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June Goals: Embracing our “new normal”

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Hi friends, happy June! May was a really fun month between my birthday, Mother’s Day, long weekends and the loosening COVID restrictions my goals took a backseat. Sometimes having fun is better then accomplishments!

I’m super excited to see where June takes us since this month is full of celebrations and fun! I’m also excited to get back into my Power Sheets and dig into my goals for June! As things with COVID improve here I find myself looking forward to summer and getting creative with how to have fun while keeping our bubble small and staying local. With that said lets get into a fun and productive month!

June 2020 Goals

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN JUNE:

  • Our second wedding anniversary
  • My Dad’s birthday
  • Father’s Day
  • The first day of Summer!

WHAT I LOVED IN MAY:

  • Celebrating my birthday with socially distanced time with family, zoom parties with friends and a romantic evening with my husband.
  • Getting to see my parents, celebrate Mother’s Day and add them to our “bubble.”
  • Starting a new Sunday morning tradition of picking up coffee and going to the beach.
  • Starting Hal Elrod’s practice of The Miracle Morning.

BOOKS READ:

  1. January: F-Factor Diet – I’m following (and loving) Tanya Zuckerbrot’s F-Factor Diet, so this was a must read and was so informative!
  2. February: Is everyone Hanging out without me? – I started but did not finish. The first third had me laughing out loud and I’m excited to finish it this month.
  3. March: Girl Wash Your Face – I started this book a few years back, but finally revisited it and finished in March.
  4. April: No book this month
  5. May: The Miracle Morning – After feeling like my work from home mornings were chaotic I decided I needed to make a change. This book has helped tremendously with implementing a morning routine that enters my mind, works out my energy and prepares me properly for the day.

REVISITING MAY GOALS:

  • Celebrate my birthday well
  • Finish the office organization – Our files are organized (yay!), but we really need to buy a piece of storage furniture before this project will be 100% complete.
  • Finish the closet organization
  • Reconcile March and April spending
  • Write Q1 and April journal
  • Plan June-August blog content

JUNE GOALS

  • Plan & Celebrate our second wedding anniversary!
  • Buy Dad a birthday and Father’s Day gift
  • Plan a girls backyard picnic
  • Lose 3 more pounds
  • Document our daily/weekly/monthly cleaning routine
  • Schedule/Plan July blog content
  • Declutter ensuite cabinets

That’s my plan for a FUN and productive June! What are your goals for June?

Danielle xo

May Goals

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Well April was a very different month then I was expecting. When March ended I don’t think it had fully sunk in what was really happening in our world. The reality of how long we would be stuck at home hadn’t hit me yet. Thinking of all the things that had to be cancelled or we can’t do has been tough. Honestly I bit off way more then I could chew with my April goals, but I’m not beating myself up. I’m just going to learn to be more realistic.

Although the situation where we are in BC is improving we are still under a state of emergency and no reopening plans have been announced. I’m preparing for at least another month at home. Which means I’ve paired down my goals and only chosen simple but meaningful goals.

May 2020 Goals

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN MAY:

  • My 27th Birthday!! My husband has fun day planned for the two of use, so I’m excited to celebrate just the two of us.
  • My Zoom birthday party with my girlfriends
  • Socially distanced Mother’s Day celebrations
  • Victoria Day long weekend

WHAT I LOVED IN APRIL:

  • Finishing our first home project since owning our home. The board and batten we installed in our bedroom turned out so great!
  • Celebrating Easter with my husband. We dressed up in our Easter Sunday best and I made a delicious roast chicken dinner for two.
  • Officially being done with year end at work, my stress level has significant decreased and it’s a great feeling.
  • Our Sunday lunch and drive. We picked up some naughty fast food and drove all over town. Funny how grateful we are for such simple things now.

