2010 Goals In Review

We're planners. We like goals. We like checking things off our list. 


Last year we made 5 goals for 2010 and blogged about them HERE.  Let's see how we did. 


Goal 1: Joel Earns his M.Div
Accomplished!!! He did the program in just 2 years and graduated with honors.  You better believe it, I am one proud wife! 


Goal 2: Remember to Send B-Day Cards
Kinda-accomplished.  We did better than previous years, but still missed a couple of our nieces birthdays & my dad's b-day :(


Goal 3: Lower the Grocery  Budget to $65/week including Toiletries/Cleaning Supplies
Accomplished in Chicago--complete failure in Pittsburgh.  


Goal 4: Read 52 Books in One Year
Almost accomplished....I think I finished the year at 48 books.  As crazy as it sounds, it was waaay harder to read 1 book a week when I was a stay at home wife starting a business than it was when  I worked/commuted 60 hours a week. It must be the lack of the children's nap time/my "reading time" when I nannied.  


Goal 5: Complete a Triathlon
Not done. Moving across a few states, starting a business, & not being able to sell our condo were all obstacles to completing this goal.  But, we have 2011, right?


As easy as it is for a person like me to look at this list and see a lot of areas we failed, I feel really content at the steps we made toward reaching the goals. Attaining the goal is more about the process than the goal itself.   


Sometimes the lessons learned along the way are silly, like the day we learned that every old lady at the pool could swim faster than us as we pursued training for a triathlon. 


I am excited for 2011 and the new goals that are coming along with it.