2021 goals + bullet journal week 4

This week was one of those where my task list grew more than it shrunk.

I was thinking through a lot this week.  My friend and I both agree that life stages transitions suck.  No matter what season you’re changing into it’s just hard.  There are good and bad, but the walk through it is hard.  But God is faithful and He will see us through.
And if you’re interested (thanks to my friend urging me to send her my goals), I made time to sit down and really think through some specific goals.  I think this is the final-ish list.  For now.  

2021 Wait well. Die better.

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SPIRITUAL 

Grow confidence in:

PRAYER

-memorize verses on prayer, the Lord’s prayer

-study prayer in the Bible/Jesus’ life -What He was praying about, when, where.

-read good books on prayer and prayer warriors–start with what I have

-continue to develop a daily habit (prayer binder, Heart Cry calendar)

-preach truth to myself about prayer and its effectiveness, don’t listen to my doubts

SHARING THE GOSPEL

-practice starting spiritual conversations with friends, family, neighbors

APOLOGETICS

-make at least 12 apologetics cards* (one a month) memorize with scripture to support

-read at least 6 apologetics books that I have

IN THE WORD

-keep digging into Watching Jesus through Matthew

-keep working through the Sermon on the Mount**

-keep attending church and writing sermon notes

-keep sharing the word with teens

*I’ll be doing a blog post on this soon!

**The Watching Jesus through the Sermon on the Mount journals are coming soon!

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PERSONAL 

Practice waiting well and dying better to food and laziness

LOSE 40 POUNDS

-eat only when my stomach growls

-learn 12 new clean eating recipes (1/mo)

-practice waiting well for the growls

-work through Taste for Truth study

GET STRONGER

-work up to 12 full body correct form pushups

-walk outside or do a Walk at Home video 5x a week (minimum of 1 mile)

-find and practice a good evening stretch routine

CONTINUING EDUCATION

-read Overcoming Sin and Temptation by John Owen

-learn 12 common logic fallacies and work through them until I understand and can spot them

-read G.K. Chesterson

KEEP A CLEAR MIND

-plan a Life Admin Day once a month (keep a list of little things hanging over my head and get to them.)

-each quarter take some time to sit and plan the next quarter with lots of prayer

-review goals each month

-severely limit my time on screens (try to hit 4 continuous hours offline every day)

-read, read, read (36 books this year–track on goodreads)

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RELATIONSHIPS 

Grow in my family relationships and friendships

-plan a 6 week rotation of friends and family over as we can

-check in with boys weekly

-pray for family, friends, and neighbors

-check in with the neighbors (bring a treat, meal, garden produce, and practice starting spiritual convos)

-at the beginning of each month, plan what I will do

-visit Nate at least 2x (three if he stays over the summer)

-do a surprise drop off of a homemade treat to the guys house at least 1x a quarter

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RECREATION 

Don’t forget to enjoy the gift of life!

-read at least 12 fiction books

-fill a sketchbook (6-ish pages a month, urban sketch, Danny Gregory, etc) 

-start a commonplace sketchbook and collect interesting layouts, sketches, watercolors I like

-practice like the masters and copy other styles and techniques

-learn to use alcohol markers

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HOME 

Update, clean, and improve our home

INSIDE

-replace interior door knobs (check the ReStore)

-sand and paint all interior doors

-repaint hall and trim

-put new flooring in Nate’s old room/the office (and maybe the other rooms?)

-replace outlets and ceiling light in the office

-*remodel front bathroom (depending on cost)

-fix back toilet with new flush system

-keep up on zone cleaning, try to finish everything on the list at least once a quarter

OUTSIDE

-expand garden to patio

-dethatch both yards and reseed

-kill stumps

-new barkdust 

-woodshed

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FINANCES

Responsibly steward what God has given us

-make a budget for work money (giving, spending, paycheck, saving for taxes)

-get taxes prepared for accountant by Jan 31

-keep up monthly on end of month reports for work

-set and follow a monthly budget

-build emergency fund back up to full

-fill envelopes each month