July Goals Review

August 11, 2008

in Bits & Pieces

Wow! I knew I’d be busy this month. I think I’ve underestimated how busy. The last week has just flown by and here we are already almost half way through August. Well, now it’s time for a little look back at last month to see how I fared at working towards my goals.

Tree and mist by Per Ola Wiberg (former ponanwi and Powi).

Blogging

  • Write a series of posts to schedule if I am away. This last week has emphasised the importance of this goal. Something had to give, and unfortunately it was here. Without any material prepared, I have posted nothing for a week!
  • Grow the Journeyer’s Chronicles community. Slowly, but surely we are growing. I am learning some techniques this month in the 30 Day Challenge that I may be able to implement here to keep things moving along.
  • Learn to tweak my blog code. I am slowly becoming familiar with some of the gobbledy gook that appears behind the scenes here. When I have a few minutes to spare, I spend some time figuring things out little by little.

August Goals

  • Write two posts to schedule if I am away.
  • Continue to grow the Journeyer’s Chronicles community.
  • Complete the 30 Day Challenge.

Family

Family

  • Do something fun with the kids each week, that doesn’t involve after school activities. We have become real homebodies, especially on the weekends, over the last month. The weather has been so cold, everyone is happy to stay indoors. However, we have had quite a few projects on around the house that the kids have been more than happy to be involved in.
  • Establish teamwork in regard to household chores. The kitchen is under control. The kids generally all do their bit to help get things done.

August Goals

  • Do something fun with the kids during the week, that doesn’t involve after school activities.
  • Establish teamwork in regard to household tasks – keeping upstairs tidy.

Finances

  • Monitor our grocery spending. Our grocery spending seems to have evened out at around $175/week. It’s a little more than I planned on, but it’s where things are working now.
  • Pay down our credit card balances. Right on target with this goal. The credit card gets paid along with the other bills, rather than getting the left overs as was our previous habit.
  • Stick to our budget. Although we haven’t had any spending sprees, I’ve been a bit slack in monitoring our budget. As a result we don’t really know where we are at any given point.

August goals

  • Continue as for July.
  • Monitor our budget so we have a clear picture of where we are standing.

Health

  • Walk where possible. It is soooo cold at the moment. We are doing some walking, but not nearly as much as I’d like. I think I just need to bite the bullet, rug up and get out there. Brrrrr.
  • Use the exercise bike for 15 minutes every day. The bike is out of storage and sitting in front of a window where I have a nice view while I’m peddling away. I’ve even been on it a couple of times.
  • Set aside some quiet ME time each day. This has been a bit hit and miss. I am finding the best time is after the kids have gone to bed, but by them I’m too tired to do anything much. Some more thought required I think.
  • My Happy Pages. I have neglected My Happy Pages somewhat this month. It’s not that I’ve had nothing happy to write about, but that I’ve been busy doing other things.

August goals

  • Use the exercise bike twice each week.
  • Set aside some quiet ME time each day.
  • Write regularly in My Happy Pages.

Productivity

  • Continue with Getting Things Done. I’ve been doing well with this goal. You can read my monthly GTD review here.
  • Organise a housework schedule and stick to it. Nope…didn’t get done.
  • Listen to/read two books. I am part way through one book. This fits in with my me time goal above. I tend to get a couple of pages read and then nod off to sleep.

August goals

  • Organise an housework schedule and stick to it.
  • Listen to/read two books.
  • Continue trialling Todoodlist.

Simple Living

Simple living

  • Complete the vegie garden. We have our first vegie plot. I’ve even started a blog about it (of course) – The Vegie Files. Things are going well, except for the tomatoes. I think it might be a little early for them.
  • Make some yoghurt. We haven’t really needed yoghurt lately. It’s something I would like to get working well before the warmer weather comes along though.
  • Make some bread. I bought the yeast. Does that count as part done?

August goals

  • Keep the vegie garden coming along.
  • Have another go at making yoghurt.
  • Make some bread.

All in all, not a very good result. I think part of my problem was I didn’t have my goals visible all the time. This month, I’m going to print out a copy and see if that helps me be more mindful of what it is I want to achieve.

Photos: Tree and mist, Family Portrait, Suddenly things seem crystal clear to me

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