I have decided to make Goals instead (it sounds more important in my head as well, if I capitalize it).
- Goal #1: Get Healthy
- Accomplishing this Goal requires:
- Watching what I eat: correct portions, more fruits and veggies, less junk food, cutting back on soda, eating out less, and cooking at home more
- To Accomplish this I will: Make menus for the week, go grocery shopping on a specified day, pack lunches for myself and my husband at least 4 week days, prepare dinner at home for at least 6 days, limit eating out to 1 meal per week
- Getting moving: reducing the amount of time spent on the PC/watching TV, getting moving, working out regularly
- To Accomplish this I will: Work out at least 30 minutes per day at least 4 days per week, bike to work when the weather allows, walk for exercise as the weather allows, complete 1 5K this year
- Taking care of routine health issues: eye exams, dentist appointments, regular check ups
- To Accomplish this I will: Make the appropriate appointments and keep them
- The Goal to reach: Weight loss of at least 50lbs, regular meal routines, and all routine health appointments/check ups completed before the end of the calendar year
- Goal #2: Get Organized
- Accomplishing this Goal requires:
- Determining areas of our house that need better storage/organizing solutions
- To Accomplish this I will: Review room by room with my husband the appropriate use for each room and how we're currently meeting it
- Determining what items we need to keep, need to trash, need to donate
- To Accomplish this I will: Review room by room with my husband and go through all the boxes, closets, and containers that have been piling up since we've moved in, including the boxes that we still haven't unpacked. Items will be sorted into "Keep", "Trash", and "Sell or Donate" piles and handled accordingly.
- Assigning maintenance chores to keep the house organized
- To Accomplish this I will: Make a list of all routine maintenance chores the need done and their frequency. Once the list has been devised, my husband and I will chose which chores to complete and be expected to complete them in a timely manner. If chores are not completed, fun activities cannot be pursued.
- The Goal to reach: A reasonably organized house where items can be found easily. A house that does not involved a full day cleaning spree every time we want to have company. The goal is to evaluate and institute a chore schedule by the end of January 2014.
- Goal #3: Complete the renovation projects we keep talking about
- Accomplishing this Goal requires:
- Hanging of shelving in the pantry area to make it usable (also ties into Goal 2).
- To Accomplish this I will: Shelving was a Christmas gift. I will determine the number of shelves to be hung and Jake has already committed to hanging them for me. I will reorganize the pantry supplies once the shelves are up
- Finishing the bathroom
- To Accomplish this I will: Finalize paint colors, purchase a new medicine cabinet, purchase new fixtures (faucet, towel bars, etc), a new light and vent fan; Once purchases are made, Jake and I will work together to complete the bathroom
- Hanging shelving in the craft room
- To Accomplish this I will: Determine the amount of shelving needed and where I want it placed, purchase additional shelving (if there is not enough left from the pantry) and hang
- Turning the basement into a usable space
- To Accomplish this I will: Start with Goal 2 and determine what items need to be kept, provide appropriate storage for the items we are keeping, and finalize our plans for what we want to do with the basement space
- Repair the outside stairs
- To Accomplish this I will: Entirely replace the stairs on the side porch with a set that is not rotting and has a banister that is actually attached to something, determine if I want to keep the back porch or replace with stairs
- The Goal to reach: Completed pantry and bathroom before end of 1st Quarter 2014, completed basement by May 2014, completed porch/stairs by 4th of July, and completed craft room by end of 2014
- Goal #4: Create
- Accomplishing this Goal requires:
- Determine which projects I want to do
- To Accomplish this I will: Pick projects, find or purchase the appropriate materials to complete them, and budget time at least once a week to work on them without interruptions
- Blogging about projects
- To Accomplish this I will: Blog at least once per week about my current project, projects that I want to do, or something else craft related over at Minty Projects
- The Goal to reach: At least 1 new blog post per week that is crafting related and at least 12 major crafting projects completed. I have joined Otaku Senshi Idols over at DeviantArt just because it means that I have to sit down and draw things, which I've missed like crazy during the last year.
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