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2009 Goals

Wrote: American Muslima Writer |

These are my current 2009 goals to accomplish I'll edit them as I think of more.
Anyone that wants to do this as a tag is welcome to copy/paste.

Home:

  • Maintain Cleaning Schedule
  • Give away old clothes
  • Iron once a week to prevent laundry pileup
  • Save money$ to go visit family in Lebanon/USA

Personal:

  • Wean brestfeeding son
  • Stop biting nails
  • Learn proper adab (manners) of a good wife
  • Get new abaya
  • Help Husband open business
  • Lose weight to under 70 kilos (Started at 108, now at 78)

Homeschooling:

  • Plan Kindergarten's Curriculum
  • -Monthly Units
  • --Time
  • --Zoo/Farm Animals
  • --Addition+Subtraction
  • --Arabic Alphabets and Vocabulary
  • --Farm Life/Gardening
  • --Geography
  • --Learn to Read
  • -Lapbooks
  • -Field Trips and Gatherings
  • Read to each child half an hour daily
  • Keep my cool
  • Maintain a rough schedule
  • Firm Bedtime routine

Blogging:
  • Post 1 poem per month
  • Minimum 10 posts per month
  • 3 post per month helping someone/an organization
  • 1 post featuring a fellow blogger
  • Make new template -3 column
  • Make new personalized header reflecting myself

Islam:
  • Fast Ramadan when it comes this year
  • Make up past Ramadan days and Pay Expiation
  • Learn Arabic Better
  • Learn Hanafi Fiqh
  • Memorize 1 Surah of Qur'an each month
  • -Complete 40 days in a row not missing even 1:
  • --6 Daily Prayers (including Witr)
  • --No excusable anger
  • ----Add a Sunnah Prayer every 40 days after finish the first 40

Career (Writing):
  • Finish writing Rough Draft of current Novel
  • Edit (friends) R.D.
  • Send Novel to Publisher
  • Enter Islamic Poetry Contest

Fun:
  • Have BBQ in Desert
  • Have camping adventure
  • See Al-Ain Airshow 2009
  • Visit friends weekly

7 intelligent thoughts:

بنت بيتر said...

Ma shaa Allah what amazing goals... may Allah mak it easy for you to accomplish all that :) Ameen

BTW jazackallah khair for the link ;) mwah!

Susanne said...

Congrats on your weight loss. I enjoyed reading your goals. Also, your new look around here is lovely. :-)

Safiyyah said...

Salaams Dear:

Masha Allah! I LOVE your new blog look. Nice start for 2009!

Anonymous said...

ASA Brandy,

I think I will have to join in on this one.

HF said...

i LOVE ur new blog look! and yeah u HAFTA come meet me! :P All the best for achieving ur goals Hon.

Anonymous said...

Assalaamu alaikum,

May Allah make it possible for you to achieve your goals for 2009!

Just wanted to say well done on the awesome weightloss - really fantastic ahievement there!

Umm Ibrahim

American Muslima Writer said...

Thanks everyone for your sweet words and compliments! Insha'Allah your goals are as great!

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