September Goals

September Goals

• Pay off Credit Card #7
• Start Our New Cleaning/Zone-Cleaning Routine
• Check-ups for the girls & Michael
• Research Health/Vaccines related to International Travel with Kids

We paid $500 on credit card #7 last month. It currently has a balance of $1619. Michael suggested that we just go for it. I was a little apprehensive but we both agree it’s the push we need to get back on track. Michael is aware that I get a little obsessive about achieving goals so he knows what he is getting himself into. We know it’s a huge amount but we are going to give it our best to pay it off. Honestly, we are taking a gamble this month. I usually pick goals that we are likely to be able to hit. This is the first month that I am not sure if we are going to be able to meet our goal. We are willing to try. I will be extremely disappointed if we don’t meet our goal. Go big or go home, right? Just kidding. We will likely be staying at home a lot in order to make this happen. We will be cooking meals at home, packing our lunches, and using whatever we have on hand to avoid shopping as much as possible. We knew what we were getting ourselves into by setting the bar so high. We also know that we have to push hard in order to make it to our dreams.

We are starting our new cleaning and zone cleaning routines this month. I made some major changes to them. We had an old routine that had things that needed to be done daily, bi-weekly, weekly, monthly, and annually. I revamped this to get rid of the monthly section. We now have a seven-week zone cleaning schedule. We set of the first schedule ages ago and we have been slowly adapting over the years. There are things that were not on our lists at all that we discovered were needed. We have been doing some things here and there to keep them from getting out of hand but they were not planned into our routine. Cleaning schedules and zone cleaning makes running a home less stressful. Everybody knows what is expected of them and does their part. I discovered zone cleaning watching “How Jen Does It” on Youtube. I loved the idea and love her channel. If you are trying to find ways to streamline your cleaning schedule, I suggest watching her. Zone cleaning was an “AHA” moment for me. I realized I could take our monthly items and add all the other things that we were trying to figure out how to fit into our schedules to create our zone cleaning schedule. I ended up with a 7-week rotation. I don’t have any zone cleaning scheduled for the weekends because I will be working 12.5 hours a day on the weekend. My husband will be doing his weekly items on the weekend. He will also be covering all the daily chores with the help of the girls. I can do a post about our schedules if anyone is interested.

Michael and the girls all have checkups scheduled this month. Also, I am researching health and vaccines related to International travel with kids. I plan to ask the girls doctor about recommended vaccines and how we go about getting what we need. I want to get an idea of when I need to start vaccine schedules and how much money we need to save.

I know our list of goals appears short this month but these goals are going to require a lot of effort. I really enjoy when the list is shorter even when the items are more difficult. I feel like I am able to focus more on achieving larger goals. Do you prefer a large goal or multiple smaller goals?