Goals for 2011

Just in case you missed it, you can see my 2011 Reading Goals and our pre-planned Date Nights for 2011.

I know, it's halfway through January, but I've been thinking about my goals for the next year for at least a month now. (I accomplished about half of my 2010 Goals List, which I think is pretty good considering I had a baby halfway through the year which threw me off kilter for a little while.) I never really expect to do all these things, but I'd rather aim for lots and accomplish a little, than aim for nothing and do zilch.

Here they are - the goals that will be hanging above my computer on clipboards for all of 2011.

Personal:

• Watch less TV and read more while nursing Cannon.
• Watch less TV while falling asleep, to the point where I'm brave enough to move the tv out of our bedroom.
• Go to Baby Boot Camp at least twice a week
• Run at least twice a week
• Go to Village Mommies group at least twice a month
• Read through the Bible for the first time ever (even if it takes me longer than a year) using "The Bible Reading Plan for Slackers and Shirkers."

Marriage:

• Have two date nights a month (see Goals 2011: Date Nights)

Cannon:

• Do weekly activities from "Slow and Steady Get Me Ready"
• Plan out a new activity from my "babyactivites" Delicious bookmarks each week
• Create little "centers" so that I can visually remind myself to give him a well-balanced day (centers might include: reading, outdoors, tummy time, planned craft/developmental activity, etc.)

Photography:

There's a whole entire post waiting to be written about photography for this new year. Basically, having a child has totally changed how I look at pictures. There are lots of things mulling around in my mind about the importance of capture life as it is happening. So, while I try to put into words the passion that is stirring in my heart, here a few technical things I want to do this year:

• Hire a professional to design a logo, icon & blog header 
• Create and order business cards
• Redesign blog/website/brand & purchase a domain
• Purchase Lightroom
• Get maternity/birth/newborn pictures of Cannon printed in a book
• Come up with a proofing system that works for me
• Develop welcome kits and client gifts
• Have a photoshoot done of me

Blog:

• Post monthly reading recap (like Supercinskis)
• Post monthly family recap (like Passionate Homemaking)
• Post monthly 3-in-30 goals
• Post monthly favorite links and blogs I've discovered and saved in Delicious
• Post weekly "Slow & Steady" activity w/ pictures
• Post a weekly "Here's What's Coming Up" (like I Heart Naptime)
• Redesign blog with new template to include larger photos
• Add several new tabs to the blog:
• A Cannon Tab (birth story & pictures, days, weeks, months)
• A Motherhood Tab (childbirth, labor & delivery prep, newborn care)
• Marriage Tab (quarterly reviews, date nights, life)
• Date blog posts on the date the pictures were taken to create an accurate baby book for Cannon
• Make a blurb book for each year

Home:

• Get in a better routine of meal planning
• Track food spendings and plan out food budget 
• Stop couponing as we adjust to eating a clean diet
• Write out a daily schedule and a weekly chore list
• Create a master cleaning list (including daily, weekly, monthly and yearly chores)

Computer:

• Back up computer on Mozy
• Clean off Danny's laptop and my desktop
• Create a control center/family binder in Evernote or AboutOne
• Organize pictures (delete blurry/bad pictures and make sure all photos are renamed in same format) 
• Consolidate bookmarks from Evernote and Google Reader into Delicious

New Years Traditions to think about next year:

• Watch slideshow of pictures from the previous year (See Eighteen25)
• Make a time capsule/answer reflection questions

Christmas Traditions to think about next year:

• Start collecting Christmas story books
• Read Advent devotionals every night together 
• Write Christmas Eve notes to put in stockings
• Hand make more Christmas gifts