Weekly Planning

For a while, Sadie and I were pretty good at having a planning session each week. Then when numero tres came along and classes were heating up for Sadie, we just didn't make it a priority. We probably still get to it about once a month, so I guess I'm still qualified to write about it.

We have topics we always talk about (kids, finances, highlights from the week), but most of our conversation focuses on a different topic each time. We decided on areas that were important to us, and rotate through them: financial, marriage, family, spiritual, home, fun activities, social, and career. For each subject, we discuss how things are going and make short-term and long-term goals, and review plans.

One that really worked out well for us was the fun activities. In past years, we planned out fun activities to do as a family each month. It gave us something to look forward to and helped us have balance. We've also planned service activities to do as a family.