schedule monthly goals I can accomplish

I haven’t done this in a while. Let’s give it a whirl!

• Mail my taxes. They are pretty much done anyhow. What’s the hold up!

• Transfer money to savings.

• Send out all outstanding thank you cards.

• Get a car insurance quote for the boys.

• Make Sam a DMV appt.

• Take Max driving.

I can’t believe I did ZERO in March! Oh well…get back on that horse! 2 years ago

I will probably be editing this list as I think of things but I wanted to get it started for momentum’s sake.

• Stay caught up with laundry. That will make the two trips we have planned much easier.

• Stay caught up with dishes. That allows me to have peace of mind.

• Get the carpet cleaned

• Resolve bank accounts and go back to being online safely.

• Finish knitting secret project #1

• Finish knitting secret project #2

• Determine Halloween costumes

• Do something toward Christmas

• Mail packages sitting in my room (Ariana, Mike F.)

• Take stuff to goodwill

• Take stuff to drycleaners

• Test the sewing machine 4 years ago

Sometimes, I think all my lists are suffocating. 4 years ago

I love lists. I’m doing this on my own in Word. 4 years ago

This seems a bit crazy, but…

By June 11
Update my 365 blog with 4/07 pics
Update my 365 blog with 5/07 pics
Update my 365 blog with first week of June pics
Clean and organize bedroom closet (by 6-11)
Work extra hours – twice!
Clean the bedroom
Start doing laundry every day again
Do Pilates three times a week
Eat a salad
Change my hair appointment (by 6-6)
Celebrate N and Z birthdays!
Retype my flylady info since it’s gone
Take passport photos

By June 18
Update my 365 blog with this week’s pics
Clean and organize under the kitchen sink
Take J to the doctor
Make all my phone calls
Clean the living room
Keep doing laundry every day
Call K for breakfast date
Do Pilates three times a week – skipped this week
Mail J a birthday card
Buy M a birthday card
Start on the marble magnets!!!
Apply for passport

By June 25
Update my 365 blog with this week’s pics
Clean and organize the last shelf in the bathroom
Go to my favorite festival (by 6-24)
Go to the Vet’s open house
Work extra hours
Spend one day working on the website
Clean and organize the last shelf in the bathroom
Clean the bathroom
Keep doing laundry every day
Do Pilates three times a week
Keep doing arm exercises in the morning
Celebrate Father’s day!

By June 30
Update my 365 blog with this week’s pics
Scrapbook this past Christmas!!
Work extra hours
Go to Summerfest
Clean and organize the last shelf in the bathroom
Be back to weekly flylady chores
Keep doing laundry every day
Do Pilates three times a week
Keep doing arm exercises in the morning
Plan a date with M and W
Put another auction on ebay
Attend a H2O class

Update 6/10: I’m really amazed with the progress I made this week!
Update 6/26: Whoops! I sort of forgot about this goal. 4 years ago

Where did April go!?

1. Scrapbook this Christmas for Pete’s sake!!!!

2. Donate blood?
I should be able to in two weeks!?

3. Organize the bottom shelf in the bathroom closet
4. Start on the bedroom closet (scheduled for June!)
5. Get to bed on time!!
6. Get back to Flylady again doing weekly chores
7. Read more of the digital camera book
8. Pay the rest of the taxes!!
9. Email Art’s about picture – Finally!!!
10. Continue organizing Jac’s wedding photos!
11. Journal and Count Points!!!
12. See my brother! Make breakfast date
13. Quit paying for WW
14. Sign up for canoeing
15. Pay (at least) an extra $525 on our credit card
16. Spend another four days working on our wedding website
17. Start getting up in the morning to exercise!!!
18. Upload 4/07 photos to snapfish (sorta)
19. Back up photos
20. Update my 365 blog with 4/07 pics
21. Update my 365 blog with 5/07 pics
22. Buy a bathing suit?? (after I lose 20-30 pounds)
23. Plan a date with W and M
24. Add Pilates!
25. Get back to eating right
26. Go swimming! This is scheduled!!
27. Put another auction up on ebay
28. Organize under the kitchen sink
29. Visit [K] and baby
30. Get up to 60 minutes on the treadmill
31. Join a gym

Update 5.29.07: It’s amazing what you can do at the last minute! 4 years ago

Again let’s begin with the things I didn’t finish last month.

1. Scrapbook this Christmas!!!!

2. Donate blood?
This will eventually happen because of my new job!

3. Spend 30 minutes reorganizing/decluttering bathroom
4. Spend 30 minutes reorganizing/decluttering bedroom
5. Start on the bedroom closet
6. Get back to Flylady again
7. Read more of the digital camera book
8. Save more to pay taxes
9. Email Art’s about picture
10. Continue organizing J’s wedding photos!
11. Add another favorite movie quote
12. See my brother!

