January 2013 Goals in Life

January Goals In Life

Health

-No more freezer meals (no room in freezer), we're going to keep $50/wk groceries if we can and try a new recipe every week-ongoing goal

-Get Zak involved in soccer/baseball and a class at the Y-ongoing goal
-Get Jimmy involved in the Y when he is 6 mo also a library storytime- ongoing goal 

-Eat out on a budget too. Not more than 2x/mo unless we're invited- ongoing goal

-Workout 2x/wk instead of 3 I think is more doable for me. Jimmy can go in childwatch at 5mos- ongoing goal

Personal/Fun

- Holiday Camplands twice this summer if we can again-July and August?

- Invite a family member over for dinner 1x/week-ongoing goal 
- Try to do a date night once a month-ongoing goal

- read 3 books by next year-ongoing goal
- church on sundays at least 2x/mo-ongoing goal
- get movies to dvd-by march
- find Zak and Jimmy the best possible sitter-By February
- keep getting Zak to the library-ongoing goal

Make Money

- inbox dollars-ongoing goal

- expo tv -ongoing goal
- nursing videos-ongoing goal
- couponing when appropriate-ongoing goal
- speedy rewards-ongoing goal
- swagbucks-ongoing goal
- Adams commision-ongoing goal
- homecare, check in every 3 months (Feb,May,Aug, Nov)  --checked in jan, she said they would contact me

Debt

- Get rid of Levin and Home Depot-By April

- Pay off credit card every 2 weeks-ongoing goal
- Pay off Patio-By March

House

- Do Patio and yard ($11,000 in cash)-ongoing goal
- Save for hot tub-ongoing goal

- clean up walls from amy's party and get door hung- by March

- fill the rest of the photo frames-by February

Finance

2013 budget

I'm just going to update how we did. We are using Dave Ramsey's system and so far without a paycheck in December we're not doing terrible.-ongoing goal

Career

- Clinical ladder start 2013s-ongoing goal
- Volunteer for 3 Lake Health events- Heartwalk #1,
- See if there's a research project to help with
- Help with Competency Day
- Project for our unit
- Go to a Maternity Conference   

- NCC renewal 2013-December
- ACLS renewal 1/3

- CEUs-- do a bunch for clinical ladder 2013-ongoing goal

Monthly Meals

-Make a weekly menu-ongoing goal

Save 

- $11,000 for patio-ongoing goal
- start Jimmy's savings-after baptism
- put $$ towards emergency fund-start after patio

 Bigger projects to tackle once a week
- Organize pantry
- Dscale Keurig
- Put away James's outgrown clothes
- Go through bin in Garage for Zaks new clothes
- Clean washing machine
- Clean dishwasher
- Return xmas items
- Clean cookie sheets

My weekly routine is (for now):
Mon- laundry boys clothes, cook recipe and bake
Tues- laundry our clothes, cook recipe, workout, invite family for dinner
Wed- Clean kitchen, leftovers, work
Thurs- workout, Easy meal 
Fri- recipe, clean bathrooms, cook recipe
Sat- leftovers
Sun- Grocery Shop