Just for my own records I like to go over the goals we set for our family and see how many of them we actually accomplished. I think it speaks volumes that I'm finally getting around to blogging about this and it's March! Blogging has definitely taken a back seat. Oh yeah and my computer is total broken now so that's part of it.
2017 Goals
Yard Goals:
Level front yard
Put in a sprinkling system
Lay new sod
Build patio furniture
Built more planters
We didn't do any of these yard goals! We did work on the yard quite a bit by putting in new plants and really caring for the ones we have though.
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Home Goals:
Fix deck and stain it
Paint living room
Built computer station
Fix Foosball table
We did not fix the deck and stain it mainly because we didn't realize how expensive it was going to be. Michael did paint the living room and a few other rooms while the kids and I were in Wyoming. We also build the computer station and we are loving it...even if one computer is kaput right now. We bought the 4X4's needed to fix the foosball table, but Michael just hasn't gotten around to actually putting them on.
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Saving Goals:
Save $1200 for Hawaiian vacation in 2019
Save $1200 for the kids future cars
Bump the 3-6 month fund back up to where it needs to be
Save $1300 for vacations (Water Park, Family Reunion & Seabrook)
Put tax return towards future basement remodel
We saved the money we needed for Hawaii and are actually continuing to save. We also did start saving $100 a month towards the kids' future cars. We are still working on getting the 3-6 month fund up to where it needs to be. I should be there within a month or two. We did save money for vacation and we did go to Great Wolf Lodge, the family reunion in Oregon and Seabrook. We (the kids and I) also went out to Wyoming on a 12 day road trip that was just awesome! We did not end up putting anything away for the future basement remodel!
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Purchase Goals:
Tent
Cabinets for computer station
Fire pit
Cushions for patio furniture
Snow gear for all the kids
We did not buy a tent, but we are in talks about buying a tent trailer!!! We decided to wait on the fire pit and we just used the one my parents gave us a couple summers ago. Since Michael did not fix the deck he did not build patio furniture either so there was no need to buy cushions. I did find almost all the kids snow gear at Value Village. Ga-Ga bought the last two things....pants for Ella and Zeke on Black Friday and they have come in handy!
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Family Adventures:
Family Reunion
Great Wolf Lodge
Seabrook
Mt. Rainier
North Cascade Hwy
Bullwinkle's Family Fun Center
Like I said we did go to Great Wolf Lodge, the Family Reunion and Seabrook, but that's where it ended. We will touch on a couple of the places we missed this year though.
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Personal Goals:
Lyndsay
Drink more water on a daily basis
Exercise
Learn to knit
Organize each room
Get a job
I did drink more water! I did not exercise that much, but I'm getting back in the habit with my friend Rachael. I did learn to knit, but honestly I only worked on it for a couple months. I did enjoy it there are just so many other things to do. I can't remember if I went through each and every room last year, but I am always organizing our house and making it work for us. I did switch Ella's room and the playroom around and that has been so great. Finally....yes I did get a job and I love it! :)
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Michael
Make dates a priority
Learn to drive the dump truck / get CDL
Michael and I did go on more dates, but I think we would both still say we didn't go on enough. Now that the kids are getting older it does seem like it will be easier to make this a priority. Michael did learn to drive the dump truck and he did get his CDL....it was technically at the beginning of this year though! ;)
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