Earlier this month I decided to create Mid-Year 2016 Goals. Things I wanted to accomplish before year-end. I am breaking these goals out each month, to make them more manageable and also to hold me accountable. Since I posted my goals, I made some tweaks to it and also added to them! I tried o make them more measurable, so it wasn't just "open ended."
Here are my revised 2016 Mid-Year Goals:
Here are my revised 2016 Mid-Year Goals:
| Goal # | Category | 2016 Mid-Year Goals |
| 1 | Budgeting Project | Budget: 1) Complete Budget before the month begins. 2) Reconcile at least 2x's a month. 3) Track budget items that go over/under. |
| 2 | Budgeting Project | Debt Snowball: pay Debt #2 50% down |
| 3 | Budgeting Project | Finish Smart Kids/Smart Money Book/Online Classes (6 lessons) |
| 4 | Decluttering Project | House Decluttered: 1) Make monthly target goals to tackle clutter areas. 2) Have loft, extra room, and son's room clutter free. |
| 5 | Photo Booking Project | Photo Booking: Family Year Book 2016. 1) Choose 10 pictures per month. 2) Storyboard album. 3) Drop pictures from Jan-Nov into photobook. |
| 6 | Photo Booking Project | Photo Booking: Complete Adoption Photo Book by November Family Day 11/21 |
| 7 | Health & Wellness Project | Health & Wellness: 1) Rejoin the gym. 2) Make monthly gym attendance goals. 3) Go to the gym when scheduled! |
| 8 | House Repairs & Projects | "Patty-Do" List: complete 1 house repair a month and/or 1 small house project. |
| 9 | Taxes | 2016 Tax Tracking: Update tax spreadsheet (costs, mileage) and collect receipts. |
August 2016 Results:
Can you believe it, I met all of my goals for August! Woohoo!
| Goal # | Category | 2016 Mid-Year Goals | August |
| 1 | Budgeting Project | Budget: 1) Complete Budget before the month begins. 2) Reconcile at least 2x's a month. 3) Track budget items that go over/under. | 1) Complete Aug/Sept budget. 2) Start cash envelopes 3) Reconcile at least 2x's a month. |
| 2 | Budgeting Project | Debt Snowball: pay Debt #2 50% down | Pay at least 20% of balance |
| 3 | Budgeting Project | Finish Smart Kids/Smart Money Book/Online Classes (6 lessons) | Complete Lesson 2 Complete Lesson 3 |
| 4 | Decluttering Project | House Decluttered: 1) Make monthly target goals to tackle clutter areas. 2) Have loft, extra room, and son's room clutter free. | 1) All unused/empty boxes to recycling. 2) Go through baby/toddler clothes, sort by size and label boxes. Blog Entry |
| 5 | Photo Booking Project | Photo Booking: Family Year Book 2016. 1) Choose 10 pictures per month. 2) Storyboard album. 3) Drop pictures from Jan-Nov into photobook. | Choose 10 photos for July and August for photo book. I did June, July, August. |
| 6 | Photo Booking Project | Photo Booking: Complete Adoption Photo Book by November Family Day 11/21 | 1) Complete Story-Board 2) Mock Up Photo Book Blog Entry |
| 7 | Health & Wellness Project | Health & Wellness: 1) Rejoin the gym. 2) Make monthly gym attendance goals. 3) Go to the gym when scheduled! | 1) Gym Membership Renewed 8/20. 2) Monthly Attendance Goal: 3 days Blog Entry |
I only have 7 goals here because I didn't create #8 and #9 until recently. I also added my "Health & Wellness Project" #7 to the list, but I made progress on it and actually made it to the gym 3x's this month! Woot!
September 2016 Objectives:
| Goal # | Category | 2016 Mid-Year Goals | September |
| 1 | Budgeting Project | Budget: 1) Complete Budget before the month begins. 2) Reconcile at least 2x's a month. 3) Track budget items that go over/under. | 1) Adjust Sept Budget and allocate funds for October Budget. 2) For Sept - do not exceed any budget categories. |
| 2 | Budgeting Project | Debt Snowball: pay Debt #2 50% down | Pay at least 10% of balance |
| 3 | Budgeting Project | Finish Smart Kids/Smart Money Book/Online Classes (6 lessons) | Lesson 4 |
| 4 | Decluttering Project | House Decluttered: 1) Make monthly target goals to tackle clutter areas. 2) Have loft, extra room, and son's room clutter free. | 1) Baby blankets 2) Baby Misc Items (hats, socks, etc) |
| 5 | Photo Booking Project | Photo Booking: Family Year Book 2016. 1) Choose 10 pictures per month. 2) Storyboard album. 3) Drop pictures from Jan-Nov into photobook. | 1) Choose 10 photos for Jan/Feb for photo book. 2) Decide on Story-Board "format" for Photo Book |
| 6 | Photo Booking Project | Photo Booking: Complete Adoption Photo Book by November Family Day 11/21 | Choose pictures for photo book (limit only a few to a page). |
| 7 | Health & Wellness Project | Health & Wellness: 1) Rejoin the gym. 2) Make monthly gym attendance goals. 3) Go to the gym when scheduled! | Monthly Attendance Goal: 5 days |
| 8 | House Repairs & Projects | "Patty-Do" List: complete 1 house repair a month and/or 1 small house project. | 1) Replace light bulbs on all outside lights. 2) Laundry Storage Solution |
| 9 | Taxes | 2016 Tax Tracking: Update tax spreadsheet (costs, mileage) and collect receipts. | Update: Jan-Mar |
So far, focusing on a little bit at a time has really helped and I've managed to make time for these things. I'm hoping I'm not adding too many "goals" here. I figure not many of them take that much time. I just have to prioritize my down-time. Plus, all of these things I need to take care of one way or another, so it's best if I have them in my goals so I can actually make progress on them. Like getting tax documents ready. Very stressful in January if I'm not organized. If I get it done now, my tax meeting will be easy.
Here's to a productive September!
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