We’re big believers in setting goals here in the Queendom. In fact, we wouldn’t have paid off $102,653.96 since April of 2008 if we didn’t believe in lofty goals. But sometimes even a Queen needs a little extra motivation to help get her through a rough patch. So I’ve been working on a list of goals for this summer! I’ve already done a few (posts to come eventually) but there are several I’d love your advice/suggestions to achieve!
Make my own laundry detergent.Make a large batch of granola to snack on all summer long.-
Make and freeze pizza dough and black beans to help with summer meals. - Grow more fresh veggies and herbs in our square foot garden.
- Make homemade popsicles with the Princesses (recipes, please!).
- Get our home ready for an appraisal for a ReFi (lots of small projects).
- Ride the RAIN ride (156 miles in one day on a bike) for the 4th time! Glad I mentioned that because today’s the deadline to register without a late fee.
- Make Sun Tea for the first time.
- Read 3 books, 2 non-fiction, 1 fiction. Looking for a non-fiction title. I’m reading this
and this already
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- Help the Eldest Princess celebrate her 9th birthday with a Fiesta theme on the cheap (ideas?).
- Go to merge camp (5th/6th grade) and Camp Kynigo (1st-5th grade) with our church.
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Volunteer for the Youngest Princess’ VBS(while the VBS hasn’t happened, our volunteering took place last night). - Go to a Circle City Roller Derby Girls’ bout.
- Begin training for a marathon. I’ve talked about it. I’ve convinced myself I could and couldn’t do it. I need to pick a date and anchor into the idea. It’s the next unreachable goal I want to conquer within the next year.
- Be more intentional about encouraging some of the college students that I’ve built relationships with over the past couple of years.
- Play outside.
- Keep my kitchen clean (this could be the impossible dream) all. summer. long.
I feel like goals should be both challenging and attainable. And they should involve personal fulfillment and investing in others. And they should have some sort of end game in sight. I easily grow weary of chasing after a goal if I feel there is no true point of completion.
What are some of your summer goals? How do you set and stick to your goals?
*This post does contain an Amazon affiliate link. So if you buy a book after clicking through to see what I’m reading this summer, we might actually get a few pennies to help our momentum in paying off debt more quickly. And for that, we royally thank you.