BOOKS READ:

  1. January: F-Factor Diet – I’m following (and loving) Tanya Zuckerbrot’s F-Factor Diet, so this was a must read and was so informative!
  2. February: Is everyone Hanging out without me? – I started but did not finish. The first third had me laughing out loud and I’m excited to finish it this month.
  3. March: Girl Wash Your Face – I started this book a few years back, but finally revisited it and finished in March. 
  4. April: No book this month

REVISITING APRIL GOALS:

  • Declutter master closet and ensuite – The closet is almost done, but I haven’t touched the ensuite.
  • Organize office – I got through our files, but the rest of the office is still a disaster
  • Reconcile March spending – Totally forgot about doing this
  • Get a will – We used Willful to get a will, power of attorney and healthcare directives. We still have to get them witnessed, but I’m calling it done.
  • Complete my Q1 journal entry – In progress but not finished
  • Create a recipe binder – Another thing I didn’t touch
  • Research and budget for my summer capsule wardrobe
  • Complete Master Bedroom board and batten

MAY GOALS:

  • Celebrate my birthday well
  • Finish the office organization
  • Finish the closet organization
  • Reconcile March and April spending
  • Write Q1 and April journal
  • Plan June-August blog content

There you have it, that’s my plan for a productive but realistic May. Wishing you all the best in the month ahead.

Danielle xo

March 2020 Goals

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Hi friends! How excited are we that March is here? The end of February was quite stressful for me (thanks work) so I’m excited to welcome a new month!

March is a long and busy month for me at work, so I’m focusing on filling my weekends with fun projects, date nights and simple outings with family and friends. I find keeping busy on the weekends helps me decompress from the stress at work. I’m hopeful for an enjoyable but busy month!

March 2020 Goals

What’s Happening in March:

  • Spring! I’m so excited for the warmer weather to come.
  • Year end at work, this one isn’t so fun but really impacts the amount of time I have during the week.

What I Loved in February:

  • Valentine’s Day! It was so fun to get dressed up for a fancy dinner.
  • Stasher Bags, we’ve been trying to minimize the amount of single use plastic in out house and I finally bought some reusable ziplock bags. I love these and will defiantly be buying more!
  • Exploring the trails around our house. I swear every time I go for a walk I discover new trails or areas to explore.
  • Fraiche Food, Full Hearts cookbook, I got this book for Christmas and have finally started to dig into it. It’s really good!

Books Read:

  1. January: F-Factor Diet – I’m following (and loving) Tanya Zuckerbrot’s F-Factor Diet, so this was a must read and was so informative!
  2. February: Is everyone Hanging out without me? – I started but did not finish. The first third had me laughing out loud and I’m excited to finish it this month.

Revisiting February Goals:

  • Lose 3 pounds – not quite, but close so I’m calling it a win
  • Read Mindy Kaling’s Book – Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? – I only got a third of the way through
  • Buy and make Valentine’s Day box (see what I put in it HERE!)
  • Order 2019 Album
  • Create Master Bedroom Plan & Budget – More to share soon!
  • Reconcile January Spending/Budget
  • Book Hotels for Toronto & New York
  • Decide on Summer camping trips & book campsites – we decided where, but I didn’t book anything
  • Organize cabinet under kitchen sink – the space got measured and products have been ordered
  • DIY weekly meal plan sign – In all honesty I ended up buying one instead

March Goals:

  • Buy my niece a birthday gift
  • Hem our master bedroom curtains
  • Organize cabinet under kitchen sink
  • Finish reading Mindy’s book and Girl Wash Your Face
  • Meet a friend for coffee
  • Have lunch with Dad
  • Reconcile February Spending
  • Book campsite for July
  • Research potted herb garden
  • Lose 2 pounds

Well there you have it! I’m excited to see what I can accomplish this month!

Do you have any goals for March? What are you working towards this month?

Danielle xo

February 2020 Goals

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Happy February friends! I love the start of a new month, I always feel refreshed by it. Anyone else? As I mentioned in my 2020 goals post, I’m following Emily’s lead and sharing monthly goal check in’s with you all. And today I’m sharing my first one!

February 2020 Goals

What’s Happening in February:

  • Valentine’s Day! So excited for a special date with Calvin!
  • Family Game Night at my Mom’s
  • Family Day long weekend!!
  • My sister-in-laws birthday

What I Loved in January:

  • My new bed frame! We ordered it on Boxing Day and it finally arrived at the end of the month.
  • Smart Sweets! I have always been a fan, but with focusing on my health these saved me when I had a hankering for sugar!
  • SNOW DAYS! We got a few days of snow which meant extra work from home days for both Calvin and I. Sharing our home office for the day is one of my favourite things!

