Wow. Thank you for the response on yesterdays post ! After a brief hiatus from blogging, it felt good to dive back in and receive such a warm response from everyone on this post!
Now we move on to the first set of monthly goals to help me achieve my yearly goals. You'll notice this first one is over 6 weeks, as opposed to four weeks, and that's because I would like to have the goal starts at the beginning of each month, not in the middle. Which means that this first set will be a little bit longer.
Lose 10 pounds
This might seem like a lot for six weeks, however, I have a lot of weight to lose, and I know a good majority of the first pounds that will come off will be water weight. I have a feeling once I adjust my nutrition and begin consistently working out, the first ten pounds will be pretty easy. At least I hope, since in the past it hasn't been! Losing 10 in the first six weeks will put at a good starting point in my yearly goal as well.
Exercise a minimum of three times per week
My overall goal is to incorporate more exercise into my life consistently by the end of the year and I know to lose weight, I need to keep moving. Starting now, I want to be active at least three times a week this month. That's completely doable, and still allows for days when I just need to rest.
Create six blog posts that I'm proud of
What do I mean by this? Simple. Not fluff. I don't want to bring this blog back and have it consist of me rambling about my day. I want to provide interesting and/or valuable content that people want to read and that will want to share and have their friends read and so on. In order to do that, I need to be inspired and plan. I bought a new Moleskine planner that will help me to create a content calendar, so to speak, and keep my posts that are in the works organized. I also purchased a new journal to jot down any inspiring words or ideas that pop into my head.
Complete updating all older blog posts
I've been in the process of updating all of my older blog posts, not just with some edits, but also make sure any affiliate links that could be used are. I don't intend or plan to overload my posts with them, and I'm only including where I mention a product or already link to something somewhere, but I want to make sure they are there. It's the first step to begin monetizing my blog.
Put an extra $400 in savings (on top of what is already going in!)
I already set aside a good chuck each month for my personal savings (thank you Automatic Savings Plans from Capital One 360), and I've been working hard to build my account back up. It was looking pretty sad for awhile. Eventually I will have a mortgage to pay and I'm not going to have as much extra to put into savings, so at some point the chunk I put away currently will get reduced down. Before that happens, I want to continue to put as much extra away as possible.
Treat myself to a spa pedicure
I just had a pedicure at the end of May for a friend's wedding, and normally I wouldn't go again until there was no polish left on my toes. But I plan to treat myself again well before then. It's summer and I want my feet to look nice.
Well, there you have it. My goals through August 1st. I will be tracking everything to be able to give you the most accurate update possible at the beginning of August!
Have you set up monthly goals for yourself? What about yearly?