Welcome to the second lesson in life organization for stay at home mom goals. Life organization is really a healing process because a large part of it is getting in control, relieving stress as well as mental and emotional confusion.
In life organization 101, How to Get My Life Together, we reviewed the absolute basic things that will give your life some order. In this lesson, I will explain the next step: creating goals.
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Goals aren’t just for new moms. As a matter of fact, I’ve had to step back from blogging recently while I created some goals for myself. There are several categories to address in life, so I had to look at each of mine to create a clear path. There’s me (self-care), my relationship with my Creator (Jesus), my relationship with husband and kids, the house, food (we have a special diet), the budget and homeschool.
So, as all of my tops spin, and I’m sure you have your own, I needed to step back. Life organization means seeing all of these different aspects of life and structuring them so all of the moving parts worked well together. It’s messy but necessary work.
Stay at Home Mom Life with No Goals
Goals are not a one and done. Especially as moms, our life changes week to week and season to season because our kids are in a constant motion of growth. Creating goals is always in flux, so don’t let Ms. Perfectionist in the door.
Perfectionism is the enemy to every mom, but I’d say especially moms at home. Because you “have the time” you think you can do it all. Without specific stay at home mom goals you’ll fall into the trap of running after every new thing and throwing yourself head first into it. Not a good idea.
You only have so much time and you won’t accomplish the things that matter most to you.
How My Stay at Home Mom Goals Organize My Life
When my first two children were young, being only about 2 years apart, I had time for storytime and a lot of library activities. God bless the local library systems! That is one government program I will stand behind every day of the week y’all.
I thought I would always do storytime, as long as I had young children.
But as my third child became a toddler the schedule didn’t work. The first two were older and we had a school schedule. There just wasn’t a good option for storytime. I was able to go all of 2 times with her. What a heartache for this book-loving mama!
But I realized, I should not guilt-trip myself.
I was doing exactly what I should, it just didn’t look like what I wanted it to. Creating goals around books and reading were still valid. The goal of making sure my daughter was occupied, socialized and gained different experiences (crafts, music, answering questions, etc.) was still fulfilled and I didn’t have to interrupt homeschool.
How?
Homeschool Co-op.
I had sought homeschool programs for my older ones for a few years. I even tried creating my own, which was more work than I could handle at the time. But finally, the Lord lead me to one and it just so happened that they had a preschool program too!
This is even better than story-time. It’s a couple of hours consistently with the same kids week to week. My daughter gets to do all of the experiences I wanted for her plus it’s Christ-oriented.
What a blessing that everything still worked out to meet those goals. But I wasn’t seeking a solution to the lack of storytime. And the co-op didn’t come immediately, there were a couple of years where I had this desire that wasn’t working out.
Instead, I was just seeking to do what I felt was right, without bending over backwards, killing myself to fit in something that wasn’t working. But I hadn’t given up on my goals.
Organize Your Life By God’s Goals
Now, I’m not saying that the Lord will make every goal you create work out. Not at all. When I talk about creating goals, I’m talking about centering around His goals and seeking Him in every avenue of our lives. You cannot possibly organize your life without HIm. In His timing, He will accomplish His own goals in us.
Please remember that God -DOES- care about all those little things going on in our lives, the guilt, the tiredness, the frustrations, the loneliness.
If we’d take more time to involve Him, I mean deeply, into the formation of our goals, we’d have an easier time accepting the challenges that come along in life.
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The Goals List: Examples of Goals for Moms
Use of this list to get the wheels spinning about what’s important to you. You can get this list and the one for Life Organization 101 together in a printable form for free in my guide.
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In this simple guide, you’ll get a copy of the list above plus a worksheet for listing your goals, tasks and habit triggers that will allow you to reach those goals. In addition to this, you’ll also get a sample of a daily and weekly routine along with a blank routine sheet so you can create your own unique routine.
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Just keep in mind, none of this – the goals list, the download – will work if you are stuck in bad habits. They will keep tripping you up.
This is why I talk about how to end bad habits and create habit triggers to keep you on the road to success in this post: Get the Life You Love: How to Create Good Habits
Tell me below, what is your #1 stay-at-home mom goal during this season?
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