My husband, sons and I sit down and come up with our family goals \/ prayers \/ plans \/ resolutions at the end of each year. Inevitably, we end up in my (and my husband\u2019s!) bed \u2013 it really is<\/u> my favorite family spot in our home. We lounge and talk about the highlights of the past year as well as the things that were not so great. Then, we talk about the future\u2026yay!<\/p>\n
It was so neat to see how many things on our 2010 \u201clist\u201d became reality. It\u2019s inevitable that at least a few will come true each year though because we write pretty long lists! I have turned the guys in my house (except Sean) into fellow list makers. I even break them down in categories (Spiritually, Emotionally \u2013 they won\u2019t do that one with me though, Relationships, School, Career, Physically, Financially, Home & Vacations\/Entertainment). Yes, I know \u2013 I have a problem \ud83d\ude42 Anyway, our 2011 list has a little over 40 items on it. I\u2019ll spare you and just share some of my faves\u2026<\/p>\n
-Reggie (my husband) and I want to make sure that we have our monthly \u201cout of the home\u201d date nights as well as weekly dates (in-home or out) and daily connections. We can both get busy with many different things, but we want to make sure that we don\u2019t get too busy for each other!<\/p>\n
-Michael wants to get a new belt in karate. He also wants to run a little kids group comprised of the \u201cyounger kids\u201d at church. He\u2019s already thinking about the songs that they can sing and the games that they can play (?!) (Kids really do like to imitate their parents. Reggie and I have overseen various group in our church since before Michael was born.) <\/p>\n
-Sean didn\u2019t give much input. He put his little hand on his chin and said, \u201cLet me think about it.\u201d (I\u2019m still waiting to hear his thoughts!) Well, he is starting preschool in September, so I\u2019m hoping to find a great 2 1\/2 hours daily program in the neighborhood for him. <\/p>\n
-We also want to have a special \u201cfamily date\u201d each month. We spend a lot of time with the kids, but we want to make sure that we set aside special times that we focus on the family unit. (The kids\u2019 favorite times are when we are just hanging out as a family.) <\/p>\n
-One of my major personal goals is to sell or redirect the traffic from Mom in the City to the new \u201cFoodie City Mom\u201d site that I plan on launching in June. I also want \u201csomething awesome\u201d to happen career-wise. I\u2019m not quite sure what that something is, but I\u2019ll recognize it when it comes. Last of all, I want to be able to do a split by the end of the year. (That is a totally random physical goal, but it\u2019s what I want\u2026) Like in my post picture where I\u2019m doing a backbend, I have a feeling that I will be bending over backwards (metaphorically) in order to make these 2011 goals become a reality!<\/p>\n