Friends, I am struggling today. One of my dearest friends is moving today, and I am quite sad. My friend Megan taught at the same school that I do and went to our church. She and her husband are the godparents of my daughter, and my husband and I are the godparents of their son. We have spent the past four years seeing each other nearly every day–at school, at church, on playdates, having dinner at each others’ houses, and more.
I will miss her.
All of this is making me reevaluate my goals. I want to make sure that I have a balanced life with enough time to enjoy my family, friends, and the small moments I often rush by. With my Type-A personality, it is so easy for me to focus on my to-do list at the expense of the relationships that really matter. And so I am going to include more relationship goals in my list each week–simply as a reminder to myself of my real priorities.
Last Week’s Goals:
Spiritual:
1. Morning Prayers 3 Days
2. Read Philippians
3. Finish reading St. Teresa of Avila
Professional:
4. Organize my classroom
5. Finish reading Reading in the Wild and make lesson plans based on it
Family/ Homemaking:
6. Get caught up on laundry and housecleaning after vacation
7. Read to each child each day
8. Make Budget Friendly Homemade Granola
Personal:
9. Go to bed by 10 each night so that I can recover from sickness
10. Exercise 2 times
This Week’s Goals
Spiritual:
1. Morning Prayers 4 Days
2. Read Colossians
Professional:
3. Complete lesson plans for first week of school
4. Learn all 72 of my new students’ names
Family/ Homemaking:
5. Play a game with Big Brother
6. Color with Sister
7. Read to Little Brother
8. Get back into our Morning Routine
Personal:
9. Read 2 Books (I am really excited that I got The Astronaut Wives Club from the library!)
10. Have one coffee date with a friend
What are your goals for the week?
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