Whew! July has taken off with a bang!
After a busy June including my daughter’s graduation ceremony and party, two family birthdays, a visit from my mom, and a week long trip out of state with my daughter, I was ready for some down time. Instead, except for a little bit of rest on the Fourth, this has been one of my busiest weeks in a long time.
After my recent “near-death” experience (read more HERE), I decided to be more active and do more real life activities instead of spending so much time online. Last week I went to the gym with my husband (and even tried out a water aerobics class after I lifted weights), had lunch with a friend and worked on a collaborative project with a local company. In addition, one of my children has been having some health issues so we spent several hours in doctor’s offices two days this week.
All of this activity meant that I didn’t have time to do my planning for the month in my Joyful Life Planner until today and, as you may have noticed, I didn’t post on the blog either.
So today, I’m sharing my goals for this month and I encourage you to plan for the month ahead as well. Better late than never, as they say!
Here’s a peek at my goals for July:
Personal
- Walk at least 20 minutes every morning.
- Go to the gym at least twice a week.
- Go to bed by 10 p.m. every night.
- Drink 6 – 8 glasses of water daily.
- Art journal daily.
- Join support group.
People
- Weekly dates with hubby (free concert and dinner to celebrate our anniversary next week!)
- Driving lessons with 15 year old.
- Continue doctor visits with child with health issues.
- Lunch date with a friend.
- Phone or write notes to at least two friends this month.
Projects/Business
- Launch 2017 Back to School Planner with Hand Illustrated Lunch Box Notes.
- Work on new edition of DIY Art Journal.
- Continue working on office declutter.
Finances
- Save at least $500 to start rebuilding our emergency fund.
- Start paying down smallest debt.
- Increase business income by at least 10% this month.
I will also be reviewing my goals for the year and checking my progress so far. Hopefully I can get it all done, but I know that without planning I would definitely NOT achieve any of my goals.
What are your goals for this month? Share in the comments.
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Our goals (hubby & I) are centered around our travel around Australia and having to leave Australia every three months (we have a one year travel Visa or ETA with those rules), we have been to north island of New Zealand for a week, back to Canada as hubby Mom was in critical condition in the hospital-no expectation of recovery (Mom was 96 years of age). Hubby is Executor of her Estate along with his Sis. After 3 weeks, we flew back here to my sister’s house where we rented a bedroom from the start, as our home base. Went to Bali and got back July 7th after a warm and wonderful week stay. Our next vacation was booked yesterday; we rented a camper (baby Fiat) for 36 days from mid Aug-mid Sept. to visit friends/relatives and explore the west coast. The 2nd goal is losing weight/regaining my health/regaining mobility. I could barely walk 2 blocks after 8 months of winter and being housebound on the Canadian Prairies. It has taken 3 years to lose 65 lbs. and going from size 6X to size 18. Now transitioning to a plant-based regime (even tougher than Vegan!) with hubby doing the same. Trying to stay on point has been a bit tough, so hubby helps me refocus, including the proverbial kick on the pants when needed. We will celebrate our 43rd wedding anniversary and hubby’s 65th birthday while in the camper.
Reading your emails and keeping me focused on finances, keeping organized (going from a house to one small bedroom without a closet, but a small wardrobe requires organizing and de-cluttering weekly!), writing out weekly goals…priceless! 🙂 Thank you, Kimberlee!
I’m so sorry to hear about your husband’s mom. I pray that God will comfort your family as only He can.
Good for you for losing that weight Sheila! Thanks for letting me know that I have helped you with the organization tips and strategies. 🙂
Safe travels!
Wow! Good goals. I am not as good at goal setting as you are. I do have goals, but there is less order in my thinking about them.
HOWEVER!
I am starting to explore something new that has set free some part of me that has been tied up in knots for a while. After seeing your “arty” journaling, I decided that I want to make something pretty, too. I have been a “charty” thinker, but I am ready to step out of that mold. I started by exploring lettering, quickly discerned that calligraphy was not for me, but when I found the idea of creating handwritten fonts, I was on to something. For the moment, I am trying to learn open letters, and I am collecting samples of bullet journals. I feel so light!
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My goal is to learn enough about hand lettering and bullet journals to leap off the edge and do something that just bubbles out! Perfect or not perfect, it will be new and unique, because it bubbles out of me!
Maybe if I become good at bullet journals, I will get better at defining, planning and taking ownership of my goals.
Love it all! Thanks for sharing your life with all of us. It helps to know we are all in the same boat and can still be motivated to be better each day.
Thanks Janice! Glad I could encourage you. 🙂
my goals: get 7,000 steps at least three days a week, complete my bible study daily, eat vegetables every day, have a massage, visit the beach at my parents at least 2 times to relax, have a family game night, wash all bedding (comforters etc), and stick within our budget.
Fantastic goals Emilie! We can do this!