2024 Goals

 New Year, new goals!!!

I love setting goals. This year I wrote them on a piece of paper with kind of a checklist aspect. I am VERY motivated by checking things off. And I plan to keep this in sight this year, instead of just forgetting about the goals until the end of the year.... 😖

Marriage Goals:

- Complete the Love & Respect workbook with Doug. Read 15 of 52 chapters so far. 

- Date nights 1x a month (and weekly "date nights/connection time" at home also.

- Attend a marriage conference. 

- Do The Husband Project. 

- Pray consistently for Doug and our marriage. 

Mothering Goals:

- Complete the Parenting from Surviving to Thriving workbook together. Did 2 of 12 lessons so far. 

- Continue "Monday Momming" prayer check-ins with Liz. 

- * remember people matter more than a clean house!!! * 

(these motherhood thoughts get me every time!)

Faith Goals:

- Finish BSF. 

- Use the "snooze button" time to read my Bible instead. 

Work Goals:

- Write 2 flashcards per shift: 1 drug and 1 disease/condition to study up on. 

Personal Goals:

- Use the harp lessons from my 40th bday. 

- Read (some?) of my book pile: 

(I also plan to keep a list of books I read, so I can remember that too.)

Fitness Goals: 

- Complete the 10 minute plan.

- Complete the Firm 30 series.   

- I'll add myself to the millions of people who want to lose 10 lbs as a resolution! I've slowly and steadily gained weight since quitting breastfeeding last spring. My body is actually at what I would say the weight it likes to be at, but I like to be about 5-10 lbs lighter. Even that little makes a difference in the looseness of the pants, the effort to run up a flight of stairs, the difference in my face in photos, etc. Just obviously hard to do, especially when one already exercises and eats pretty healthfully, and is now over 40... 😩

Not resolutions, but hopes: 

- More photos in our photo travel map (flights already booked for a mid-winter break trip!)

- We'd love to get a 2nd rental property, we'll see what happens with the economy this year. 

- We're also looking to move, although I'm not going to move unless it's "the one". I do need to pray that Doug and I will be in unity about a decision- we ended up having some good conversations from what happened with the house we lost out on, but it was hard. We need to have a team approach going forward. 

- Doug has been wanting to do something volunteer wise with the kids, so we've been thinking about what we could do while still having little ones. 

Excited for this new year!!