June/July Recap:
My mom entered hospice care at the beginning of June and died halfway through July. I spent most of the summer spending time with my mom and the last few weeks grieving with my family. I didn’t put forth much effort towards my goals, but I crossed off a few items from my to-do list this summer.
For my blog:
- I did find one ad swap. Check out Ashley at Girl Talk!
For my health:
- I started my new prescriptions, and I continued my vitamins.
- I saw a dentist.
For my marriage:
- Dan was so wonderful all summer that I didn’t need to try to be patient with him.
- We did finally get in a couples’ massage, just a few weeks after my birthday. It was absolutely wonderful, and Dan and I plan to get back to the spa for his birthday in September.
For our household:
- Considering I spent pretty much all of June and July in Greenwood, I didn’t do anything for our townhouse in Duluth. Meal-planning isn’t necessary when people keep sending your family food. I did some laundry on my few visits back to Duluth, but Dan mostly had to wash his own clothes.
August Goals:
For my career:
My career goals have replaced my blogging goals. Now that I’ve quit my day job, my blog is part of my overall career.
- Plan my editorial calendar through October.
- Find similar bloggers with ad swaps.
- Publish to The Huffington Post.
- Network online with other attendees of the Maiedae Mixer.
- Write blog content for Brita Media.
- Start the paperwork process for Brita Media.
- Work with Cynexis Media to get my website and branding started for Brita Media.
For my health:
- Find a general practitioner for Dan and for me.
- Start exercising 20 minutes a day, 3 days a week. Luckily my dad let me take the Wii Fit, so that should help!
- Return to a healthy sleep schedule, which got completely off-track this summer. I found some great tips in the latest issue of Prevention Magazine to help me sleep better at night and feel more awake during the day.
For my marriage:
- Find at least one way to serve Dan each week. He’s been so amazing all summer with my mom. I just want to help him in turn.
- Express gratitude daily for all the wonderful things Dan does for me.
For our household:
- Meal-plan every week!
- Prepare dinner 4-5 nights a week, depending on if we stay in Duluth for the weekend or go to Greenwood.
- Do some major cleaning once a week.
- Dust and vacuum our bedroom and the living room.
- Clean all the bathrooms.
- Find a place for all the house plants. Water them weekly.
- Decorate the bookcases in my home office.
I have more goals for August because I have more time. Previously, my goals were based on what I could do on top of working full-time. Still, I don’t want to be too ambitious for the month because our weekends are pretty full.
What are your goals this month? If you blogged about your goals, feel free to share a link in the comments!
I’m really sorry about the loss of your mom. 🙁 My condolences!
Thank you
It’s been a productive month for you, but as always, there are ups and downs. Sorry for the loss.
I hope you achieve your August goals and that things would get better soon.
Thank you, truly.
Something that always sticks out to me when I read these posts is how much you and Dan seem to genuinely appreciate each other! x
Aw, that’s such a sweet observation. I do think we genuinely appreciate each other! It’s not so much that I love marriage, but that I love being married to Dan. Does that make sense? I just can’t imagine not having him by my side. <3
Complete sense! x
Let’s swap ads, girl 🙂 I have a promo code i can give you! Also, good call on finding a way to serve your husband. I’ve been thinking about that and trying to be more intentional lately.
That would be great! If you request an ad swap on my small one, you’ll be able to send me the code so I can set mine up on your blog. 🙂 http://bellebrita.com/advertise-pr/
Being intentional is definitely my overall theme for these goals. With everything going on, it’s easy to take Dan for granted, but by focusing on specific ways to serve him, I don’t get lazy about our marriage.
I love that you got a couples massage! I’m still trying to convince Joe that he wants one. 😛
We try to get them at least a few times a year. Our next one will be for Dan’s birthday in September! Really, the timing of major events works out well. One for Christmas, one for our anniversary (March), one for my birthday (June), and one for Dan’s birthday. They’re perfectly spaced out!
I love reading other peoples goals 🙂 I did a post this month too !!!! PS your very ambitious 🙂
Ha, yes, I am ambitious. But I’d rather reach high and not quite meet all of my goals than aim for what I already know can get done.
What a great way to look at it….. Your not trying if you don’t fail sometimes right… Hey we are both “Longs” 🙂 Have a great weekend