Happy Monday! How is everyone? We had a lovely weekend at our house–the perfect balance of worship, work, and play. Don’t you just love weekends like that?
Steps Back
This past week was a mixed bag for goal-setting. I have made it a goal to get up at 5:30 before my children wake up (you can read more about that in One Simple Thing That Has Completely Changed My Mornings). You want to know how many times I did that this week? Zero. Yup, I’m a shining example of self-discipline.
You see, this week my twenty-one month old decided that he wanted to wake up at 5:00 each morning. Let’s pray it is just a phase! My husband or I would go get him, give him a sippy cup of milk, and bring him into bed with us. That basically meant that we were all a little groggy each morning.
Moving Forward
I was excited, however, about two steps I took in the right direction.
1. I wrote for ten minutes each morning on my book! I decided to spend the first ten minutes that I was at my desk at school (away from the distractions of my house and before the students came) on focused writing. And it worked! I saw some real progress, even in such a short amount of time.
2. I signed up for Elite Blog Academy. It’s basically like an intense college course for bloggers. The curriculum is in-depth, the consultation with Ruth Soukup (of Living Well, Spending Less) is invaluable, and the community of bloggers is unparalleled.
I want to learn more about blogging and improve The Orthodox Mama, so I have decided to dedicate 15 hours each week for 4 months to the course. That’s a huge time commitment, but I know that it is in line with my priorities and long-term goals.
Last Week’s Goals
Faith:
1.Plan the first few lessons for my Church School class (first graders!)
2. Read II Timothy
Professional:
3. Complete my SMART Goal rough draft and submit to my principal
Family/ Homemaking:
4. Read with my children 10 minutes each night
5. Play a game as a family
6. Go on a family outing (We went to a Bike Rodeo sponsored by our local sheriff’s office. So fun!)
Personal:
7. Run a total of 5 miles (I did 3. I think that I do better with more specific goals like run 1.5 miles three times this week.)
8. Continue taking the Make Over Your Mornings audio course (If you haven’t checked it out yet, click HERE to learn more about Crystal Paine’s fantastic course about using your mornings wisely. I have completely changed my morning routine as a result!)
9. Read 2 books (I am excited to have Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life around the Table and The Nesting Place: It Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect to be Beautiful checked out from the library this week.)
10. Go to bed at 9:30 and get up at 5:30 each weekday (Yeah, that didn’t happen!)
This Week’s Goals
Faith:
1. Pray in my Icon Corner before the kids wake up 4 mornings
2. Read Titus
Professional:
3. Spend 15 hours working on Week One of Elite Blog Academy
4. Write for 10 minutes on my book each morning
Family/ Homemaking:
5. Family outing with our church
6. Read 10 minutes to my children each night
7. Try two new recipes
Personal:
8. Continue taking the Make Over Your Mornings audio course (If you haven’t checked it out yet, click HERE to learn more about Crystal Paine’s fantastic course about using your mornings wisely. I have completely changed my morning routine as a result!)
9. Read 2 Books (I have Bread and Wine and You’ve Got a Book in You on my nightstand this week.)
10. Run 1.5 miles 3 days
What are your goals for the week?
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I’m sooo impressed with everything you get done each week!!! Do you have more than 24 hours in a day?! 😉
Ha 🙂