20 realistic goal ideas that are easy to achieve
As a busy mum, there’s a million and one things you have to deal with each day, which may mean that working on any goal ideas you have falls to the bottom of your to do list.
Luckily, you can still work on any goal ideas that you have, if you set goals that are easy to achieve, in the timeframe you have to achieve them.
If you want to set some goals but need some goal ideas that are realistic, and that can be achieved in a small amount of time, then this post is for you.
This post discusses what goals are, the benefits of setting goals, and provides 20 goal ideas that are easy to achieve, so you can set goals that you can achieve, leaving you feeling like a more productive mum.
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What are goals?
Goals are specific things that you want to achieve in a set period of time, such as daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, quarterly, or another time period that works for you.
Goals cover a wide variety of areas such as personal, professional, health, relationship, family, and financial, amongst others.
What are the benefits of goal setting?
Some of the benefits of goal setting include:
- They give you something to aim for
- They allow you to focus on things that are important
- They help you make decisions on how to spend your time
Things to remember when setting goals
When setting goals, it’s important to remember to:
- Set a number of goals that you can realistically achieve in the time you have
- Allocate a time frame or number to them, for example, cook dinner 3 times a week
- Display them where you can see them, for example, in a paper planner and Google Calendar, bullet journal, goal setting notebook, or goal setting planner
- Review them regularly, and if you’re not on track to achieving them, make adjustments to them, or move them to another time
Goal setting ideas
Here are 20 goal ideas that you may like to set for yourself, or your family.
Drink more water
There are many benefits of drinking water, two benefits for mums are that water boosts energy levels, and helps you to feel more alert.
If you’d like to drink more water, a goal setting idea would be to drink 750ml of water a day, which can be made easier using a water bottle with time markings, and making sure the bottle is with you throughout the day.
Declutter small areas first
Decluttering your whole house at once isn’t just overwhelming, it’s unrealistic.
A more realistic goal when it comes to decluttering, is to do a fast declutter of one area of your home each week.
Starting with a small area, like a junk drawer, kitchen drawer, or decluttering your wardrobe, can give you motivation to declutter larger areas of your home, that you’ve been putting off for a long time.
Exercise more
You could set an exercise goal to walk 3 times a week each morning, or night, or your goal could be to try different exercises until you find one you like.
Some exercise ideas to help you with this include:
- Dancing
- Running
- Strength training
- Yoga
There are many free at home exercise classes that you can do on YouTube, so doing regular exercise doesn’t have to be expensive.
Make time for self-care
Finding self-care activities that are quick and easy, goes a long way to finding things you enjoy outside of motherhood.
Here are some quick and easy self-care ideas:
- Deep breathing
- Journaling
- Listening to a podcast
- Making a healthy lunch
- Meditating
- Reading
- Watching new TV shows
Cook one new meal a week
As part of your weekly meal planning activities, you may decide to cook one new meal a week, which you can do by having a list of dinner recipe ideas handy.
Cooking new meals keeps family meal times interesting, and can expose family members to new tastes and ingredients.
Write a gratitude list
Writing down 1-3 things you’re grateful for at the end of each day can help you feel more positive, and not get caught up in the chaos of daily mum life.
Your gratitude list can include anything, even small things like finishing a hot cup of coffee, or having some quiet time during the day.
Start a new hobby
There are many hobby ideas for mums that make great goal ideas, some of these are:
- Baking
- Doing puzzles
- Drawing
- Pottery
- Reading
- Swimming
Go to bed early
Getting enough sleep is easier said than done, especially if you have young children.
However, an easy goal setting idea when it comes to sleep is to go to bed at the same time each night, for example, to go to bed at 10pm every night.
Make your bed everyday
Making your bed everyday is a daily habit that’s easy to achieve, and can provide you with the motivation you may need to get on top of other areas of your home.
Say no
Saying yes to everything is a sure fire way to reach mum burnout, so a goal idea is to say no more often, which you could do by saying no to at least one thing a week.
Another way to practice saying no is to ask yourself if you really want to do something, and if the answer isn’t a definite yes, then say no.
Start a family tradition
Maybe this is the year you’d like to start a family tradition.
If so, here are some family tradition posts that may provide some great inspiration.
Organise your digital life
Digital declutter can be just as overwhelming as household clutter, so a goal setting idea when it comes to doing a digital declutter could include:
- Organising computer files and backing them up on a portable external hard drive
- Deleting photos from your phone
- Replying to emails
- Deleting or unsubscribing from emails
- Deleting unused apps
Have a device switch off time
Another digital related goal is to have a device switch off time, for example, turning off your devices at 9.30pm, so you can spend time with family, or read a book.
One on one time with family
Another goal idea is to have one on one time with each of your kids, or with your partner, so you get to have quality time with everyone in your family.
Save a small amount of money
Saving a small amount of money each week adds up over time, and can be used for something that will benefit your family, such as a birthday party, Christmas expenses, or a holiday.
Become more organised
If you want to become a more organised mum, here are some goal ideas that may help:
- Using a family calendar to keep on top of appointments, school admin, and work commitments
- Writing a brain dump or to do list to help you remember things
- Giving your kids chores
- Preparing as much as you can the night before
Start a morning routine
Starting a morning routine, is another great goal idea, as it allows you to tackle things before your day gets too busy.
Start a kid’s morning routine
As well as starting a morning routine for yourself, you may also like to start a morning routine for your kids, so your mornings run much smoother, and you can get out of the door on time.
Create a family bucket list
A family bucket list is a list of activities that your family can do together.
Christmas and summer are great times of the year to work through a family bucket list.
Here are two posts full of family bucket list ideas for these times:
Set family goals
Another type of goal setting that you may like to do is setting family goals, which are goals that strengthen bonds between family members, and improve your family’s overall wellbeing, lifestyle, or interests.
Some examples of family goals include:
- Eating dinner together twice a week
- Spending one day a week outdoors
- Taking an annual family holiday
- Visiting extended family over Christmas
Goal ideas – a recap
Setting goals is important, they allow you to improve your life, as well as your family’s.
Some goal ideas that are realistic and easy to achieve include:
- Drinking more water
- Decluttering small areas of your home
- Making time for exercise
- Practicing self-care
- Cooking new meals
- Writing a gratitude list
- Starting a new hobby
- Going to bed earlier
- Making your bed everyday
- Saying no
- Starting family traditions
- Organising your digital life
- Switching devices off
- Having one on one time with family members
- Saving money
- Becoming more organised
- Starting a morning routine for yourself, or your kids
- Creating a family bucket list
- Setting family goals
Picking a couple of these goals that feel achievable for your current stage of life, is a great way to start working on and achieving goals that are important to you and your family.
What goal ideas do you want to start working on?
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