The Abundant Wife

My blogging buddy Katherine decided to host a second link-up party, this time entitled “In 2014, I Hope To…”  I am back in California in the midst of unpacking from two months away, but I DO happen to have a list of 25 New Year’s Goals!  So here goes nothing!

Spiritual:

• Daily quiet time (read my Bible and write in my journal) 6 days a week.
• Finish reading my Bible beginning to end for the 4th time (2^nd Kings to Malachi).

Marriage:

• Plan for a “Date Night” out every other week.  Schedule regular at-home date nights throughout the week.
  
• Look for opportunities to help Brad with his Youth Ministry work.

Parenting:

• Yell less, laugh more.
• Begin homeschooling Naomi.
• Potty train Oliver.
• Read 3 books to the kids each night.

Health (Body/Mind):

• Walk each day.
• Read a book each day.  Read 24 books in 12 months.
  
• No Coffee/Soda.
• Go to bed at 10pm each night.

Home:

• Remodel the bathroom (spackle, sand, paint, recover back of medicine cabinet, paint inside cabinets & drawers). 
• Repaint the living room and kitchen cabinets.  Repaint doorways, closets, doors, and built-in shelving.
  
• Plane doors.  Hang butterfly in kids room.  Install new dresser handles on Oliver’s dresser.
• Smog test our truck and have the engine light repaired.
• Finish repainting bus-stop.  Paint gate.

Finances:

• Choose new insurances (home, life) and write a will.
• Pay off our last $14,000 student loan by August.
• Make money by selling items on eBay, Amazon, and Craigslist.

Ministry:

• Look for opportunities to be generous. 
• Look for opportunities to build real-life friendships.

Blog:

• Write 1 post weekly.
• Learn to use new iPhone and DSLR camera.
• Experiment with: What Would Seth Godin Do? Widget, Instagram, Ligit/Blogher, Momitforward, Clevergirls, Blueprint Social.

How about you?  What are your goals for the new year?