Goals Update: August

My husband and I took time to make goals for ourselves for 2013. We tried to be specific and will hold ourselves to these goals. After three months, we have begun 11 out of the 13 goals, with 5 fully accomplished!

1. Plan a vacation for just the two of us - With my husband starting a new job, we won't be taking a vacation any time soon. But we are keeping up our saving so that when we have vacation time, we will be able to go somewhere great!!
2. Pay off 100% of student loans!
3. Save and buy a "new" vehicle - $4,034.87 saved as of August 1, 2013
4. Save 100% of emergency fund!
5. Get basement and garage ORGANIZED!
6. Floor the attic (more storage) - still haven't thought about this at all, too far down on the list to do anything -- thinking this might not be accomplished this year...
7. Bret to purchase the firearm of his choice
8. Organize a Legacy Drawer  - About 90% completed! Still need to write legacy letters & think of funeral plan
9. Make wills for each of us
10. Build a 72-Hour emergency kit (here and here) --> We have a few items in our emergency kit, working on it slowly by surely
11. Be intentional about finding opportunities to give to others --> I have tried to find opportunities for random acts of kindness
12. Plan our meals by the week - so far, so good! We do this on Sunday night for the following week
13. Keep communication open and loving between us --> We have been trying to pray together at least once a day. Especially with the school year starting up again, we discuss our days with one another in the evening. We are going eat more dinners at the dinner table than on the couch. Usually we are good about this, but got a little lazy over the summer.