I was actually super happy with January. Despite Covid's best attempts to thwart me, I came out on top! Huzzah. I hit almost all my goals and the one I didn't almost hit! I am ready for a new month! Each small win is celebrated and before I create new goals, I go back to my Yearly Goals to make sure I am staying on track. (In the past, I've not always remembered to do this!)
I ummed and ahhed about whether I still wanted to list my monthly goals as a blog post. When I first started doing it a few years ago, it really helped, but then 2021 kinda derailed me. So I have decided to continue to do this but if I feel these posts aren't servicing me, I'll drop them.
If you know me, you'll be looking at that title, scratching your head and going 'You? You think there's a problem with goals?' because I love goals. I, for a long time, shared Monthly Goals and Yearly Goals. I still like goals, just as I like To-Do lists! But that doesn't mean there is not still a problem with them, or at least, a problem with how we view and approach goals... let me explain.
Okay, so for the first quarter of this year, I've been at my most scattered. So I'm not counting it. Any of it! :p
How quickly February flew by, stealing with it all of my time. Damn you, Time Thief! 2019 hasn't been the best for me so far, in regards to managing my time and reaching goals. Circumstances outside of my control have nipped in and messed up my plans. However, I continue to make monthly goals and look back over the ones previous while trying not to get too downhearted.
It's the start of a new month, so this is when I take stock of my monthly goals. Looking back on those from the previous month and creating new ones to move me forward.
For those who don't know, I stopped doing New Year's Resolutions and moved to doing monthly goals instead. These work so much better for me. I put up my monthly goals on my blog to help keep me focused and to give me some accountability to my readers.
Well, the end of the year is upon us and the last few months have been stressful, between family situations, getting ill, buying a house and our elderly cat having surgery, I've about had it with this year. Since November was a bust in terms of completing goals, I am not going to hamstring myself this month. We are still sorting the purchase of our home and with the sad diagnosis of our cat I've decided not to go home for the holidays.
Okay seriously, where is this year going!? I blink and boom, it November! Anyway, enough of that, on to my goals. For those who don't know, I give myself a set of monthly goals and try and complete at least two thirds of them. I put them in my blog as a form of accountability and so far, it's working 🙂
It's October, one of my favourite months. When the weather gets cold, the nights grow darker and there's the hint of winter in the air. 🙂 Since we are in a new month, it's time for goal setting! For those new to my blog, what I do is set myself a list of goals for the month. These cover several aspects such as writing, blogging, personal etc.
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