May Momentum: Week 3 of 5 Update on My May Goals
Hi there! This series shares my goals, bucket list items, and progress made every month.
This Month’s Goals
I’ll be doing this month’s goals for five weeks. So, I expanded it to nine goals. To see the background on all 9, visit the first week’s goal explanation.
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1. Prepare Myself for Summer With the Kids
My main goal for the month is to:
Set a realistic summer schedule for my family: I had a good conversation with my hubby about how we’re going to do 3 mornings of the week. Now, I just need to make an updated routine checklist for the kids and set expectations for the older kids watching the younger one.
Set a realistic summer schedule for my work: I printed out a weekly hour by hour schedule template so that I could see how my work schedule can look in a 7 day view. It was really helpful!
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Plan fun things for the family time I set aside (See below!)
2. Make a Summer Bucket List With the Kids
I’ll be using our big list of summer bucket list ideas to help – and this will happen towards the end of the month. But I have started to jot down the things that I want to do:
- Use our nearby nature trail to take a bike ride to a local lunch place
- Use our nearby nature trail to take a walk to a local coffee shop
- Visit the Farmer’s Market
- Go stargazing at a nearby park
- Try to take more one-on-one walks with my kids
3. Do the Monthly Reading Challenge
For this month, I’m finishing my April book Ask for It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want. Bah. I’m still working on this book. I really enjoy it, but it feels like it’s taking me forever. Nonfiction books can sometimes feel this way.
I also ordered my May reading challenge book Fourth Wing. I don’t know what I did but it’s not coming until May 21st. I’ll cram it into the end of the month!
Check out the May reading challenge email and May book thoughts for more on our monthly reading adventure 🙂 >>
4. Conquer the Digital Detox on Sundays
Yesterday was another good day. I had to do a little texting coordination, but otherwise pretty much stayed off my phone.
Instead of scrolling, I…
- took two nature walks (one by myself and one with friends)
- did a bike ride with my family
- Hung out with my hubby on the deck while he grilled for Mother’s Day
- Read
- Planned for the week and summer
5. Set Aside Quiet Time in the Mornings
My goal is to start with 10 minutes, 3 days a week. And then build from there.
This week, I had quiet time Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday mornings. It was about 30 minutes each. Mostly I journaled and jotted down my thoughts. This week, I’d like to get more intentional about writing affirmations too.
6. Celebrate the Last Day of School
I haven’t decided how yet. We may just take donuts to the park the day after school gets out. 🙂
7. Watch a Documentary or Inspiring Movie (12 for the Year)
I’ve watched 4/12 for the year. So far, I’ve seen:
- King Richard (Based on the true story of Serena and Venus Williams)
- Jiro Dreams of Sushi
- The Greatest Love Story Never Told (Jennifer Lopez)
- Save My Squad (David Beckham)
If you have any recommendations of documentaries you’ve loved, please let me know in the comments!
8. Do a Money Challenge
I own a second site, Wealthy Woman Finance, where we share wealth-building tips for women. I worked on a fun 5 in 5 money challenge that I’ll be posting tomorrow on that site!
9. Visit a New Coffee Shop Every Month
So far, I’ve visited 4/12 for the year. I took my mom out for brunch for Mother’s Day. This place turned out to be more like a diner than a coffee shop, but I’m counting it! It’s great to try new things, even if it’s not what you originally expected. Life needs a little spontaneity.
I’ll update you every Monday to share how I’m doing with these goals.
What goals do you have this month? Leave a comment and share one!
Also, check out:
- Past editions of my monthly goals
- Family Connections: The short popular newsletter full of family-friendly ideas.