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This Week's Goals


The weeks leading up to Christmas are always busy.  In fact, they can be downright chaotic.  This year I'm hoping to be more intentional with how I spend the days leading up to Christmas.  It's always hard because I think each one of us has a tendency to get stressed out with Christmas just around the corner.  I find it helpful to ask myself, "In thirty years what is going to matter most to me?  Will I be sad that I didn't mark every minuscule deep cleaning item off of my list or will I be thankful that I took the time to make the memories that are important: teaching my children the true meaning of Christmas?"  Here are a few of the items I hope to accomplish this week in between all of the memory making!  

Mothering/Marriage/Family
1.  Continue reading Unwrapping the Greatest Gift in preparation for Christmas with the family.  (We are actually a few days behind so hopefully I can squeeze in a few extra readings this week.)  I"m also anticipating lots of time snuggling up on the couch reading a huge stack of Christmas books.
2.  Attend 3 therapy sessions with Evangeline.  I'm super excited because after this week we are taking off for two whole weeks!  Not a single therapy session or doctor's appointment surrounding Christmas.
3.  Spend the afternoon at the museum with friends.

Homemaking:
4.  Wash outside windows and possibly hang wreaths.
5.  Sew two Christmas gifts this week.  Sometimes I think the hardest part of making a gift is actually deciding what to make!  This week I need to make a gift for my six year old cousin and it is so hard to narrow down exactly what to make.  I'm also hoping to finalize a "realistic" sewing list for the next ten days.
6.  Purchase final gifts by Friday so that I do not need to do any shopping next week.  
7.  Address and mail 50 Christmas cards.  

Personal:
8.  Begin reading one of the three books that I have resting on my night stand.  

Ministry & Friendships:
9.  Host a Christmas Party at our home.

Other:
10.  Spend time helping my grandmother one afternoon.

What goals do you have for this week? 
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