Introducing My Insane Goals For 2013 {link-up}

I’ve never liked setting goals, but something got into me in 2011.  I created a huge list of things I wanted to accomplish and called it my Insane Goals.  Each month I blogged about my accomplishments and disappointments.  After some positive feedback, I opened up my monthly posts to other bloggers so they could link-up their goals also.  It was fun and inspiring to read over those lists each month.  After a short break (because of Noah’s birth) I have decided to start blogging about my goals again.  Ready, set, GO!

My 2013 Insane Goals

House Goals

• Organize & Declutter: office, Noah’s closet, kitchen steps (a 2nd stairway we only use for storage), kitchen cabinets, attic, basement, upstairs bathroom, my night stand
• Hang Pictures: dining room, Noah’s room, master bedroom, upstairs bathroom, downstairs bathroom, living room – Yes, we have been living here since the summer 2010 and we still have many, many, MANY blank walls.
• Install a Radon Mitigation System
• Fix the Microwave – It doesn’t stop running unless the door is open or it is unplugged.  Weird and annoying.
• Reoganize my Jewlrey
• Follow my Cleaning Checklist
• Deep Clean the Dishwasher
• Spring Clean All Rooms: living room, dining room, kitchen, downstairs bathroom, laundry room, stairs/hallway, Noah’s room, Grace’s room, master bedroom, upstairs bathroom – I almost hate to even have this on my list because I really don’t want to do it.  Do you know of any good Spring Cleaning checklists or resources??

Finish Photo Books

Food Goals

• Experiment with my Bread Machine – I haven’t touched this thing in years!
• Make a Meal Directory – I want to make a list of our favorite dishes to help with meal planning.
• Think Outside the Cereal Box – I want to get away from always eating boxed cereal and try making more freezer friendly breakfast items like granola, baked oatmeal, and breakfast burritos.
• Grow Something – My neighbor has been helping me a LOT with my garden the past 2 years.  The location of my garden isn’t great.  I don’t have many expectations for this year, but I want to grow something.
• Can & Freeze: salsa, pickles, blueberries, jam, applesauce, corn

Books to Read – It is easy for me to read fiction for fun, but these are some nonfiction books I want to make sure to learn something from this year.

• Bright from the Start by Jill Stamm
• 7 by Jen Hatmaker
• Platform by Michael Hyatt
• A Barn for the Harvest – written by my pastor in honor of our church’s 30th anniversary

Grace & Noah

• Read Grace’s devotional book daily at nap time.
• Eliminate Grace’s daily potty training accidents.  – She does great with #1, but #2 is a whole different story!!
• Re-teach Grace the alphabet – She learned her letters before she turned 2, but seems to have forgotten many of them.
• Teach Grace to hold a pencil correctly.
• Read to Noah daily.  – Grace begs to be read to, but I have to make more of a conscious effort with Noah.
• Breastfeed Noah for 12 months.  – This should be pretty easy and we’ll likely nurse for several months beyond a year.
• Buy & Install a new convertible car seat for Noah.
• Have Noah’s 9 month, 12 month, and 18 month pictures taken.
• Have Grace’s 4 year picture taken.

General Goals

• Write a note of appreciation/thanks every month.
• Have monthly date nights with Nate – Last year Nate’s parents gave us babysitting & gift cards to use each month.  It was amazing!  This year we’re on our own.
• Invite someone over for supper or dessert every two months.
• Use & Enjoy our Gift Cards! – I can be a bit of a gift card hoarder.  My current total is 25.
• Create & Complete a Summer Fun List
• Create & Complete a Festive Fall List
• Mail out the my “girlfriends notebook” – Before Facebook, my girlfriends started writing back & forth to each other in a notebook.
• Put an emergency kit/bucket in the van – In December Grace threw up in the van.  I was totally unprepared for that.  Yuck.
• Keep library fines under $5 for entire year.  Current total: $0.00
• Watch Downton Abby Season 1, Season 2, & Season 3 – Everyone seems to love it!

The BIG One: Write an eBook.

Now it is your turn to share your lists!  I would love to hear about your goals in the comments or you can use the link-up to add a link to a post on your own blog.  If you are reading this in your email or RSS reader, you’ll need to click over to Simply Rebekah to add your link and/or see the posts that other bloggers have shared.

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