Have you seen the memes about how this has been the longest March in the history of the earth? In some ways, it feels like life was paused a year ago and still hasn’t resumed. But In other ways it feels like there was A LOT of life that happened in the last 365 days. There’s much to grieve and also much to be thankful for. My goals this year look much different than they would have if we didn’t spend the last 12 months in a pandemic. I was listening to Emily Freeman’s podcast this morning in which she asked the question, “Is it time to dream again?”
2020 was a hard year for dreaming. Truth be told, I’ve never been good at it. That’s the magic of goal setting for me. It forces me to dream and hope, but since it’s tangible it doesn’t feel childish or bring as much fear of being disappointed. Let’s do more dreaming in 2021. I don’t want to keep burying my hopes for fear of being let down. Setting goals each month is such a tangible way for me to express hope for even better days ahead. I’ve found that it’s not in the completion of the goal that days are better, but rather the act of working toward good and better things that makes life better. In other words, it’s the journey and not the destination.
Let’s keep traveling in hope, friends. Onward to our March 2021 goals!
February Recap
Read a book about community or hospitality – I read this one Get office to 100% – Done!Schedule closet door installation – scheduled and completed!
Create a moodboard or roadmap for the bedroom
Read The Simple Path to Wealth – a helpful book on investing!
Publish 4+ blog posts – 3 done!
Publish 16 Instagram posts – 12 posted!Sort 4+ months of photos Do something Charles finds fun Have a marriage journal + budget meeting each week
Fill out gratitude + confession journal daily – Totally dropped the ball on thisGet dressed and ready for the day in the AM – I’ve done this consistently enough that it’s a habit now! Thankfully won’t need to track this anymore
Write for 10 minutes – Dropped the ball on this too. I think 10 minutes was too long to do daily so I have a new plan for March.Complete the Kitchn Cooking School – I learned so much from this and would highly recommend it!
Drink at least 5 20-oz glasses of water a day – oops
March 2021 Goals
Make sourdough
Watch a cooking show – related to my annual goal to enjoy cooking more!
Remove chair rails in bedroom
Paint closet doors
Launch book club – I am so excited about this one!
Review/reread Simple Path to Wealth
Do something Charles finds fun at least once a week
Sort 4 months photos
Publish 5 blog posts
Post on Instagram 18x
Budget meeting once a week
Gratitude, confession, and take notes on my Bible reading daily
Write 100 words each day
Drink 100 oz of non-caffeinated fluid each day
What are your goals this month?
I’d love to hear what you have planned this month!
