Goal Setting Weekly Update #42

Our new normal is setting in. Our temporary apartment is pretty much set up and we are adjusting to living in a much smaller space. I don’t expect we’ll do much house hunting in the next couple of months as we’ll be busy with the holidays and family. We are looking forward to finding a new home.

1. Find a new hosting site for my blog and make it secure.  Done! This was the first goal accomplished this year and I am so happy to have a secure website.

2. Monetize my blog. I have set up two affiliate accounts. You may be noticing links to my favorite items on Amazon. I’ve also teamed up with an amazing heirloom seed company, Mary’s Heirloom Seeds. Really don’t want to clutter my blog up with too many ads, however I sure appreciate any support in running this blog!

3. Create a cookbook. This is definitely getting put on hold. I had grand ideas of accomplishing this goal but I think it will go at the top of next years’s goal list!

4. Be diligent about getting 10K steps in 5 out of 7 days a week. I’ve decided to change this goal to 3 out of 7 days a week! This has not happened at all this week, once we are settled and back into a regular routine I am definitely going to get back into walking on a regular basis! In the meantime I’m enjoying life in Washington! We enjoyed a beautiful walk this past weekend our weather had been just beautiful!

5. As we continue to prepare for our house sale, continue to de-clutter. DONE!!

6. Read 25 books this year! Done! This goal may be completed but I am still reading! Just finished the book Unwritten by Charles Martin. Charles Martin is one of my favorite authors and I have never been disappointed by one of his books.

7. Have a consistent meal plan each week and prepare ahead. Now that my pans are all unpacked and I’ve been to the grocery store I’ve actually come up wit a simple meal plan for this week. Nothing fancy but nice to enjoy some simple home cooked meals for a change. On the menu for this week Italian Wedding Soup, MarketPlace Meatloaf and Chili Chicken with Quinoa. It’s nice living next door to my daughter as we have been sharing meals.
8. Finish 4 knitting projects. Completed! Made two hats and two scarves. This goal is completed but I would like to knit a few small projects for the holidays.

9. Clean out our freezer. Done! Living in a small apartment is taking come time to adjust to. No stocking up at this point because there simply isn’t enough room. I’ve always enjoyed having a full pantry and having everything I need at hand. The good news is that we live so close to everything if you need something you can just run out and pick it up and be back home in minutes.

10. Take a few road trips and visit family and friends on the east coast that we will not see as often once we move to the west coast. Done! Having completed this goal we are now looking forward to a new year with new travel plans. I actually have a bit of family here on the west coast and it will be fun to catch up with everyone.

“If you don’t know where you want to go, then it doesn’t matter which path you take.“

Alice in Wonderland, Written by Lewis Carroll

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