A Year Full of Goals and Dreams

2012-01-04T16:37:00.002-05:00

2011 was a year full of heart ache, trials and tribulations for our family. We had to move with nearly no notice, we lost my father-in-law and my grandmother-in-law to cancer, my grandfather was diagnosed with cancer and my husband was snake-bitten by a young rattlesnake... the last week of the year he was also stabbed... you read that correctly... stabbed.

Yes, that all occurred in one year.

There were also some upsides to 2011. We purchased two vehicles with CASH and took our first, true, family vacation to Walt Disney World in Florida.

We made progress in some areas of our lives. Near the end of the year, we regressed and took out a loan...
I will elaborate on that at a later time.

I blogged for a little over a year and after reviewing the content, I deleted it all.
Why?
Because I don't believe it was purpose-driven.

So, here's to a new year and a new start.

My 2012 Goals and Dreams are as follows:

Spiritual/Religious

Read the bible, in it's entirety by December 31, 2012
Tithe 10%
Continue to give to the DeVisser family and their movement in Sri Lanka

Personal

Go to the gym with friends 3 times a week
Drink more water, less coffee
Attend counseling
Nurture my emotional well-being

Marriage

Have no less than one at-home date night per week
Go on a date once a month
Have one child-free escape
Create a system of accountability for one another

Family

Make it a point to visit a grandparent (our childrens' great-grands) & provide them with a meal bi-weekly
Make more time in my life for our niece
Be intentional with my time with our children
Choose a book to read aloud to Tayah and Tyler each month
One night a week, cook WITH my children
Have one family outing each week

Friendships

Have at least one friendship date per week
Send a postcard to a friend once a month
Schedule a seasonal Girls Night Out (or Girls Night In)

Financial

Begin 3 Business Ventures
Strive to be debt-free AGAIN... and stop all extra spending until this is achieved!
RE-fund our Emergency Fund up to 3 months
Begin to Save for the purchase of a small house with cash
Go on a family vacation in July utilizing a cash-only system

Business

Begin 3 Business Ventures:
Business Venture #1 -- Gain 1 client per week until I have 4-7 clients
* utilize funds from this venture for paying off debt, build savings and to create BV#2
Business Venture #2 -- Make 1 Purchase every 2 weeks from the first purchase
* all earnings from this business will be reinvested into the business until the 6th purchase
Business Venture #3 -- Establish a blog and learn how to monetize it! :)

Support my husband in his career path! :)

This is just a quick synopsis of what I'd like to achieve this year. What are your goals and dreams?

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A Year Full of Goals and Dreams