Welcome 2025! We are all walking, running, twirling, leaping, etc. into the new year in different ways. I am walking into it with optimism and an overall feeling on being content. I am excited at the upcoming changes and growth our family will undertake, but mostly I just want more of the same, steady growth we've been experiencing the past few years. We are all healthy, happy and steadily thriving in our own way, and more of that sounds great!
This year I am looking at my goals in a different way. I am going to be working on them quarterly, adjusting and focusing on different things throughout the year based on my reflections from not only 2024 but many years. I have seasons that are busy and really heavy in one or two areas, and my focus and attention has to adjust. When I try to do everything plus more, I get overwhelmed and feel like I can't keep up with everything which only results in me feeling like I am failing. For example, the winter season is much slower with my photography, which allows me time to plan ahead, post promotional content more and also to give more time to reading, blogging, and journaling. Other seasons that's not the case, so this year I am going to be joining a group of bloggers to make my intentions for each season rather than the whole year. That being said, I will be focusing in the areas that are a priority for me, Family/Relationships, Personal, Physical, and Professional. I'll also add other things that might be seasonal bucket list items or other categories that apply. Let's jump right in!
PERSONAL
- YEARLYY READING GOAL: Reading gives me a lot of joy and I enjoy making time to read daily, a minimum of 20 minutes is my goal. I especially love to do this in the morning when I am not working out before work, otherwise I do it in the early evening. I will continue to have a goal of reading 24 books this year which will be a minimum of 12 read books and 12 audiobooks. Follow me on Goodreads! In this first quarter I'd like to read a non-ficttion book that focuses on effective leadership, as well as continue to read my fiction book for book club
- Plan our Venice/Paris trip, including booking everything by end of January.
- Work on Halie's graduation scrapbook. Specifically go through each year and select pictures to create a digital scrapbook.
- Create another month long meal plan for February/March.
- Keep a gratitude/refection journal 5/7 days a week.
- BLOG once a week for this first quarter! Usually I post on Mondays, except on I link-up with the ladies of Ageless Style every third Thursday of the month so on Thursday, Jan. 16th join us for the prompt Winter Blues.
- Include strength training twice a week and a yin yoga recovery once a week into my existing practice. I am getting older and know the importance of strength training but rarely actual do it because I am a cardio junkie. This is what I invasion my weekly routine to look like for the first quarter.
- Host Halie's 18th birthday with her friends (wine-tasting and charcuterie board theme table, at her request).
- Special one-on-one date with Halie (especially since
- Plan something for Logan's birthday with friends in February.
- Host book club at the end of January and plan a date with friends at least once a month.
- Continue to walk 3/week with my husband.
- Read The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fabel by Patrick Lencionie.
- Update my professional education resume.
- Complete my Assessment for Teaching Framework for our new teachers.
- A & H Snapshots: focus on posting 2x/week on my IG page and FB page. Enjoy the slower time in this area.
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- No spending January! I think we can all agree that the holidays are $$$$$$$$$$$ and although I enjoy it all, it's time to put the breaks on and be more mindful of unnecessary spending. So unless I absolutely need it, it wont be purchased. I am in a spending freeze.
- Go outdoor skating.
- Go sledding/snowboarding at the local hill.
- Hot chocolate station for our home.
- Go cross-country skiing at least 3 times before the beginning of March.
- Go to our cabin at least once and enjoy the winter in the woods.
- Do at least 7 items off of the "Winter Photo Challenge" and share (some of them are holiday related so I'll skip those) but at least it'll get my camera out of it's bag.
