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May 2016 Goals

May 4, 2016 by Debbie 10 Comments

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Welcome to May everyone!  Hopefully, winter has left and spring has made an appearance where you live.  How did you do with your goals for April?

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

Work on getting to bed by 10 p.m. to ensure I have enough sleep {Had a few later nights.  Sometimes it is hard to make myself go to bed when there are so many things I want to do, but I must prioritize this as sleep is so important!}

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 {I did not get around to finishing this.}

Clean and organize junk drawer

Clean front porch {Didn’t do this either!}

Restock gift wrapping supplies

Plan and make 4 freezer meals {Made 2}

Blogging / Business

Plan out editorial calendar for April

Finish planning out blog newsletter

Introduce 4 families to the health benefits of Shaklee’s products {Did 2 local families.  I also have some blog posts planned to introduce these wonderful health products to more people.}

May’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 fridge

Clean front porch

Vacuum all curtains

Plan and make 4 freezer meals

Blogging / Business

Plan out editorial calendar for May

Work through one lesson in blogging course

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. Edye says

    May 7, 2016 at 9:50 am

    Good luck on your goals! I hope you have a great month of May ๐Ÿ™‚

    Blessings,
    Edye | http://gracefulcoffee.wordpress.com

    Reply
    • Debbie says

      May 7, 2016 at 2:02 pm

      Thank you Edye!

      Reply
  2. LuAnn Braley says

    May 9, 2016 at 8:34 am

    Hi Debbie, I’m visiting from Inspire Me Monday at Create With Joy. You got a LOT done in April! I found an ‘accountability group’ that you might enjoy at Living In This Season. They have a link-up once a month.

    Reply
    • Debbie says

      May 9, 2016 at 12:42 pm

      Thank you so much LuAnn! I’m excited to check it out. Have a lovely week.

      Reply
  3. Rachael DeBruin says

    May 9, 2016 at 8:39 am

    This is good! I love how practical your goals are ๐Ÿ™‚

    This month, I’m trying to simply stay on top of my past goals. I’ve been super sick with a pregnancy, and it’s hard to think of doing much more…that motivation will come back again soon though!!

    Reply
  4. Carla a.k.a Mrs. R says

    May 12, 2016 at 10:47 am

    Hi Debbie, This is a great post. It is so important to have goals in life. I have 3 goals lists, daily, monthly and yearly. I have lived my life like this for decades lol … It’s always important to keep going forward and goals and lists help keep out the clutter lol

    I came here via Thursday’s Favorite Things Link Up!

    Reply
    • Debbie says

      May 12, 2016 at 11:37 am

      Thank you so much Carla! I find writing down my goals keeps me focused. I hope you visit again. Have a wonderful week!

      Reply
  5. JES says

    May 13, 2016 at 6:09 am

    May all your goals be reached Debbie! Thank you for sharing with us at the Art of Home-Making Mondays! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Debbie says

      May 13, 2016 at 10:33 am

      Thank you so much Jes! You are so sweet. Have a wonderful weekend.

      Reply
  6. swathi says

    May 16, 2016 at 10:58 am

    very useful post. Thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop.

    Reply

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