I’m trying something a little different for goal planning this school year. My new motto: we are not machines, we don’t have infinite energy levels, we can only do so much! Hopefully this new method will help me reduce my stress and prioritize the right things at the right times.
FIVE TOP PRIORITIES
These tasks tend to have deadlines or really should be completed this month.
- complete Confirmation and First Communion paperwork and drop off to the church office
- prepare for chicken processing in early October
- clean and vacuum out the cars
- mob seed the pastures with winter wheat
- prepare for September birthdays
FIVE “WOULD BE GREAT TO DO” TASKS
Examples of these tasks would be seasonal goals or things that just generally have less urgency.
- start cutting 2025 firewood
- brush out Samson outside at least once a week
- go apple picking
- track everything coming in and out of the house all month
- lock in 33 items of clothing for Oct/Nov/Dec Project 333
FIVE LITTLE STEPS TO GET AHEAD
This area is for big, overwhelming goals that can be broken down into bite-sized, attainable steps.
- debt reduction: earn $150+ to go toward the Car Loan Payoff Plan
- mother academia: read The Odyssey
- walls project: complete peg rail for the back hallway
- hard times prep: increase food storage with 5 extra things/wk
- farm: start pulling out the garden and prepping the beds for winter
Good luck with all of them!
Thanks, Laura! If I can cross off even half of the tasks, I’ll be happy. 🙂
This looks like a very sane and sustainable way to get things done. Hope it works well for you.
God bless,
Melisa
Thanks, Melisa! So far, so good.