Goals, I Have Them

So you know last month, I thought it might be fun to set a few goals because that's my personality and I'm a planner and... it is a goal of mine to set monthly goals.   So now it's time to re-evaluate those goals and set some new ones for August.

First things first, evaluate the July Goals:
1.  Read 2 books.  I told y'all this would be an easy one.  I actually read 5 books (I'm an over-achiever in this category).  I read:  "On Folly Beach" by Karen White;  "Bridge to Haven" by Francine Rivers; 3.  "The House on Mermaid Point" by Wendy Wax; 4. "One Lavender Ribbon" by Heather Burch and 5.  "Rhinestone Jesus" by Kristen Welch.  All very, very different books.  All very good.  I especially loved "Rhinestone Jesus."  It will challenge, inspire and cause you to evaluate your God-sized dreams. 
2.  Try a restaurant we've never tried before.  I told y'all by the 4th we had already checked this one off when we ate at Six Feet Under in Atlanta.  We will go back.  It was awesome.
3.  Go on a picnic with D.  Well, sorta.  We ate a tomato sandwich on the tailgate of his truck at the farm.  Does this count?  I say yes.  It's not really the romantic expectation I had in my head but sometimes your expectation doesn't line up with your reality and because of that we might tend to be disappointed.  I'm not.  D and I ate food outside together.   That's a picnic if you ask me.
4.  Buy a few Christmas gifts.  Fail.  I didn't do it.  Next month.
5.  Create my recipe plan for Cooking with Crevolyn for the rest of the year.  Done!  Bam!

So onto August Goals.
1.  Read 2 Books.  Is it a goal if you know you'll most likely accomplish it?  I'm not going to overthink it and just do it. 
2.  Set aside a day for rest and prayer.  I have a date on the calendar for this.
3.  Complete the update of our Wonderful Events website.  This has been a work in progress.  I'm hoping to have it all completed by the end of this month.
4.  Buy a few Christmas gifts.  I'm not giving up on this one. 
5.  Blog more.  I have to be intentional about this for sure.  Even if it's just a little bit I think it is important for my mental health to have this outlet.  I just have to take this time for myself.  You know they say that goals have to measurable so I'll aim for 5 of 7 days of the week for August.  So far so good!  :)

July Goals!

So I read a lot of blogs.  I love blogs because it gives you a peek into somebody's life.  May be the reason you're reading ... maybe?  It's okay, I totally get it.  So one blogger that I love has started doing monthly goals.  I'm a goal-oriented person so this speaks right to my heart.  So I thought maybe I should make monthly goals as a way to hold myself accountable.  Sounds reasonable, right?  I'll be honest.  Some are going to be easy to keep and some, not so much.  I know enough from business school that goals need to be measurable and attainable.  I'm only going to do 5 or less per month and then we'll evaluate my success on the last day of the month.

Goal #1: Read 2 books this month.  Thought I would start off with one I could keep. ha!   I love to read!!   I'll be spending a few days vacationing this month so that means I'll be reading.  Even if I'm not vacationing, I'm reading.  So this one for me ... easy.  I might share what I'm reading here over the course of the month.

Goal #2:  Try a restaurant with Darrell that we've never been to before.  I think this will be fun!  I've already got a list started.

Goal #3:  Go on a picnic with Darrell.  You know, July should be the month of all months that we go on a picnic.  We're going to do it.

Goal #4: Start buying a few Christmas gifts.  I say this every year and by golly, this year I'm going to do some early shopping.  Because I told you I was.  See?  makes me accountable. 

Goal #5:   Because July is a laid back month for me by intention, I use it for planning and gearing up for the rest of the year.  So something I want to accomplish is to set up my recipe plan for Cooking with Crevolyn for the rest of the year.  I usually do this twice a year, creating weekly plans for ideas for recipes.   So now is the time. 

Okay, I'll be back at the end of the month to report.