Personal Goal Setting

Last year, at the beginning of the year, I set a few goals for myself {read the entire post here} + for some reason, looked back on it a few weeks ago. 

I was saddened to see that really, I had not achieved much of what I had hoped to. 

Here is my original list:

Get to New York. Visit the 911 memorial.

Spend an extended vacation in Florida again.
Drink more water. 

Get Ava into a preschool program a few mornings a week.

Organize my photos. Back them up. Ditto our videos.

Eat healthier. Less sugar is my main goal starting with my morning coffee.
Set new goals for this little blog.
Take a photography course.
Practice yoga.
Say a final farewell to diet coke. 

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So...what did this girl actually do?
Well, sadly, I didn't get to New York. Big sigh. But, I did spend 5 weeks in Florida with the kids again this past summer. 
My daily water consumption was still nowhere near where it should be. I'm currently doing a wall sit {ouch} / water challenge with a group on Facebook and really trying hard to up my intake. 
{drinks a huge gulp of water}
Ava is in preschool! 
As far as photos go? I've organized all of the ones stored on my desktop and did do one back up to an external hard drive. Need to do that again. Videos? I still have a bunch to convert to disc. #procrastinator
I definitely DID NOT eat healthier or cut out sugar in my coffee. I've already completed a cleanse this year + since then gone back to adding sugar. I just can't drink it otherwise. I also can't give up coffee. It is my one vice. And I love it so. 
Blog goals. Done! 
No photography course happened. Yoga started + finished. #quitter #namastenomore
And diet coke? I actually did bid you adieu. 
I never buy it anymore unless it's for an event and try to never have it myself unless I'm at a restaurant. 

It's funny really. 
When you have a "real job" you are goal-setting all.the.time.
And held accountable for said goals.
But being at home? Not so much. 
Daily goals, absolutely.
Groceries, check. Laundry, check. Kids to karate, check. 
But, what about the larger "just for me" goals?
How do YOU hold YOURSELF accountable for YOU?

Late last year and again this year, I started to use a monthly planner to keep track of all of my appointments as well as all things blogging. A written one at that.
Sponsored posts, features, all of it is there organized in black + white. 
It really helps me function and keeps me accountable for, well, me.
Do I still forget to say, book Isabella's piano exam that was supposed to be booked by March 5th? Absolutely.
And do I schedule yoga, a facial, a pedicure or girl time?
Not nearly as much as I should. 
But it's a start.

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This year, I likely won't get to New York but I am going to Croatia. Trying to do more of what scares me and holding back less. 
My goals for my blog are set and some have already come to fruition. Like this series. 
I  plan to get back into yoga now that the weather seems to finally be warming up.
I also want to read at least one, ONE book a month.
And, I promise, to me, to you and to my brother who may or may not have bought me said external hard drive to back up those photos. 
And my blog. 
Now, can someone pass me a diet coke? 
I'm kidding, I'm kidding.

What are your goals for the coming months?

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I'm thinking this might be a pretty good place to start. 

you can also find me at Brazen Woman today talking all things Radiant Orchid