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Work the Plan: Goals for the Week 10/19

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It seems like life has popped up a lot of unplanned events for us lately.  Those are the things that make life what it is, right?

One sad event this past week was the fact that we lost our goat, Mike.  We’d owned him for 5 years.  He had trouble with his urinary tract and the vet said that there was nothing else he could do.  It was tough to lose him!  It’s the tough side of farm life that is so hard.  RIP, Mike.

boer goat, meat goat

Mike the Goat

With the vet visits and dealing with all of that, it meant that some of our plans went undone.  But hopefully this week will be more successful for us.

We were, happily, able to celebrate a very happy birthday for William, which means that he is really not a baby anymore.  But he’s still my baby!

Here were last week’s plans:

Home & Barn

  • Clean house for the baby’s birthday party
  • Begin bathroom renovation (I’m so ready to get this going!)
  • Put away all a/c units (got some done!)
  • Declutter 20 items

Money/Frugal Goals  Plans are nothing. Planning is everything.

  • Earn 250 Swagbucks  (got halfway there)
  • Figure out alternatives to landline that I am comfortable with Look for a post about this
  • Hang 1 load of laundry 3 days

Family Goals

  • Get back to doing our chore charts for commission money
  • Have friends over
  • Go to a fall festival

Blog Goals

Personal Goals

  • Daily Bible readings
  • Go to bed by 10:30 4 nights
    • No blogging or computer work after 9:30 pm (very related!)
  • Walk 10,000 steps 3 days
  • 5 Burpees each day (several days, not all)

 

Plans for this week:

Kick Murphy’s Law out of our home!

Beyond that, we hope to…

Home and Barn

  • Begin bathroom project
  • List 5 items on eBay
  • Declutter 10 itemsLearn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment in time
  • Clean out barn pens

Money/Frugal Goals

  • Earn 250 Swagbucks
  • Hang laundry 3 times
  • Avoid trips to the local dollar type store (this has been leaking too much money!)
  • Make muffins for easy lunches and travel

Family Goals

  • Visit a pumpkin patch that’s real sincere
  • Gather materials for costumes
  • Date night w/ the hubs

Blog Goals

Personal Goals

  • Daily Bible readings
  • 5 Burpees on 5 days
  • Walk 10,000 steps 3 times
  • Go to bed by 10:30 4 nights
    • No blogging or computer work after 9:30 pm (very related!)

We are nearing the end of the year (as far as time to meet those goals goes, anyway).  How is your year shaping up?  What are your goals this week?

Find out how our family of 8 keeps a good stockpile of food on a budget. Here are the steps we take that make it easy to always have plenty of food on hand.

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16 Comments

  1. Jessica [Havok] on October 19, 2015 at 7:36 pm

    Oh no! So sorry to hear about your goat. Wishing you a better week this week!

  2. Rose @ Walnut Acre on October 19, 2015 at 9:39 pm

    I hope you have a wonderful week. I love the weekly goals 🙂

  3. Debbie on October 20, 2015 at 5:37 pm

    Jamie, I saw the picture of the goat and had to read more. I think goats are so cute. And their milk is supposed to be healthier for humans than most cow’s milk. Thanks for sharing your practical tips. Blessings.

    • Jamie Jeffers on October 22, 2015 at 9:45 am

      Thanks for visiting!

  4. Debbie on October 21, 2015 at 3:48 am

    My weekly planning got a little messed up this week. But it’s not all lost. I just have to move things to different days.
    Good luck with your schedule for next week.
    Thanks for sharing it on #tiptuesday.

    • Jamie Jeffers on October 22, 2015 at 9:43 am

      I have felt that way a lot lately. But marching on helps you accomplish at least small steps in the right direction.

  5. steph on October 21, 2015 at 11:14 am

    So sorry for your loss. I love the way you break out your goals!

    • Jamie Jeffers on October 22, 2015 at 9:42 am

      Thanks so much! I find it easier to accomplish stuff when I break it down like this.

  6. The Blog Centre on October 22, 2015 at 3:46 am

    So sorry about your goat – such a sweet face ☹
    Good luck with this week’s goals and thank you for linking with #ShowcaseTuesday

  7. Donna on October 23, 2015 at 1:44 am

    Sad to read about your goat:(. You have some great goals–visiting from Funtastic Friday.

  8. Deborah on October 24, 2015 at 3:08 pm

    So sorry to hear about Mike. That’s so hard.
    Good job getting part of your goals done & good luck on this week!

  9. April J Harris on October 26, 2015 at 12:54 pm

    I’m so sorry to hear about Mike, Jamie. It’s hard to lose our animal friends. It’s great following you along as you make and achieve your goals, and always encourages me with mine! Thank you for sharing this post with us at the Hearth and Soul Hop.

  10. Tracy Snyder on October 27, 2015 at 9:01 am

    Sorry about your goat!
    Thanks for sharing your plans and goals with us at Welcome Home Wednesday Linky Party.

    • Jamie Jeffers on October 27, 2015 at 2:06 pm

      Thanks for hosting!