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)
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| 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.
