I wrote this original post at the end of December last year, as I had decided to begin setting monthly, weekly and daily goals using some planning sheets I created. Posting them here at the blog is a means of "accountability", so to speak, although I honestly despise that word. Maybe it's just me, but do we really need someone to hold our hand and make sure we do the right thing? I mean, by my age, anyway. But that's a post for another day.
So today, I am going to review my goals and see what I have accomplished.
I did this and it has made a HUGE difference in the flow of our tiny apartment. Bill has more closet space, and while a few things are cramped, in this space it is inevitable for the time being. But, what is cramped is the stuff we use less, as in, not on a daily basis, and the important day to day things are better situated. I also got rid of a TON of stuff, and while I still have more downsizing to do, I'm off to a great start!
I wasn't able to get to this either, well. not in the way I had hoped anyway. But again, between being sick and a number of personal family matters that came up towards the end of the month, I'm ok with that. I was able to sit down and line out ideas for more than 100 posts that I'll be writing over the next year, and that has me really excited!
Part of the problem with my craft supplies is that they are currently in bins under my bed and not that easy to retrieve, so out of sight, out of mind. I considered setting up a "craft area", but in our tiny open concept apartment, I'm afraid it would look too busy/messy. So, still working on the solution to this.
This is the only goal that I am upset about not reaching. Mind you, with my cold has come a headache, and I honestly have not felt like reading. But I am going to be honest and say that other things like Facebook (**COUGH**) have taken up precious time that I could have devoted to this goal. So, DO BETTER IN FEBRUARY! I was going to double up my reading for February to **catch up**, but I'm going to show myself some grace and just try to reach the goal of 4 books in for the month.
*I did post here at the blog, maybe not M-W-F every week, and I did manage to get a few things posted on FB, Twitter and even began posting on Pinterest. Instagram needs some attention, however, and I need to get better at this.
- Quiet Time - x A-W-F-U-L, can I be honest and tell you that I get pulled in my phone (clock), to easily????? Please tell me I'm not alone here!
- Walk (M / W / F ) x - but I did go on four hikes!
Basically I FAILED my daily habits. Grace. Grace. Grace. It's an accomplishment that I even have a written list of daily habits to fail to accomplish!
This one didn't happen. I was just too sick and too busy, but thankfully I have great friends who understand.
- Create a "Morning Basket" x - Still want to do this!
- Establish a daily routine for blogging and related social media. - Not a routine exactly, but I lined up more than 100 posts!
- Set up a little area for crafting and organize my crafting materials. - Decided against this.
- Coffee Shops - set aside at least one day this month to work on my blog at a coffee shop. x - Still want to do this! Maybe next month!
- Lunch alone - have lunch alone at a quaint sandwich shop. x - Still want to do this! Maybe next month!
- Weekly manicure / pedicure at home. - Set up a kit with all the necessary supplies that is easily accessible. x - Still want to do this!
- De-tox? - still researching this one. x - Still want to do this!
So there you have it. I'm not particularly happy with the results, but as I said, I HAVE been sick for weeks and am just now beginning to feel a little better! I am sure if I can actually implement some of the health changes I have lined out, I will begin feeling even stronger, and I also need to get my sleep schedule regulated. I wake up a t 5:00 a.m. on the dot every morning, but tend to fall asleep between 7-10 p.m. every night and then I'm up again for several hours. I'm putting that on the list for February and researching ways to combat it. 5:00 a.m. wake up is fine with me, and to get 8 hours of sleep that does mean a 9:00 p.m. bed time. But Bill and Kate often don't get off of work and home until 10:00/10:30 and I like to be awake to greet them, so if I could work out 10-6 or 11-7, that would be great! I also don't mind only getting six hours of sleep, that is actually about the norm for me, I just want six C-O-N-S-E-C-U-T-I-V-E hours, not in 3 hour shifts!
So there you have it, my honest review of my January 2019 goals! I'll be posting my goals for February on Monday, if you are interested, and then next month I'm going to try to have them up before the first!