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April 2016 Goals

April 14, 2016 by Debbie 7 Comments

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Wow, April is speeding by!  I am late posting this, but here are my goals for the month.

Last Month’s Goals

Personal

Exercise 20 minutes every day and/or walk every day

Listen to four podcasts (one a week) when walking/doing housework {I have not done well at this.  I will have to start again this month.}

Work on getting to bed by 10 p.m. to ensure I have enough sleep

Drink 4 large glasses of water a day

Planning ahead and preparing / eating healthier snacks {I have been enjoying protein shakes and fresh fruit.}

Family {Motherhood & Marriage}

Finish creating family goals for 2016

Have an at-home movie date with my husband

Spend quality one-on–one time with each of the girls

Weekly game night with the girls 

Visit the library together

Homemaking

Clean and organize pantry {Started. Have to complete this month.}

Finish decluttering / organizing desk

Clean and organize junk drawer

Clean blinds/inside of windows

Blogging / Business

Plan out editorial calendar for March

Behind the scenes planning on blog newsletter {haven’t had time to do much with this yet}.

Finish 2016 blog planning

Introduce 4 families to the health benefits of Shaklee’s products {Introduced 2 families to Shaklee. Will do more in April.}

April’s goals

Personal

Exercise 20 minutes every day and/or walk every day

Listen to four podcasts (one a week) when walking/doing housework

Work on getting to bed by 10 p.m. to ensure I have enough sleep

Drink 4 large glasses of water a day

Planning ahead and preparing / eating healthier snacks

Family {Motherhood & Marriage}

Have a date with my husband

Spend quality one-on–one time with each of the girls

Weekly game night with the girls

Visit the library together

Do one healthy activity together each week

Homemaking

Finish cleaning and organizing pantry

Clean and organize junk drawer

Clean front porch

Restock gift wrapping supplies

Plan and make 4 freezer meals

Blogging / Business

Plan out editorial calendar for April

Finish planning out blog newsletter

Introduce 4 families to the health benefits of Shaklee’s products

What are your goals for this month?

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About Debbie

Iโ€™m Debbie, the blogger behind Simple Joys of Home. I love tea (oh, how I love my morning cup!), baking, lavender, romantic comedies, reading and homemaking. Join me as I create a life full of the simple joys.

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Comments

  1. beth willis miller says

    April 20, 2016 at 9:19 am

    Debbie, what great goals! Some of my goals are to be in bed by 10:00pm, to wake up by 5:00am, to be in God’s Word and listening to Him speak to me, to walk for an hour either outside with my husband or on my treadmill every morning. Many blessings to you!

    Reply
    • Debbie says

      April 20, 2016 at 11:26 am

      Great goals Beth! You can do it. Have a lovely week.

      Reply
  2. Karen A Del Tatto says

    April 20, 2016 at 11:24 am

    Wonderful Goals! It looks like you are already creating great habits from these goals. Great job! ๐Ÿ™‚

    I am a list maker and love to see things “ticked off”. This is the second post today that I have read about monthly goals and/or to do lists. I love the focus of your goals. Goals would definitely help to keep me accountable to what I have purposed to accomplish.

    Thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply
    • Debbie says

      April 20, 2016 at 6:39 pm

      Thank you so much for stopping by Karen! I am trying to set goals so I know what to aim for in the month and to set good habits for myself. I also love ticking off items on my lists. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  3. Edye says

    April 20, 2016 at 5:50 pm

    Great list of goals, Debbie! Some of mine for this month is crocheting more, reading more, and spending more time with my family ๐Ÿ™‚

    Blessings,
    Edye // Gracefulcoffee

    Reply
    • Debbie says

      April 20, 2016 at 6:36 pm

      Love these goals Edye! Have a wonderful week.

      Reply
  4. Hil says

    May 5, 2016 at 10:41 am

    I took my kids to the library yesterday for the first time! Super excited, and we walked there and back. Trying to incorporate fitness, quality time and visiting the library in more regularly.

    Thanks for sharing at #bloggerspotlight! Come link up again tonight and see the features.

    Reply

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