Here are my May goals.
Monthly goals
1. Read 6 books - I need to catch up on my Book of the Month books this month, plus read a faith-based book (see goal #7).2. DHS chorus memory book - I'll give more details after I'm finished, but this is something I need to complete this month.
3. Date night in / date night out - One of each. This will be tough since Casey's band is playing two weddings this month, taking up two weekends plus multiple weeknights for practice.
4. Experience Huntsville - Do something we can only do in Huntsville this month. Again, not sure this is doable with our crazy schedule but going to do my best.
5. Finish planning Disney trip - Disney is so soon and I am so excited! It will be Finley's first trip (just before she turns three and has to buy a ticket!) and I haven't been since 2004. This month I need to wrap up the planning: make a list of good food options for each day, call the vet to schedule our dogs' boarding, make some final purchases like a stroller fan and ponchos, and make our packing lists.
6. Save for laptop - Save at least $150 toward a new laptop.
7. Read faith book - Will count toward goal #1, but I wanted to specifically set a goal to read a faith-based book this month.
8. Buy gifts - Need a Mother's Day gift for my mom, birthday gifts for Casey and his Granny, and teacher appreciation gifts for Finley's teachers.
Weekly goals
1. Blog post - Continue my goal of posting at least once per week.2. Laundry on weekend - Thanks to the tip found in How To Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind, I've decided to have a laundry "day" (really two days) and always do all of our laundry on Friday and Saturday. Have been trying to do this for a couple of weeks now and it's going pretty well, other than the fact that I forgot the load with Finley's nap mat in the washer and it was wet when we needed to take it to school Monday morning. Whoops.
3. Prayer journal - Keep my planner updated with my prayer needs for the week so I can reference it as I pray all week long.
4. Musikgarten - Sometimes it's a bit overwhelming to make the drive to Decatur for Finley's music class, so I added this to my weekly goals to give me the satisfaction of checking it off the list when I complete it.
5. Dance - Same story as #4, but dance is even more overwhelming because Finley is a bit of a wild child and it doesn't always go so well. :)
Daily goals
1 & 2. Stand/move goals - My Apple watch tells me when to stand and move to meet my personal goals, so I want to continue to meet these goals at least three times per week (more is better!).3. Eat at home - One of my yearly goals is to eat at home at least four times per week.
4. YNAB - Update our budget daily to ensure we're staying on track
