Weekly Goals 9/22

This week went by super quickly with a million things to do.  Getting my little man to and from school doesn't give me a lot of time to get things done.  If I exercise on his short days, I have just enough time to get home and shower and pick him up.  It is a hard to get anything done to be productive but I have taken my son to go run a few errands and I think that we got everything done that we needed to through the week.  We even got to have an extra fun surprise with a My Gym open house on Friday!!  It was a great week for both of us with little man using up all his energy without destroying the house :)  Sadly, we both got sick right after that so hoping to shake it off quickly.  Hope that you had a great week too!!

Last week:

Family Goals

• Spend time with family - We had a good week of family dinners and games to keep us busy but we have still had a lot of playing outside.  We are enjoying the cooler weather and getting things done outside before the weather gets too cold!
• Swimming Lessons- The lessons were a little basic and there was way more talking then doing but I guess it was nice to get in the water and we stayed after to play for a little longer in the pool.  I might get there a few minutes early next time so that he can get more of his energy out before class so that he will stop and listen to the teacher but it is hard for him to stop while he is in the water because that isn't what we normally do at the pool.
• Get to preschool on time everyday- It might have been hard to get everyone out the door in the mornings but we did it!
• My Gym Class- Although he is exhausted after a long day at school, I think that this is still a good thing for him to get his crazy out and he is really enjoying it.  I hope that we can do another class soon but last week is out last one :(

Personal Goals

• Cut coupons- With triples in the middle that came up as a surprise to me, I didn't even get to the pile of coupons that I had to cut from this week.  There were three inserts so I started the process of sorting and cutting on Friday.  I got two inserts sorted by lunch and then was starving and had to stop :)  I hope to finish on Sunday.
• Get coupons on Friday - I have to remind myself a million times that it is Friday so that I make it to the library but I am getting better.  Once I am settled into the routine of getting my son from school and getting the papers, I will probably be better off!!  We had to go to CVS so I grabbed them when we went to use my expiring ECBs!
• Go to Jazzercise- I made it Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.  It is hard to go and exercise when I have so many things to do around the house so I was super productive with all of my chores around the house so that I would make the most of my "free" time on Wednesday, making pumpkin muffins, rolls, 2 loads of laundry, making ice tea and picking up which was just enough time.
• Shut off computer 6 nights to save energy- I shut the computer off every night and some when I left the house and it seems to be doing well this week :)
• Finish 74 Seaside Avenue by Debbie Macomber- I read it and posted the review
• Read next book in the pile either Debbie Macomber or book review book- I read the next Debbie Macomber book and posted the review.  Then, I read another Amish fiction book which was great.  I am running low on books in my pile but I think that I have some coming in soon from the library reserve.

Home Management Goals

• Clean dishes, counters and floors at least 5 days of the week- I cleaned up the kitchen this week but keeping up with the dishes is hard because I am working on getting everyone out the door in the morning and being gone for Jazzercise makes it hard to get things done in the morning.  Then, we do something after school and home to make dinner and then I am exhausted.  I am working on a better system but I know that means standing and doing dishes while I am cooking which is hard to manage.  The kitchen floor got scrubbed on Thursday so it is much cleaner now and I hope to keep things going into next week when the new TV programs start :)
• Clean dishes one night and not wait until the morning- Ummm, didn't do great with this but my husband did them on Friday night.  Do I get credit for that??

Blog Goals

• Post one post everyday (schedule 7 posts so that can spend more time with family)- Done
• Review book reviews completed during the week (if done)- Lots more book reviews posted!
• Work on a few posts to work ahead for the coming week- Didn't get a lot of new ideas going but got a few things posted and worked on my menu plan for October so that I could get those posted.
• Post Sunday Weekly Goals, Menu Plan Monday, Kid Wednesday and Thrifty Thursday Tip- Done

This week:

Family Goals

• Spend time with family 
• Swimming Lessons
• Get to preschool on time everyday
• My Gym Class

Personal Goals

• Cut coupons
• Get coupons on Friday 
• Go to Jazzercise
• Shut off computer 6 nights to save energy
• Start new book since I just finished my last one
• Read next book in the pile

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 (schedule 7 posts so that can spend more time with family)
• Review book reviews completed during the week (if done)
• Work on a few posts to work ahead for the coming week
• Post Sunday Weekly Goals, Menu Plan Monday, Kid Wednesday and Thrifty Thursday Tip