In 2017 posting on the blog with my progress toward meeting my goals helped to keep me on track and accountable, so I’m doing the same thing this year. Here is my July 2018 Goal Update.
Faith Goals:
Attend church at least one time per month. Met. I was fortunate enough to attend services at the National Cathedral while in Washington DC.
Read at least two chapters of the Bible per month. Met. I read Deuteronomy Chapters 5-10.
Read at least one devotional per month. Met.
Attend Bible Study weekly. Met as our group was available.
Reading Goals:
Read at least one fiction, one nonfiction, and one devotional per month. Met. Check out my July 2018 Reading List post for a list of the books that I read.
Track my reading on the blog. Met.
Utilize Overdrive, Kindle Owners Lending Library, Prime Reading, and books previously purchased to keep costs down. Met. And I’ve now started using Libby instead of Overdrive, as it’s much more user-friendly.
Complete PopSugar 2018 Reading Challenge. In progress. My Reading List posts show which categories I’ve met in each month.
Apply to What Should I Read Next? podcast again. Met.
Finances:
Pay off at least half of my Acadia. In progress. We paid extra in July.
Pay off law office line of credit. In progress. I paid extra toward this in July.
Double personal, law office, and LLC reserve funds. In progress.
Continue charitable giving at present levels. In progress.
Keep meal costs in check by eating at home and packing lunches. Met mostly.
Fitness/Health:
Drink 8 servings of water per day. Met.
Drink no more than two pops per day. Met mostly.
Eat at least one fruit or vegetable per day. Met, and usually more.
Track food consumption with either MyFitnessPal or Weight Watchers. Met about 50% of the time…I’m trying to get better about doing this consistently.
Pack lunch or eat at home each weekday, unless eating out with friends/colleagues. Met.
Plan lunches for the week on the weekends. Mostly met.
Cook and eat dinner at home five times per week. Met about 60% of the time.
Use FitBit for sleep and step monitoring. Met.
Walk at least 8,000 steps per day, five days per week. Met probably 75% of the month.
Peloton three times per week for 30 minutes. Met. I rode 3-4 times per week for 30-45 minutes.
Law Practice:
Pay off law office line of credit. In progress. I paid extra toward this in July.
Double reserve funds. In progress.
Research law office marketing. Met.
Revamp website. Not started yet.
Develop and implement marketing and social media plan. Not started yet.
Write blog post once per month. Not met in July.
Hire associate or advertise office share availability. Met! I hired my summer law clerk as an associate. She’ll start in about a year when she’s finished her last year of law school and has taken the bar exam.
Blogging:
Post at least once per week. Not met.
Post travel post at least once per month. Not met.
Post goal update monthly. Met, but late.
Post reading list monthly. Met, but late.
Develop and implement marketing and social media plan. Not met yet.
Take additional Travel Blog Success (or replacement) course. Not met yet.
Find/watch Lightroom tutorial series. Not met yet.
Utilize travel journal while travelling. Met so far. In progress.
Update old posts with pinnable images. Not met yet.
Increase photo size in old posts. Completed.
Travel:
Take at least one trip or local adventure per month.
- January–Bahamas. Met! This was such a fun trip!
- February–Rapid City. I went to Rapid City for a weekend to see family.
- March–Florida with my friend Tara. We went to Tampa, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg. It was so fun!
- April–I went to Rapid City for Easter. And then went to Arkansas for a family funeral about a week later. And the weather in our area was horrible for much of the month.
- May–I didn’t travel in May.
- June–Cour D’Alene, Idaho and Spokane, Washington for Mike’s family reunion
Girls weekend with my college sorority sisters, Lincoln, NE Met. - July–I went to Washington DC for work, and also spent some time with a cousin who lives out there and did some sightseeing. In particular, I visited the National Cathedral and the Library of Congress on this trip.
- August–Willa Cather Museum ?
- September–Stuhr Museum ?
- October– Philippines with my friend Paige
- November–Florida Keys with Mike
- December–
Go to Iceland ?