Goals (2016): August Results + September Objectives

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: 

Goal #Category2016 Mid-Year Goals
1Budgeting ProjectBudget:
1) Complete Budget before the month begins.
2) Reconcile at least 2x's a month.
3) Track budget items that go over/under.
2Budgeting ProjectDebt Snowball: pay Debt #2 50% down
3Budgeting ProjectFinish Smart Kids/Smart Money Book/Online Classes (6 lessons)
4Decluttering ProjectHouse Decluttered:
1) Make monthly target goals to tackle clutter areas.
2) Have loft, extra room, and son's room clutter free.
5Photo Booking ProjectPhoto Booking: Family Year Book 2016.
1) Choose 10 pictures per month.
2) Storyboard album.
3) Drop pictures from Jan-Nov into photobook.
6Photo Booking ProjectPhoto Booking: Complete Adoption Photo Book by November Family Day 11/21
7Health & Wellness ProjectHealth & Wellness:
1) Rejoin the gym.
2) Make monthly gym attendance goals.
3) Go to the gym when scheduled!
8House Repairs & Projects"Patty-Do" List: complete 1 house repair a month and/or 1 small house project.
9Taxes 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 #Category2016 Mid-Year GoalsAugust
1Budgeting ProjectBudget:
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.
2Budgeting ProjectDebt Snowball: pay Debt #2 50% downPay at least 20% of balance
3Budgeting ProjectFinish Smart Kids/Smart Money Book/Online Classes (6 lessons)Complete Lesson 2
Complete Lesson 3
4Decluttering ProjectHouse 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
5Photo Booking ProjectPhoto 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.
6Photo Booking ProjectPhoto Booking: Complete Adoption Photo Book by November Family Day 11/211) Complete Story-Board
2) Mock Up Photo Book
Blog Entry
7Health & Wellness ProjectHealth & 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 #Category2016 Mid-Year GoalsSeptember
1Budgeting ProjectBudget:
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.
2Budgeting ProjectDebt Snowball: pay Debt #2 50% downPay at least 10% of balance
3Budgeting ProjectFinish Smart Kids/Smart Money Book/Online Classes (6 lessons)Lesson 4
4Decluttering ProjectHouse 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)
5Photo Booking ProjectPhoto 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
6Photo Booking ProjectPhoto Booking: Complete Adoption Photo Book by November Family Day 11/21Choose pictures for photo book (limit only a few to a page).
7Health & Wellness ProjectHealth & Wellness:
1) Rejoin the gym.
2) Make monthly gym attendance goals.
3) Go to the gym when scheduled!		Monthly Attendance Goal: 5 days
8House 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
9Taxes 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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