Books Read:

  • January: F-Factor Diet – I’m following (and loving) Tanya Zuckerbrot’s F-Factor Diet, so this was a must read and was so informative!

Revisiting January’s Goals:

  • Buy Mom’s Birthday Gift
  • Finalize 2020 Budget Spreadsheet (Finished by the skin of my teeth)
  • Organize & Backup 2019 Photos (DONE! So happy!)
  • Order 2019 Album (This is about 80% complete)
  • Design/Budget for Master Bedroom Makeover
  • Read F-Factor Diet
  • Lose 2-5 pounds (Down 8.8 lbs!)
  • Plan/Execute Day Date w/Calvin

February Goals:

  • Lose 3 pounds
  • Read Mindy Kaling’s Book – Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
  • Buy and make Valentine’s Day box
  • Order 2019 Album
  • Create Master Bedroom Plan & Budget
  • Reconcile January Spending/Budget
  • Book Hotels for Toronto & New York
  • Decide on Summer camping trips & book campsites
  • Organize cabinet under kitchen sink
  • DIY weekly meal plan sign

All these monthly goals are my stepping stones to achieving my 2020 goals.

So do you have monthly goals? What are you looking forward to in February?

Danielle xo

2020 Goals: The start of a new decade

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Hey friends! Today I’m sharing something close to my heart, my 2020 goals! Yep, we’re talking annual goals. Why am I sharing this? Because I’ve never set concrete goals in my life. Of course like everyone else I’ve created goals in my brain. I held those close to the vest, kept them to myself, and shockingly didn’t achieve them. So this year I used PowerSheets, I did the prep work, I figured out my why and I wrote down my goals. Now I’m sharing them with you because accountability is key!

I got the idea to share my goals and update all of you on my progress from the lovely Emily from Em for Marvelous! I love her goal updates and am excited to share the same with all of you.

2020 Goal Setting Tools

This year I’m setting 7 goals and I’m very excited to see how much progress I can make this year. I think these goals really speak to the beginning of this new decade.

2020 Goals:

  • Improve my physical and emotional health. For me this means create and stick to a workout routine that works in this season of life, meal prep every Sunday. Limit treats/junk food and watch portion sizes. Drink half my weight in ounces of water. Get outside for walks and hikes. Learn to meditate, read more and practice 1 hour of self care per week.
  • Cultivate new and old friendships. Reach out to friends once per week. Host couples and girls nights regularly. Be open to developing friendships with the new people that come into my life.
  • Create a sustainable blog schedule that excites me! Now I can’t share too much about this because I want to keep some of my ideas a surprise. But I will share that I am committing to 1 blog post per week and becoming more engaged with all of you on social media.
  • Spend money intentionally. My husband and I are good with money. Money can be such a hard thing for couples, so it was really important to us to create a financial foundation early in our relationship. Why this is still a goal is because we have a few big financial outlays planned for 2020. I’m so excited for these things, but it’s going to take discipline.
2020 Vision Board
2020 Vision Board
All images via Pinterest
  • Create a tidy and welcoming home. I love our new home and now that we’re settled in I want to make it true to us. I plan to finish decorating two rooms in our house. And create some cleaning routines. Keeping a tidy organized home does not come naturally to me. So creating nightly cleaning routine and a weekly laundry routine that I can stick to is so important.
  • Document life. To me this has to do with creating a legacy for us and our future kids to look back on. I have many photos of my husband and sunsets on my phone, yet very few of the two of us and even less of me. I’m making a goal to get in front of the camera more this year. Additionally I want to organize our digital collection of photos and create some albums. Im also going to journal this year, to start this creating this habit I’m using The Five Minute Journal.
  • Simplify the work week. Life is stressful and I am not an organized person, so I’m always running late for work and feel there aren’t enough hours in the day. Well guess what, there’s always only going to be 24 hours, so what can I do to make the most of it? Plan my workday outfits on Sunday, pack my lunch in the evenings, get an old fashioned alarm clock, wake up earlier and do something that makes me happy before I got to work.

Now that I’ve shared my goals with you I’ll be checking in once a month to share my progress with all of you! Cheers to a fantastic new year!

Danielle xo