I did a similar post to this last year, and without going into details, we'll just say I didn't remember my goals for last year very well.
This year will be different. I won't be pregnant this year, which I am claiming as an excuse for why a lot of stuff did not happen last year. I also won't be setting a couponing goal that is so high. Really, I've realized coupons aren't always all that great. We strive to eat healthy, and most of the coupons I have found are for foods my family does not eat. A lot of the others are for name brand items that I can either get cheaper per weight at Costco, or cheaper by buying the store brand, even after factoring in coupons. Sometimes coupons are in fact awesome though, so I will still be using some.
So, here are my goals:
1. Draw closer to God. (This will forever be my first goal)
2. Plan family fun activities, and make sure they happen. Often. (Did ok on this for a while last year... again, I blame pregnancy!)
3. Do seasonal crafts with the kids monthly. (Awful lofty goal since I did this a total of... zero times last year)
4. Make all dinners eaten at home from scratch. Or at least limit junk dinners to 1-2 times a month.
5. Can more. I had lofty ideas for last year, but again, pregnancy got in the way of that.
6. Have a big garden! I'm excited for this one. :)
7. Work out regularly, and in a slow but steady, healthy manor work towards getting back to at least around my pre-Tobiah weight.
8. Earn a minimum of $50 each month to help in our debt pay off.
9. Be debt free by the end of the year. Part of this will also be sticking to our budget, so I'll include that here.
10. Cut my grocery budget by 10% by end of year.
And my ways to accomplish these goals:
1. Spend more time in the word daily. Seek God's guidance even in the little things.
2. We're on the right track, got one set of grandparents to do a science center membership, and the other (and auntie-thanks Sam) to do a zoo membership. Plus we have Kids Quest. So, put things on the calender, and seek out fun and free things to do as well. Include the kids (to the best I can) in u-picks, and also plan dates with just one at a time once a month.
3. Last weekend of the month put on the calender a craft time to decorate our board. STICK TO IT THIS TIME. ;)
4. This one won't be as hard as it sounds, one Saturday a month a will make my freezer meals. So easy! Hopefully I will be able to recruit help for this so Rich can tend to the kids.
5. Goal number 6 will help with this, but also research local u-picks more this year, and go more than once if possible. Set aside one day a month to devote to canning, even if it is canning from the freezer. Watch for good sales, research other places to get bulk fruit cheap.
6. Research this ASAP, and get started ASAP! Big one for this will be making it a priority.
7. Waiting until Nette is six weeks is step one, a family membership to the YMCA will be step two, then sticking to three days a week will be the hard part. I have big motivation though-FREE CHILDCARE! WOOHOO!
8. Constantly go through the house and find items to purge through the Swap and Shop page and Craigslist, work on building my Osborne business, finding odd jobs when possible. Also JBF sales. This is also NOT an average goal, but a minimum per month, so need to stick to that!
9. The biggest part of this will be sticking to our monthly budget. Goal number 8 will also help a bit.
10. Our budget is $500, so this will be $50. I will be working on shopping sales as much as possible, continuing to look for the cheapest places to get things, and using coupons when I can find them for items we normally buy (that I cannot get a cheaper adequate version of without a coupon).
Here is to a fun, healthy, and productive 2013!
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