Weekly Goals 11/25 (ish)

Planning with my parents in town is like throwing leaves against the wind and not expecting them to hit you in the face!  I don't know what I got done this week except that we moved forward on finishing the baseboard molding (my husband's project) with the help of my father's staining expertise.  My husband also fixed my fine mesh strainer which needed to have a little bit pushed back together.  Other than that, we went shopping and shopping and shopping with a side of eating :)  Plus we have been hit by the sickness again!  My husband and son had it bad over the holidays and I am getting it now.  I would like to get through the winter without catching everything so please let me know when the kids stop bringing the germs home with them because I don't think that I can take it again this winter!!!

Last Week:

Family Goals

• Spend time with my family and enjoy Thanksgiving- Done.  We had a great meal and lots of Black Friday fun!
• Enjoy rest of family vacation in PA visiting Thomas the Train- Done
• Get to Preschool on time- Done (only on Monday since there was a holiday the rest of the week)

Personal Goals

• Cut coupons- Ummm, NOPE! 
• Get coupons at library on Friday (not sure if there are coupons this week)- We were at Safeway on Wednesday looking for the paper with the ads and the Washington Post was empty but they had the local paper already and it was the one with the P&G coupon insert so I grabbed a bunch and headed with those to the car.
• Shut off computer 6 nights to save energy- Don't know how often the computer was off but it was off at nights and on some nights because we were up all night Thanksgiving night with only a short nap between shopping trips.  Then, we stayed up until 1 or 2 am almost every night so it was starting to be hard to tell when day ended and night was happening.
• Read books- I finished the other book and posted the review.  I am now working on Frozen Heat which came in at the library and hope to have it finished soon.

Home Management Goals

• Clean dishes, counters and floors at least 5 days of the week- We cleaned the counters and the floors (as well as the dishes) so many times that I lost count but the kitchen was always a mess.
• Clean dishes one night and not wait until the morning- We cleaned the dishes morning, noon and night and there were always more dishes coming.  I was running the dishwasher twice a day and everyone was chipping in with the dishes but it was maybe two or three times that the kitchen was totally clean and it was only for a few minutes so I gave up :)

Blog Goals

• Post one post everyday- I didn't get up this post on Sunday but I had one every other day and now I am doing two on Monday so hopefully it counts for something.
• Make a new recipe and post (homemade brownies coming soon)- Posted brownies and ran into blogging issues when I tried to put up the fried chicken so hoping to deal with that this week and get back on schedule.
• Schedule at least 7 posts so that can spend more time with family- I have almost nothing scheduled now since I have been off of blogging since family came into town on
• Review book reviews completed during the week- Book review completed and up soon
• Work on a few posts to work ahead for the coming week- I did nothing when the computer started giving me errors because I had too many things to overcome so I am going to try this week to get better organized.
• Post Weekly Goals, Menu Plan Monday, and Thrifty Thursday Tip- Done

This Week:

Family Goals

• Spend time with my family
• Kid Science learning about machines
• Storytime about Night Noises
• Playdate with a friend at the house
• Get to Preschool on time

Personal Goals

• Cut coupons
• Get coupons at library on Friday
• Shut off computer 6 nights to save energy
• Finish Frozen Heat by Richard Castle

Home Management Goals

• Clean dishes, counters and floors at least 5 days of the week
• Clean dishes one night and not wait until the morning

Blog Goals

• Post one post everyday
• Fix picture loading issue
• Make a new recipe and post
• Schedule at least 7 posts so that can spend more time with family
• Review book reviews completed during the week
• Work on a few posts to work ahead for the coming week
• Post Weekly Goals, Menu Plan Monday, and Thrifty Thursday Tip