I was hesitant about whether to even post anymore goals for the year, because it seems that I’m doing worse and worse with each month But, since I’m a list maker and goal setter by nature, I can’t give it up just yet.
Before I jump into August goals, here how things ended up for July. It wasn’t pretty, but we ended up making a surprise trip to Mississippi before our vacation which took some time away from goals. It was well worth it though. 🙂
1. Have a date night with Kevin.
This one didn’t happen this month. We even got back home from vacation over the weekend and had planned to do another at-home date night, but we were both so tired that we just did our own thing.
2. Have a mommy/son date with Brady.
This didn’t happen either. I was with the kids a lot since we were on vacation together, but I didn’t get my one-on-one time.
3. Finish reading Raising Your Spirited Child* {try to read Made to Crave*}.
I didn’t get this one finished either. I made some progress on it while we were driving in the car, but I actually had to return it to the library since I had no more renewals left. I have it on hold again and plan to finish it up as soon as I can get my hands on it again. It’s very interesting for any mom, whether you would consider your child “spirited” or not.
Finally, something I can cross off! We had someone out to look at the area where the roof leak was, but we were told that there probably wasn’t anything to worry about. It’s good that I caught the leak early on and was able to keep it at bay so that no serious damage occurred.
5. Paint the upstairs bath closet & schedule a time for Dad to install bead board.
Still not finished yet. I got a little sidetracked with painting our shutters and front door, so I wasn’t totally lazy with home projects.
We’re trying to declutter and get rid of baby items that Davis is finished with and have made some progress. We still have other items to sell, but we got at least 3 items out so I’m happy about that.
7. Make my necklace board.
Still hasn’t happened. Ugh!
8. Shop sales to stock up on summer items that are getting low.
I wasn’t able to do this either. Our surprise trip to Mississippi and vacation just didn’t allow me much shopping time.
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Here is my plan for August goals.
1. Have a date night with Kevin.
Since Kevin got back from his training, it seems like summer has been a whirlwind. We have been together a lot this month making some great family memories, but not necessarily quality time as a couple.
2. Have a mommy/son date with Brady.
I’m want to make this happen this month since we didn’t have a chance to do it last month.
3. Paint the upstairs bath closet & install beadboard.
My dad is planning to come later this week to help us get started on the beadboard installation, which is the kick in the pants that I need to spend some time painting the closet. We’ll see how it unfolds!
4. Make necklace board.
Needs to happen…enough said. I’m looking forward to blogging about it too!
5. Sell more items & put money in savings.
This will probably be an ongoing goal until we get things cleared out. If I weren’t trying to replace some of the money we used for our new roof last month, I’d probably be willing to give it all away!
6. Look through kid’s fall clothes to see what they need.
Fall consignment sale season is next month, so I need to know what we have already so I can get prepared to shop. It feel like I am always pulling out and putting away children’s clothes. It’s never ending!
7. Finish reading Raising Your Spirited Child*
This has been a good read {although long}, but I really would like to finish it up this month.
8. Make decision on potty training Brady.
I’d really love to get him potty trained, but I’m not certain how or when to tackle it with him. I haven’t had a chance to think it through completely or talk it over with Kev, but this month would be a good time to consider it before Kev starts school.
There you have it. I’ll report back at the end of the month to let you know how I did!
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What are your goals this month?
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