Each year I set goals to help me focus on my priorities and grow as a person. I spend an hour or so each month looking back at what I’ve accomplished that past month and planning specific steps I can take to move forward during the next month.
Professional
1.Add high school certification to my teaching license (I’m so excited! After passing my PRAXIS test and submitting all of the necessary information to my state board of education, I am now certified in grades 6-12 English!)
2.Develop a remediation curriculum for middle school English (I teach a 6th grade English remediation class at my school. I also tutor after school and teach summer school. I hadn’t found a curriculum that I really liked for this group of kids, so I decided to make my own. It is working well so far!)
3.Add 10 products to my Teachers Pay Teachers store (I have now added four new products. I really have only good things to say about Teachers Pay Teachers and will write a post soon to tell you more about it!)
Spiritual
4.Pray the Morning Prayers at least 4 times a week (ongoing)
5. Read through the New Testament (I have finished the Gospels and am now reading Acts.)
6. Read 3 spiritual books (I have finished one: In the Heart of the Desert by Fr. John Chryssavgis.)
Family
7. Do one family outing a month (We keep our outings fairly simple and have gone on a hike, to the park and out to eat, and to a museum. It’s fun to explore our town as a family. Update: We had a fantastic day at the park in March!)
8. Have one date night a month (in or out of house) (Because of our budget we generally have in-house date nights. Update:We did have one fantastic out of house date night in March and went to a symphony. My husband definitely knows me well!)
9. Watch 12 movies on AFI Top 100 list (We have watched 5 so far. We are on track to meet our goal!)
Personal
- Complete the 30 Day Abs Challenge
- Run a 5K
- Publish one piece of writing (I submitted my first guest post to Money Saving Mom. Check it out!)
- Read 100 books (32 so far! I’m definitely on track to complete this goal this year. When I started this challenge I thought it might be too outrageous. Now I’m excited that it seems completely reachable!)
I stalled a bit on several of my goals this month. I have been so focused on launching this blog during March that other goals have taken a back burner. I’m excited to find a balance soon!
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How are you doing on your goals for the year?