13. Work on my weekly goals, weekly
14. Work on my daily goals, daily
15. Pay (at least) $500 on our credit card
16. Spend another four days working on our wedding website
17. Start organizing our w photos once I’m done with J’s
18. Upload 3/07 photos to snapfish
19. Back up photos
20. Update my 365 blog with 3/07 pics
21. Update my 365 blog with 4/07 pics
22. Buy a bathing suit?? (after I lose 20-30 pounds)
23. Add to 40 things by 40 list
24. Exercise on the weekends too!
25. Get back to eating right
26. Go swimming!
27. Put another auction up on ebay
28. Organize under the kitchen sink
29. Visit [K] and baby – did schedule with her!!
30. Get my second shot
31. Call my brother for a breakfast date
32. Clean the kitchen
33. Catch up on laundry
34. Clean the living room
35. Make a hair appointment
36. Sign up for Deep Water Areobics
37. Clean the bedroom

Update 4.13.07: This month has been PATHETIC so far!! 4 years ago

Again let’s begin with the things I didn’t finish last month. I’m sure I’ll add more later.

1. Scrapbook this Christmas!!!!
2. Donate blood?
3. Spend 30 minutes reorganizing/decluttering bathroom
4. Spend 30 minutes reorganizing/decluttering bedroom
5. Start on the bedroom closet
6. Get back to Flylady
7. Read more of the digital camera book
8. Save to pay taxes^Wah!
9. Email Art’s

10. Send thank you cards for interviews by Monday!!!
11. Call my brother about birthday celebrations
12. Wrap C’s presents
13. Wrap D’s presents
14. Work on my weekly goals, weekly
15. Work on my daily goals, daily
16. Pay (at least) $500 on our credit card
17. Accept a job!
18. Spend another day working on our wedding website
19. Continue organizing J’s wedding photos!
20. Start organizing our w photos once I’m done with J’s
21. Upload 2/7 photos to snapfish
22. Update my 365 blog with 3/07 pics
23. Buy a bathing suit??
24. Add to 40 things by 40 list
25. Add another favorite movie quote
26. See my brother!
27. Sashaying around in my new scarf
28. Posting pics of me? in said scarf :D – did on blog/email
29. Figure out what is going on for Sunday
30. Get back to exercising
31. Get back to eating right
32. Go swimming!
33. Put my auction up on ebay
34. Back up photos onto disk because drive is FULL
35. Organize under the kitchen sink

Update 3.22.07: I need to start getting serious about some of this stuff. Hopefully next week!

Update 3.31.07: Wow, still have lots of stuff to do, but I have a great excuse… we had unexpected visitors! The item I’m most shocked and happy with is #17 and that makes up for ALL the uncompleted goals! Woo hoo! 4 years ago

I still feel like it’s January and before too long ::Poof!:: February will be gone as well.

This month I’ll

• Celebrate February birthdays and look ahead to March
• Have one family day
• Make Waffles to freeze
• Take in recycling
• Do something toward next Christmas (ornament instructions x2 and retest craft)
• Decorate something – vision wall, plants for entry and redo spices
• Send something to Ariana
• Celebrate Valentines in a BIG way
• Have Francie and Julie over for dinner!
• Prepare for and have the apartment inspection
• Go to the Orange Circle All Things String knitting group
• Donate Blood
• Cook for and attend Sara’s wedding shower
• Get Max going on his drivers ed website
• Make a recipe from a new cookbook
• Test the sewing machine
• Set up my vision wall
• Get the dining room window fixed
• Fill the propane tank
• Drop off drycleaning
• Get kids a phone

I feel overwhelmed already! Breathe. But kinda excited too. I’ve been needing a new plan for the past 7 days since this month started. 5 years ago

What do I want to do this month? Let’s begin with the things I didn’t finish last month. Hopefully this is where I’ll begin (yeah, right).

1. Scrapbook this Christmas!!
2. Start applying for decent jobs!
3. Donate blood?
4. Continue organizing J’s wedding photos
5. Start organizing our w photos once I’m done with J’s
6. Spend one day working on our wedding website
7. Attend a WW meeting or STOP PAYING for them
8. Clean the WHOLE bathroom!!!
9. Sweep, Swift and Wash the kitchen floor

10. Spend 30 minutes reorganizing/decluttering bathroom
11. Spend 30 minutes reorganizing/decluttering bedroom
12. Start on the bedroom closet
13. Try to keep up with Flylady.
14. Work on my weekly goals, weekly
15. Work on my daily goals, daily
16. Save up to pay our wedding photographer (again)!
17. Pay (at least) $500 on our credit card

