New Isabella in Augusta is doing 40 things including…

Review Goals Weekly

43 cheers

 

New Isabella has written 7 entries about this goal

Why is working on this goal like pulling teeth? 2 months ago
New Isabella’s 11 goals tagged review weekly:

Review Goals Weekly
Why do I have so much trouble with this? I’m determined to at least write something about each of my 11 goals currently tagged “review weekly.”

Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I’m grateful
Made an entry today, my first since October 1. It’s hard for me to do this daily, but I’d be happy to do it at least once a week. It almost always makes me feel better after I’ve taken just a few moments to reflect and then made a gratitude entry here.

purge my files
This goal seems to have become more urgent after discovering what my cats did to my cardboard storage boxes. Can I go through at least one box and purge it this week?

hem
Sigh. I’ve had my skirt with the lining hem pinned and ready to be hemmed all summer long, lying on the ironing board right behind the chair where I’m sitting. It’s a good skirt for autumn. Maybe I can remember to work on it this week, before autumn turns into winter.

Stick to my Flylady routines like glue
Well, I posted some cleaning missions for the kitchen last week, and then barely worked on clearing off the countertop. I think I’ll give my kitchen zone missions another try this week. At least I did vacuum on Monday. Yay!

take care of myself—eat right, sleep, exercise
This goal needs constant attention. I’m trying to eat better, and that’s why I made a goal to make more soup. Between the rain and my walking buddy’s busier schedule, I’ve been slacking off on exercise too. And I’ve been steadily been getting later to bed and later to rise. Maybe some kind of daily chart would help.

Each morning write down 3 goals for Today
Last week I wrote 2 entries under this goal, and that was a helpful start in making some progress last week. Today I’m still working on one of yesterday’s daily goals, ie, writing this very entry reviewing my goals.

Keep on paying my bills on time
This goal isn’t even on my current goal list, but it’s an important thing to keep doing on an on-going basis. I made some important progress lately by getting my taxes filed and paid, but I need to pay some more bills this week.

Clear the Deck
This goal is just keeping the major hotspots as clear as possible. I’ve got work to do on my desk and in the kitchen on the table and the countertop. And after the recent episode with my cats, it would pay to really work hard on keeping all paper clutter put safely away and out of their reach.

Sort through Christmas decorations
This goal has been lingering for a long time with no progress, but a week from next Saturday a friend got me a table at her apartment complex “garage sale”. A great opportunity to get rid of a lot of this stuff before another Christmas rolls around. Maybe someone else can get some use out of it!

Clean the rug
This new goal is at the top of my list, and yet I’m still trying to decide exactly how to go about it. Gotta make a decision, and get moving.

I’ve just discovered why I procrastinate about this goal. It’s exhausting to think of all the things that I want and need to do.
Notes to self:
(a) Babysteps!
(b) Progress, not perfection.



Well, I'm maxed out at 43 Goals this morning... 4 months ago
...and thinking it really is time, right now, to review the situation. Time to give up, purge, consolidate, etc.


Update @11:30am: Running out of time. I’ve marked two goals done, and I think maybe I can complete at least one or two more tonight. Time to go eat some frogs…


Last done: Two months ago... 18 months ago

I think it’s time for reviewing the situation.



The week that was...and plans for next week and beyond... 20 months ago

have people over: I made this into a new challenge goal with a new deadline this week, because the meeting at my house was re-scheduled from April to May. Part of accomplishing this is doing my Flylady missions next week.

track all expenses each day of March I still would like to do this. Have a stack of receipts and bills to work from.

track all expenses each day of February Ditto.

Each morning write down 3 goals for Today: I managed to do this Tuesday through Friday. All during April I’m planning to focus on practicing my 2 new daily habits of (1) opening the mail, and (2) tracking expenses for April.

Have a place for everything and keep everything in its place: This is a new goal as of this week. I found a place for my mail this week. Keep putting my mail in it’s place every day next week.

Clear the Deck: The decks on my kitchen counter and on my office floor are starting to look a little clearer. Maybe all these babysteps are starting to add up.

Keep on paying my bills on time: I’ve got my current bills all together at the start of this month. I want to pay all my bills in the coming week. I’m also working on a monthly checklist to put into my flylady control journal to remind me to pay all my bills each month.

Do the Flylady daily missions: I really want to work on this in the coming week.

keep in touch with family: My mother’s birthday is this week. I need to work on this in the coming week.

Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I’m grateful Made entries on Sun., Mon., Wed., Thur., and Sat. in the past week. That feels pretty good.

practice mindfulness : Made 1 entry today under this goal.

Embrace impermanence : Made an entry here about attending a funeral last week.

Stick to my goals: I hope reviewing my goals will help me stick to my goals.

give a gazillion cheers : made an entry here to celebrate giving over 4000 cheers.

give myself a pep talk : I’ve given myself 3 pep talks in the past week. They seem to help sometimes.

celebrate taking baby steps when anything bigger feels daunting : I’ve done this twice in the past week.

Review Goals Weekly: I’m doing this right now.

Shamelessly ask my 43 friends to help support and sponsor Segsy in the 2008 Take Steps for Crohn’s and Colitis Walk.: Maybe I myself can make a contribution after I get my bills paid next week and see how much money I have left.



I did this tonight... 22 months ago

This week I made some progress with a new goal, “Do Flylady Missions”.

And I did better on an old goal, “Daily: Reflect on 5 things for which I’m grateful”.

And I completed my goal to “track all expenses for each week of January”, and I edited an older goal to create “track all expenses for each week of February”.

Next week I want to continue with Flylady and Daily Gratitude, and also focus on bill-paying and expense tracking. My progress will depend on how well I’m feeling, since I still am sick with shingles, so I’ll have to not forget “Take care of myself”.



Getting stressed... 22 months ago

...just attempting to read through all these goals and think about what I can do next to further them along. Think I need to take a break. But at least I’ve made a start at reviewing my goals.



"I am a parcel of vain strivings tied by a chance bond together..." -- H. D. Thoreau 23 months ago

I’m not sure how to go about doing this weekly goal review. It seems like it might be a good idea to map out my committments for the coming week, then look at what blocks of free time I have, and then pencil in some appointments for myself to work on some of my goals.

This all sounds good but I don’t know that I can actually do it.



New Isabella has gotten 43 cheers on this goal.

 

I want to:

The world wants to...

43 Things Login