Goal Setting Week 10

My first goal was to update my goal list each week.  I have to say having a post on goal setting has helped me to stay focused on what goals I want to accomplish this year.

The biggest drawback is to remind myself that I have the whole year to work on accomplishing these goals. Hopefully you, my faithful readers will remember this as well and not get tired of reading about my progress! I tend to get a little stressed when I realize just how fast the year is flying by. However, I am making progress!

1. Find a new hosting site for my blog and make the site secure. Done!! So excited after all this time I finally have a secure website! Currently we are doing a little tweaking of the site behind the scenes. Next step is to work on monetizing the site.
2. Monetize my blog.  Still on my to do list. Time to put this goal on the forefront! It would be nice to have some money coming in instead of going out. No progress yet on this goal.
3. Create a cookbook! One step at a time, get the blog running smoothly, increase readership and then I’ll be working on the cookbook!
4. Be diligent about getting 10 K steps in 5 out of 7 days each week. For the last ten days we have been in Colorado on a business trip. Part of the time there was taking part in movement classes. Didn’t get 10K steps in but I did work out while there. Arrived home to find that a lot of our snow has melted and the roads are very muddy. It won’t be long before I’ll be able to get out walking on a more consistent basis.
5. As we continue to prepare for an eventual house sale we continue to de-clutter. Get rid of at least 250 items from the house this year!  200 items to go! This week I attacked my sewing supplies. I inherited many sewing items from my husband’s grandmother and from my mother. I tend to hang on to everything thinking I might be able to use it someday. Now that I think of having to move everything I am being little more discerning. I also have a book to go to the library!
6. Read more  25 books this year! A nice thing about being away is that I tend to read more! I had four hours on the plane and then any downtime during the week I would read. Managed to finish two books last week. My favorite was Beneath a Scarlet Sky. Takes place in Italy during WW II and is based on a true story. Good read and could not put it down! The second book I finished was The Girl On The Train. This is a psychological thriller and a real page turner! Still keeping track of the books I’ve read on Good Reads, what a wonderful app. I can keep track of all the books I have read, the books I want to read and the books I am reading. I listed on the app that I want to read 25 books this year, 18 to go! Beginning to think my goal here should have been a few more books!
7. Have a consistent meal plan each week and prepare ahead! Home again and back to our daily routine which includes meal planning. Trying to eat light and make healthy choices! Meals this week included this delicious Baked Egg with Roasted Vegetables!
8. Finish 4 3 knitting projects.  First project completed, second project started. I mentioned that I had my knitting with me while we were away. Managed to get the scarf almost finished! Still a little ways to go.
9. Clean out our freezer. Our freezer is actually beginning to look quite empty. We have used up all the soup I had frozen. Still need to eat the last of the cinnamon rolls! Notice the pizza sauce standing upright in baggies? I think we have some homemade pizza in our future!
10. Take a few road trips and visit family and friends on the east coast that we will not see so often once we make a move to the west coast. We came up with a list of three people that we would like to visit while we’re still living on the east coast. Now to take a hard look at the calendar and plan these trips. Contacted our friends in North Carolina this week. I foresee a road trip in our future!

So we’re now into April and I’m continuing to think about my goals every week. I think having them on paper and reviewing them each week is really helpful! This might be the first year I actually complete the majority if not all of my goals!

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