February Goals

Happy last day of January! I swear, every year January feels like the longest month ever. Which worked out well for my goals because it felt like I had forever to accomplish them!

Before we get into February’s goals, let’s look back at January’s.

January Goals

Home Goals [2/2]

Build out a shopping list for 2020. ✔ Done! I had a lot of this done already, but I put in a bunch of sizes and expanded the list as much as I could with the current state of the house.
Organize the bathroom. ✔ I’m so glad this is done! We got a shelf from IKEA for one corner of the bathroom, and then put a rolling cart in the closet. There’s a full post coming with more details, so stay tuned!

Personal Goals [2/2]

Read 4 books. ✔ I actually read 7! 😱 Really great month for reading, too—I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve read! You can check out the list on Goodreads, plus I’ve got a full post coming next week.
Do the 200 Squats Challenge every week. ✔ So, technically I need to finish this today, but I did 200 squats on Monday, so I’m counting it! Plus, I have every intention of doing the final day today.

And Possibly Dinosaurs Goals [1/1]

Write a product review with affiliate links. ✔ I originally expected this to be a blog post about a single product, but then realized the post about My Favorite Home Organization Purchases totally counts! I need to broaden my scope about this item.

Career Goals [1/1]

Publish Volunteer Essentials on the website. ✔ Done! It’s so nice to have this completed. I love creating resources that make volunteers’ lives easier, so I’m happy all of this information is now easily accessible.

I can’t believe I actually crossed all of them off. So exciting!

Here’s what I’m hoping to accomplish in the upcoming month:

Home Goals

Patch paint the porch. We have a couple spots we need to touch up on the porch, and I keep putting it off. I’d like to cross that off my to do list in February!
Finish hanging up existing art. Sean told me I’m not allowed to buy any new art until I hang up the stuff we already have, which is… 100% fair. I’d like to get that done early this month!

Personal Goals

Read 5 books. This might be pretty audacious since I’ll be traveling for the first week of the month and it’s a shorter month, but I’m going to try it! I’ve loved how much I’ve been reading lately, plus I have a bunch of books I’ve borrowed from the library that I want to get through.
Cook 4 recipes from my Recipes I Want to Try post. I have a really great habit of posting things I want to make / try / read, and then… never doing those things. I’m sharing a post soon (written in advance because of my upcoming work travel) with 11 recipes I want to try, and I’d love to crank out 4 of them this month!
See 3 movies in theatres. I’ve realized lately that my ~~word~~ phrase of the year should have been Content Consumption. 😂 With Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime, HBO, AMC Stubs A-List, and a library card, I’ve got access to just about any content I could ever want. Now I just need to utilize it. This month I want to see 3 movies in theatres so I’m really using one of the services I’m paying for!
Continue my home workout plan. I’m letting myself off the hook during work travel if I need it, but outside of that trip, I want to stick with my current home workout plan. Right now I do my 200 squats challenge Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (which I’ll restart in February with the addition of a resistance band!), yoga Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, and 7-Minute Workout Saturday. It’s working so far, but I want to make sure it’s a sustainable plan!

And Possibly Dinosaurs Goals

Publish 2 blog posts per week, plus Sunday Scratches. I’ve really enjoyed this new schedule (and new content!), so I’d like to continue it into February. Having some blog posts pre-written for when I’m out of town will help a lot.
Redesign my heading typography. This is a random one, but I’ve decided I’m not in love with my heading typography on the blog any more, so I want to play around with it and redesign it this month.

Career Goals

Solidify a process for email marketing creation. We’ve had some roadblocks with email marketing lately, and I have some ideas on how to solve it. This month I want to really solidify that process so hiccups are less frequent and easier to prevent.
Create an analytics document before the Senior Leadership meeting. Our department has been struggling with analytics lately, and we’re trying to re-prioritize it. I’d like to get some sort of analytics document ready for the Senior Leadership team by their February meeting, even if it isn’t all-encompassing. It doesn’t have to be perfect, it just has to start!

I set a lot of goals for February, so fingers crossed I get at least most of them done! Wish me luck!