Weekly Goals 7/15

This has been a tough week because we started hard core potty training over the weekend- take no prisoners and don't go back to pull-ups!  I have three bags of pull-ups in the closet just in case plus we are using them at night for now.  I am excited to say that we used the bathroom out of the house this week and didn't fight about it.  I am super excited that we might actually have this done before school starts so that he will be back in his class with his friends!!!  Might have to go door to door to friends at school because I think that he is starting to doubt the whole thing about having to not be in diapers for school.

This Week:

Family Goals

• Spend time with my family- Might not be quality time since it is potty training week but there certainly is quantity.  I think that my son is ready to revolt!!
• Go to storytime at the library- We cancelled storytime on Monday because we were trying to work on the potty training thing and leaving the house is tough when you are going every 30 minutes.
• Go to the Dentist with little man- We went to the dentist and got our new toothbrush, balloon, zebra, dinosaur, stickers, and a clean bill of health!!
• Go to see singer at library- Little man loved this and sang and danced his way through it!  All the way until the end when the crowd started to clear and he realized how far he danced away from mommy and I got a huge running hug :)
• Playdate with friend at our house- We had a great visit with friends and the two highlights that he told Daddy when he got home were that he wouldn't leave his friend alone when he wanted to go to the other room and his friend went potty and then he went potty (and he shared his stool).
• Go to Movies based on books at library- This is a really fun thing to do because it keeps us out of the summer heat and entertains us with stories that we later get the books for and read.  I really think that little man is enjoying seeing all the stories on the big screen and in the books.  I sort of wish we had the scholastic DVD set that they are using.  It might be a really practical baby shower gift going forward for me :)

Personal Goals

• Cut coupons- I got all my coupons cut early this week so that I could clean up my coupon basket because it was such a mess.  I sorted through all my expired coupons and got everything back into the basket.
• Girls night with dinner and sleep over- After complicated planning and complex schedule juggling, we are getting all four girls together over the weekend to cook dinner, watch movies, and eat junk food- no kids allowed!!
• Shut off computer 5 nights to save energy- I started to shut the computer down on Sunday night and I got distracted...I actually used the intercom on the phone so that my husband could shut it down.  I remembered to do it on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday without too much trouble.
• Read Made from Scratch: Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life by Jenna Woginrich- I finished the book early in the week and wrote the review.  It should be posted soon!

Home Management Goals

• Clean dishes, counters and floors at least 6 days of the week- I did a horrible job this week trying to continually keep the house clean because I was constantly on bathroom break duty but I did the best that I could.  I didn't touch a thing on Wednesday (and sadly, Tuesday is a little blurry but I give myself 70% that I cleaned up at least the counters).  Here is hoping that next week goes better.
• Clean dishes one night and not wait until the morning- I did this one night and then baked and made more of a mess that I still had to clean up and then we did them another night and I made tons more dishes in the morning.  Both still better then coming down in the morning to a pile of dishes!!  Just wish that they would stop appearing and they would self clean and put away.
• Finish going through magazines (or at least make progress)- HAHA!  I didn't do anything all week and then realized on Thursday when I was talking to my friend that I hadn't done anything all week.  UGH!  Why do I find this project so troublesome?  Finally picked up a few on Friday night to go through them and made some folders to organize the articles that I pulled.  Feeling better about it and just wish that I did a few earlier in the week.

Blog Goals

• Post one post everyday- Done
• Schedule at least 5 posts so that can spend more time with family- I am scheduled way ahead so I am super excited to have more than 5 posts ready for next week too!!!
• Post Weekly Goals, Menu Plan Monday, and Thrifty Thursday Tip- Done

This Week:

Family Goals

• Spend time with my family
• Go to Puppet Show at the library
• Go to singing group at library
• Go to guitar playing guy at library
• Go to Movies based on books at library

Personal Goals

• Cut coupons
• Shut off computer 5 nights to save energy
• Read Love in Disguise by Carol Cox

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
• Go through more magazines

Blog Goals

• Post one post everyday
• Schedule at least 5 posts so that can spend more time with family
• Write review of Love in Disguise by Carol Cox when completed and send link to publisher
• Post Weekly Goals, Menu Plan Monday, and Thrifty Thursday Tip