Weekly Goals: November 9

This week I had the most wonderful Wednesday evening.  Do you want to know what I did?  Absolutely nothing.  And it was heavenly.  I realized that I had not had an evening off in a REALLY long time.

So I put my kids to bed Ridiculously Early and watched Jeopardy, brewed a pot of tea, read for fun, and then read from the Bible.  My husband was working late, so I had the house to myself.  As I was relishing the quiet and reading from the book of James, I felt completely at peace.

I want to make this a part of my weekly routine:  one night where I leave my laptop at school and just relax.  A Sabbath of sorts.  I’ve learned over my years of goal-setting, that if I want to make something a priority in my life, I need to add it to my weekly goals.  This helps me take my new resolution seriously instead of relegating it to the theoretical realm.

How about you?  Have you incorporated enough rest into your schedule?  Would giving yourself an early bedtime this week or setting aside one night for self-care help center you?  Put it into your planner!  Tell your spouse about your bedtime and ask them to keep you accountable.  Find tricks that work for you, that help you get the rest, the Sabbath, that you need.

Last Week’s Goals

Faith

1. Morning Prayers 4 Days

2. Finish the book of James

3. Start collecting recipes for the Nativity Fast

Professional

4. Post Mythology Kingdoms Project on Teachers Pay Teachers

5. Write 5 blog posts ahead (I got 3 ahead!  Progress, right?)

6. Start Elite Blog Academy Unit 3

Family

7. Play a game as a family

8. Watch The Wizard of Oz with our oldest son

Personal

9. Read 2 books (You can read about the books I read here.)

10. Run 3 times (Totally bombed this!  It was hot this week–like 80 degrees hot!–and I just couldn’t bring myself to go running in that weather.)

This Week’s Goals

Faith

1. Morning Prayers 4 Days

2. Read I Peter

Professional

3. Have 3 people analyze my site for readability

4. Get 5 posts ahead

Family/ Homemaking

5. Deep clean the house for fall

6. Catch up on laundry (There may or may not be a small mountain of clean clothes waiting to be folded in the living room.  Ahem.)

7. Go visit my brother, sister-in-law, and nephew for the weekend

Personal

8. Take one night completely off from blogging (Leave computer at school)

9. Run 2 times

10. Read 2 books (If I do this, I will reach my goal of 100 books read this year!  Be on the lookout for a surprise this weekend when I do 🙂 )

What are your goals for the week?  I’d love to hear how you incorporate rest into your weekly routine!