This post contains affiliate links. We went to Michigan last weekend for Easter, so this week has been a hectic week trying to play catch up. For those of you wondering how it’s going, I’m still behind! Here are my goals for 2023: weeks 14 & 15 of 52.
Personal Development
My kids are older now, so I have a bit more time to devote to personal development. So, these are the items I’d like to accomplish this year:
Write in my journal for 150 days
6% accomplished. No writing this week; I’m up to nine times for the year.
Crochet an afghan for our bed
No progress this week.
Try 52 new recipes
19% accomplished. No new recipes this week. (I’ve tried 10 new recipes this year.)
These are all the new recipes I tried this year:
Smoky Pork Tenderloin, Sweet Potatoes, and Broccoli,
Ham, Broccoli & Cheddar Frittata,
Slow Cooker Broccoli, Cheddar, and Potato Soup (left out the canned soup & used almond milk and Daiya cheese)
Chicken Sausage, Pepper & Cauliflower Rice Skillet, (the family LOVED this one)
Slow Cooker Lentil Veggie Soup,
Read 30 books
36.6% accomplished. I finished The Death and Life of Dominick Davidner this week. You can read what I have in store for my reading challenge in 2023 in this blog post.
I have read 11 books in 2023:
The Death and Life of Dominick Davidner (review coming soon)
The Redemption of Michael Hollister
Cure the Fear of Homeschooling High School
Volunteer 100 or more hours
22% accomplished. We volunteered 1.25 hour this week, bringing our total to 22 hours this year.
Spend an average of two hours a week on researching my genealogy through June (52 hours total)
11% accomplished. I did not do this this week. I am at 5.75 hours for the year.
Health
Since a few months into the pandemic, I’ve focused on getting healthier. This year, I plan to complete the weight-loss component of that journey.
Follow Weight Watchers or Healthi to help me lose the last 40 to 45 pounds I need to lose
With our travel to Michigan for Easter, I did not do this.
Exercise an average of 18000 minutes (300 hours) this year
10.1% accomplished. I exercised 370 minutes over the last two weeks. I have exercised a grand total of 1828 minutes this year so far.
Adventure/Family Time
Bookworm is in college in Michigan and the girls are getting older, so my husband and I want to prioritize family time before we’re empty nesters.
Visit 26 attractions
26.9% accomplished. When we went to Michigan, we visited the Honolulu House in Marshall, Michigan. Hopefully, I’ll have a review next week. Also, I forgot to mention a few weeks ago that we went to the Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House. Here are the trips we’ve taken so far:
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Martin House
Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Trip to Rochester.
Spend 60,000 minutes (1000 hours) outdoors with the kids
2.8% accomplished. I spent 400 minutes outdoors this week. So, we’ve spent 1694 minutes outdoors this year.
I really don’t know if we’ll accomplish 1000 hours, but this goal is one that even if we fail, we win. Because we have this goal, we’re consciously spending more time outdoors.
Organization/Home Management
I have felt unorganized since June when we started prepping for our move. I really dislike feeling so scattered, so I’m planning to change that this year.
Stay ahead in my writing.
For my blog, have at least 5 posts written in advance at any point in time. For my paid writing, I’d like to be 5 posts ahead.
Going to Michigan over the weekend (which is when I do most of my freelance work), crushed much of the progress I had made here. Currently, I am 2 posts ahead on my paid writing, and I have 0 post written in advance for my blog.
Have at least 12 freezer meals available in the freezer at any point in time.
I used one meal this week–Sloppy Joes, but I added another meal, Paleo Chili. I have the following 15 meals in the freezer:
Paleo Chili (1 meal)
Bean & Ham Soup (1 meal)
Paleo Stuffed Peppers (1 meal)
Sloppy Joes (1 meals)
Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken (2 meals)
Slow Cooker Fajitas (2 meals)
Slow Cooker Lentil Veggie Soup (1 meal)
BBQ Smoked Sausage & Lima Beans (1 meal)
Chili (1 meal)
Beefy Kale Tomato Soup. (2 meals)
Ground Chicken & Hashbrown Patties (1 meal)
Slow Cooker Lentil Veggie Soup (1 meal)
Spend an average of three hours a week on administrative homeschool tasks (156 hours for the year)
22.4% accompished. I spent 3.5 hours on homeschool activities this week, working on the girls quarterly reports. So far, I’ve spent (need to update) 35 hours this year on administrative homeschool tasks.
Get rid of 40 bags of clutter
10% complete. Nothing new this week. We currently have three bags of clutter and one small table to donate.
That’s it. These are my ambitious goals for 2023. I’ll update them weekly as I have for the last several years.
What goals have you set for the new year?
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