Quarter #1 Reflections

At the beginning of the year, I decided that I was going to think about goals, both setting them and reevaluating them, quarterly in order to make sure they fit my life and to keep me more accountable.  The areas I want to focus on in each quarter are personal, family/relationship, physical, financial, professional and a fun seasonal bucket list items. Let's dive right into quarter one reflections. (everything in blue is a reflection)

PERSONAL - good 7.5/10 with some goals needing extra attention 

• Reading Goal:  10/10!  I am actually 2 books ahead of schedule, which is good because late spring, June specifically will be too busy to do much reading.  Here are the books I've read.  
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team   ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (non-fiction)
• The Wish by Nicholas Sparks  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing by Lara Love Hardin ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
• The Third Gilmore by Kelly Bishop ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (audio-book)
• The Unweding by Ally Condie  ⭐⭐⭐(audio-book)

This is a MUST read book.  I am calling it my favorite of 2025 and it's only the beginning,
but it's that good.

• Plan our Venice/Paris trip, including booking everything by end of January. 9/10 I just have a restaurant for Disney Paris to book at to finalize one more time our day to day itinerary.  I can't wait to share it with you all!

• Work on Halie's graduation scrapbook.  Specifically go through each year and select pictures to create a digital scrapbook. 5/10 
• Create another month long meal plan for February/March. 10/10 and am loving my new cookbook Seriously, So Good: Simple Recipes for a Balanced Life. 
• Keep a gratitude/refection journal 5/7 days a week. 8/10 fell of the last few weeks because my morning routine has changed.
• BLOG once a week for this first quarter! 8/10 sigh. 

PHYSICAL - excellent 8.5/10 

I've mostly kept to this schedule and have really been consistent with 2x/week strength training even if sometimes its only 20 minutes instead of the 30 minutes. 

        Monday - Spin

        Tuesday - Run & Weights

        Wednesday - Rest Day

        Thursday - Weights

        Friday - Rest Day

        Saturday - Long Run

        Sunday - Yoga

FAMILY/RELATIONSHIPS - success 10/10

• Host Halie's 18th birthday with her friends (wine-tasting and charcuterie board theme table, at her request). 10/10 so much fun and I built my first balloon arch!!!!
• Special one-on-one date with Halie.  10/10 Tattoo date!  She already has a second one.  Yikes!
• Plan something for Logan's birthday with friends in February. 9/10 Planned a day date of skiing on a trail we have been talking about for years and a dinner out at his favorite restaurant, so just missing friends but we had a great time just the two of us! 
• Host book club at the end of January and plan a date with friends at least once a month. 10/10 
• Continue to walk 3/week with my husband. 9.5/10 thank goodness for the pups to keep us accountable.
• We also got to host our nephews and niece for a few days without their parents, building amazing memories with them and my sister and her husband came in March for a few days for their yearly visit.
• My grandma also had an unfortunate accident resulting in hip surgery at the age of 93.  This of course was a worry and required daily hospital visits, but she is at home now doing very well.  Time spent with family is never wasted!

PROFFESSIONAL - completed 10/10

• 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. 

FINANCIAL - success 10/10

• No spending January!  I actually had a no spending February as well in terms of clothing but did buy items for a cabin bathroom refresh, to be reveled in Spring/Summer.

FUN SEASONAL BUCKET LIST 5/10

• Go outdoor skating.  X
• Go sledding/snowboarding at the local hill. ✔
• Hot chocolate station for our home. X
• 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. X

Overall, I am pretty happy with how the first quarter of the year has gone.  I need to do a deep dive into what I envision for spring.  Tell me a) how the first quarter has gone for you and b) what you are excited about in the next quarter.