hi space lover
gee! what a question!
I tend to set my self litle goals for an observing session. nothing big...
I start off with some familiar sights like mars, the orion nebula and some bright stars. then i move off to whatever goals I have set for the night, these could be splitting double stars or hunting galaxies (which is really hard from my backyard
) then finish on some more familiar stars and nebulas.
at the mo i spend a fair bit of time splitting double and multiple stars