May 2020 Goals

Hi, friends! April 2020 was quite a ride, wasn’t it? We had a little more preparation going into April than we did going into March, but the whole country sheltering in place was hard and wonderful and scary and somethin’ else. I went into the month with tons of energy thinkin’ I could tackle all kinds of stay-at-home goals but really fizzled out partway through. I didn’t even want to set May 2020 goals because I was afraid it would be kind of the same.

But the awesome thing about goal setting is that we can always learn from our experiences and adjust accordingly. This month I’m setting goals with lower thresholds — and if I go above and beyond and have to set newer, higher goals mid-month? Awesome! If that’s not the case and I end up only finishing half of my May 2020 goals? Still awesome! I will still have added more direction + purpose to my days than if I hadn’t set any goals at all. Let’s jump in, friends!

April Goals – 2 out of 14 complete!

Read The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taub. Reading books like this always motivate me to make changes in my health. (Did not even crack this open, I think because I don’t want to give up sugar. Joke’s on me though because Charles talked me into Whole30 again. Ha!)
Write a blog mission statement. (Thought lots about this but didn’t put pen to paper).
Write 2 blog posts a week. (If we change ‘a week’ to ‘this month’ then I did awesome!).
Complete my journaling series on the blog. (I worked on it, but still not complete).
Go on a Friday Adventure. (We found a wooded walking trail but it was SO crowded so we had to leave after just a short time. It was nice to go even that far away from our apartment though!)
~~Purge 2016 Phone pics.~~
Schedule 5 Instagram posts a week. (I’m definitely posting more regularly than ever before in my life, but still have a long way to go!)
~~Try a new recipe every week.~~
~~Make a healthy breakfast every morning.~~ (This blender for healthy smoothies was a lifesaver)
Do 3 HIIT workouts a week (I did this the first 2 weeks and then fizzled out).
Go for 3 runs each week (See above).
Journal every day. (Haha nope.)
Text a friend or family member every day (I got so sick of digital correspondence. Anyone else feel that too?)
Call a friend or family member every day (See above).

I tried to take into consideration my fluctuating energy like what happened in May and set goals that I could do even for those days when I’m just not feeling it. If I get extra done? Awesome! If not? Still awesome!

Complete Whole30.
Go on a Friday Adventure. In these crazy times, this might be as simple as driving to a different neighborhood to walk in. I’m ready for a new view!
Complete this course.
Create + order our first photo album.
Write out our meal plan on the fridge every week. We have a magnet like this and it’s so useful! (affiliate link).
Take notes as I read the Bible each day.
Post on Instagram everyday for my #kelseys100dailymoments project.
Write blog posts for 30 minutes after finishing my Quiet Time each day.
Exercise daily (except for Sabbath rest days). 30 minute walks count!