happy New Year!!!
In gratitude for your friendship in 2006,
Linda
