My Goals for November 2017 & Getting Ready for the Holidays

I can’t believe how fast October flew by me. It seems the month just started and is now over. It is amazing how they go by.

We enjoyed Halloween and now we are looking forward to the Holiday Season. I’m hoping to enjoy a relaxed time by planning ahead for a lot of things. Plus I plan on taking a workshop for me to do!

As always my goals are divided between the blog, family, personal and now holiday. A lot of times there is one big goal that has many small parts to help it happen.

November 2017 Blog Goals

I’m still is a big update for the website which is taking a lot of my time. I keep getting excited about all the changes that are happening. It has been fun to see the different updates changes and I can’t wait to share with everyone.

Plus I’m working on two big sets right now. Romping & Roaring Second Grade Sight Word Packs and the Interactive Number Books. I do have a few small things coming out for Thanksgiving this year that was requested teacher and homeschoolers! I am so excited about them!

I also hope to start having subscriber freebies soon! And part of the site will be going to subscribers only.

You can keep an eye out for them and previews of them on Instagram

• Themed Christmas Week for out week of free printables
• Update web site for https and design changes.
• States and Capitols set coming soon!
• Plan for the big fall release: Romping & Roaring Second Grade Sight Word Packs & Interactive Number Books
• Consider posting only 3 or 4 days a week – and get ahead on my posting by at least 4 days.
• Don’t buy any new supplies until 2018!
• Finish 3 or 4 smaller selling products for the month – There will be up on Teachers Pay Teacher as I make them.
• Create a total project list of all started projects with projected release dates. Schedule steps for pictures and when we will use them.
• Keep Sending regular newsletter out – Yes, I am sending one now! And a Subscriber Freebie coming very soon!
• Make a list of reuqested projects to finish – Do you have a request?
• Finish up my courses I’m taking and review some older course

November 2017 Family Goals

We have been in full unpack mode at our house still. It has been crazy to get everything done and put away where we want it. But we are getting there. We also have been dealing with loads of problems with the house being a mess all the time. so I’m working on dealing with that. It is a big month full of things with a birthday and Thanksgiving coming up.

• Upack more and declutter more!
• Limit computer time for everyone – including me!
• Read to my girls every day.
• Read together as a family
• Do a Family Movie night twice a month
• Plan my oldest 12th Birthday Party
• Fill out TO DO LIST daily
• Make a weekly menu!
• Make daily and weekly chore charts for my girls
• Fill out and Check off: Daily, Weekly & Monthly Cleaning Cart

November 2017 Personal Goals

In May this year, I wanted to do the The Worries Workshop. And I did part of it and loved it. I know that it opens up again this month and I’ll be finishing it. It really helped me understand the needs of my girls. Maybe you can join me in the class!

• Daily Fitness – walking 6 days at least week – Even with all the packing fitness still needs to happen.
• Make 10,000 steps EVERY day – weekends too. Keep track using Fitbit Charge HR Wireless Activity Wristband.
• Schedule my tasks that need to be done for: blog, personal and family.
• Read/Listen to 5 books for the whole month – Pick good books not random books with no meaning
• Read at least one book about being a better parent
• I’m going to be doing the The Worries Workshop

2017 Holiday Goals

It is time to focus on the holidays that come up and I want to make sure I know my goals and what I’m doing. I did this last year and it worked wonders for us. I also posted my goals so my girls can see what we are working on as well.

• Keep the Holidays VERY simple
• Plan My Thanksgiving Menu
• Start planning Christmas Presents to be done early this year
• Let my girls decide what Holiday Decorates we will do this year
• Decorate for Christmas after Thanksgiving
• Make shopping lists based on stores



Check out some other great goals this month:
HOW TO ORGANIZE A FAMILY MOVE TO A NEW HOME – is a great post by Mama Smiles! She has some great ideas here. We did a few of these with our move.

Cassie – 3Dinosaurs.com