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!