18. Read more of the digital camera book
19. Keep all shopping recipes (amounts) this month!
20. Upload 1/07 photos to snapfish
21. Update my 365 blog with 1/07 pics
22. Buy a bathing suit
23. List all birthdays in my 2007 calendar!
24. Buy a planner
25. Get our taxes done
26. Save to pay taxes^Wah!
27. Buy cardboard kitty carriers – later date
28. Send V-day cards
29. Get something for folks
30. Buy a new toilet brush? – later date
31. Get a haircut and use magic shampoo
32. Reorganize the cabinet with all the bowls, Tupperware, etc.!!
33. Email Art’s
34. Update my photo blog for Feb35. Have emissions test
36. See my brother
37. Update my photo blog for the entire month of Feb
38. Fix the gas cover and have the emissions test again

Update 2/19/07: I feel like I’m in a dead lock although there is still quite a bit I could get done. I’m not going to buy the kitty carriers or the toilet brush after all. We have a plastic kitty carrier and I’ll deal with our old toilet brush to save money. It will be a miracle if #17 gets done. I need to do either #1 or #4 tomorrow, goshdarnit! I haven’t bought a swimsuit but not for lack of trying. I just can’t seem to find one. Maybe I’ll try online?

Update 2/28/07: Not too shabby. Some cleaning got pushed aside to make room for job hunting. It sure takes a LOT of time. I can’t believe that #17 happened. I was having my doubts. Now I’m hoping to make up for January. I’m going to try to hold off buying the swimsuit for as long as I can. 5 years ago

As I walked the long walk to the dialysis center on my way to visit a friend it occurred to me that I have gone years without sunglasses. In other words, I have allowed myself to squint, grow wrinkles, get headaches and possibly sun damage my eyes for no good reason.

I like sunglasses. I have just never taken the time or spent the money on a good pair.

So that’s the behavioral change I’m instilling in January. 5 years ago

I think this one is a happy medium that will allow my longer term goals to merge with my short term daily goals.

Also, I’ve been wanting to institute new behaviors into my life such as drinking water or doing core exercises. I can think of a new habit each month. Although I don’t know if I’m ready for that in January. Maybe normal goals for January and new habits beginning in February.

January

• Put Christmas away
• Finish up Christmas meetings (still two more to go!)
• Make sure all financial payments occur online automatically.
• Prepare for February birthdays
• Have two family days
• Get Sunglasses and wear them
• Make a list of ALL birthday throughout the year
• Write thank you’s
• Pay car registration
• Make Waffles
• Make February’s goals
• Get Roo off to his adoptive family
• Take in recycling
• Do something toward next Christmas
• Decorate something bathroom rug

I’m sure I’ll add more. I always do! :) 5 years ago

1. Work on my daily goals every single day this month
2. Scrapbook this Christmas
3. Put all the Christmas stuff away.
4. Call the credit card company.
5. Celebrate my brother’s birthday!
6. Apply for a 0% credit card
7. Pay our wedding photographer8. Pay off our card
9. Pay back our savings.
10. Apply for one decent job!
11. Donate blood
12. Start trying!!
13. Start organizing our wedding photos
14. Start organizing Jac’s wedding photos
15. Spend one day working on our wedding website
16. Laundry
17. Pay bills
18. Work on my weekly goals, weekly
19. Dig out digital camera book and start reading
20. No more shopping this month!^ha
21. Clean the kitchen.
22. Send Michelle and Pete a birthday package
23. Clean the Living Room.
24. Move the computer back.
25. Clean the bedroom
26. Attend a WW meeting
27. Clean the bathroom^whine
28. Upload 9/06 – 12/06 photos to snapfish
29. Sweep, Swift and Wash the kitchen floor
30. Spend 30 minutes reorganizing/decluttering bathroom
31. Spend 30 minutes reorganizing/decluttering bedroom
32. Clean the medicine cabinet

Bold = Done

Update 1/9/07: I’ve had something unexpected come up that has taken a bit of my time, but frankly, it’s no excuse. I need to get my butt moving!

Update 1/18/07: Not too shabby if I do say so myself. Still, I’m leaving a lot till the end. Not sure I will accomplish it all but I’m going to try do my best.

Update 2/1/07: I was on my way to donate blood but then I checked their website and I was not able to donate because I got sick. We paid off our one card with one day to spare. No shopping at all is very hard to do. We did have to go grocery shopping so I left it. I really need to decide what I am going to do about WW. I don’t know why I can’t get my act together for scrap booking, the website and organizing photos… everything else seems to come first. Oh, I did clean part of the bathroom but not everything at once. 5 years ago

1. post pictures of my stuff to sell on
Craigslist
2. get Aaron’s ring resized and cleaned
3. get my rings put together and cleaned
4. get Fangor’s medical records
5. send my story to my writing group
6. quit working for the man
7. become a freelance production editor
8. read The Invisible Circus
9. read Disgrace
10. revise my short story so it’s awesome for February
11. send birthday gift to Mom
12. send birthday gift to Mina
13. email Lauren
14. email Jeremy
15. get an adapter for my Zoundz
16. handwash my clothes
17. try not to spend more than $10/day until Jan. 17
18. throw away the beanbag chair
19. bring Fangor’s tower inside
20. roll coins and take to bank 5 years ago