Weekly Goals 6/24

Thank goodness that week was over.  I think that I put a little too much in to the hottest week of the year with a sick kid.  I have to start planning a day during the week to run errands like the grocery store and other things with my little man.  If not, we end up with no groceries in the house and that will lead to a very sad summer.  We were down to our last pull-up when I went to the store to get more.  I don't think that we could have gone another second.  Without my free time while the little man is in school, all of the deal getting has gone away.  Working towards a productive summer and better planning!!

Last Week:

Family Goals

• Spend time with my extended family- Lots of great quality time when the whole family is living in one house.. it is these times that I think that I need a bigger house :)
• Go to the park with friends- We went to the park with friends and then went to their pool.  It was a great treat to avoid the horrible heat this week, breaking 100 degrees!
• Splash park for the first time- We were supposed to go and it got rescheduled because of the bad weather... then we thought we would try to do it on Friday but bad weather struck again.  The week was super busy and super hot so we opted out of the spray park for this week.  :(
• Animals at the library- This one was super interesting but I think that it was aimed at a little older child.  We saw a snake (not my favorite animal), Tarantula, Patagonia cavies, and a chameleon.  Then my son lost interest and wanted to get Thomas DVDs so we left and did that.  Then we went to Target and got tons!

Personal Goals

• Read Confessions of a Slacker Wife by Muffy Mead-Ferro - Finished this book on Sunday
• Cut coupons- I cut all my coupons from last week and got them filed away.  I grabbed a few more papers at the library through the week so I have more to cut now but that is a good problem to have right?
• Get ready for Super Doubles by making lists- I made two lists of match ups from the websites and then I went through each coupon envelope from May and June to see what $1 to $2 coupons I had that I would make for a great deal.  It was a super helpful list to have and helped when I was at the store.
• Shut off computer 3 nights to save energy- I got the computer off one night at the beginning of the week but then with super doubles, I had a bunch open on the computer so I needed to get things closed and shut off the computer again but I did it!!  I got it off again on Thursday night and Friday night.

Home Management Goals

• Clean dishes, counters and floors at least 6 days of the week- Started off Sunday and Monday right with getting the kitchen cleaned.  I got it done eventually on Tuesday and then Wednesday didn't happen at all (I started off my day with super doubles instead of cleaning).  I cleaned up on Thursday first thing.  Friday, Saturday, Sunday are usually my bad days but I started off Friday cleaning up everything and Saturday took a little longer to get started by I finally got it cleaned up by 11 am.
• Clean dishes one night and not wait until the morning- I started off the week right by forcing myself to get off the couch and wash the dishes on Sunday.  I thought that would be a great start to the week and it was since I started by making more dishes which I washed quickly and then I made more dishes.... back to the sink to wash again.
• Shop Super doubles at least three times- I just got my third trip in before the week was over and it was super tough.  I was glad that there weren't tons of deals that I needed since (non-couponing) family in town makes it hard to make it to the store... I find people look at you funny if you want to go to the store three days in a row but in order to maintain my strict budget, I have to get all the deals that there are to get during the best deal times before they are sold out.

Blog Goals

• Post one post everyday- Done (barely.. it was a tough week)
• Write Book review of Confessions of a Slacker Wife by Muffy Mead-Ferro- Done and posted
• Schedule at least 5 posts so that can spend more time with family- I posted enough for most of the week by Monday so that I would be able to spend the week with my parents and son without having to worry about my posts :)
• Work on a few more weeks of Thrifty Thursday to get ahead- I had one more idea that I hadn't finished and scheduled yet so I worked on that one but now I need to come up with some more ideas to get through July!!!  I wrote this before I knew that both my parents were coming into town so I guess I got done what can be expected.
• Post Weekly Goals, Menu Plan Monday, and Thrifty Thursday Tip- Posted this weeks and got almost all of next weeks in draft or scheduled.

This Week:

Family Goals

• Spend time with my family
• Go to the Pool with friends
• Go to the park with friends
• Go to Music Together class

Personal Goals

• Read Lighten Up: Love What You Have, Have What You Need, Be Happier with Less by Peter Walsh
• Read Urban Pantry: Tips and Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable and Seasonal Kitchen by Amy Pennington
• Cut coupons
• Try to go to Super Doubles one more time
• Shut off computer 3 nights to save energy

Home Management Goals

• Clean dishes, counters and floors at least 6 days of the week
• Clean dishes one night and not wait until the morning
• Make breadcrumbs for frozen bread ends
• Start on going through magazines

Blog Goals

• Post one post everyday
• Write Book review of Lighten Up: Love What You Have, Have What You Need, Be Happier with Less by Peter Walsh
• Write Book review of Urban Pantry: Tips and Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable and Seasonal Kitchen by Amy Pennington
• Schedule at least 5 posts so that can spend more time with family
• Work on a few more weeks of Thrifty Thursday to get ahead
• Post Weekly Goals, Menu Plan Monday, and Thrifty Thursday Tip