Each January I post a word or my goals at the beginning of the year to share with you what I’ll be working on. I share these aspirations to help me be accountable and to help trigger ideas for you. Last year I was not in a good place to set any goals because I was overwhelmed with my pregnancy. I focused more on how to keep myself out of a funk and to keep trekking through 2018.
Now that I’ve had Lilly and are out of the sleepless newborn phase, I’m ready to hit the ground running. I wanted to share some of my thoughts for the year ahead.
I listened to Miranda Anderson’s Live Free Creative Co Podcast on planning for the year ahead. I loved how she gets ready for the year ahead. She talks about how she sits down with her husband and writes down all of their big trips and then plans other projects around those. For us, we’re more in the house updating phase of our lives while our girls are little. We’ll plan our trips around our projects.
Trips in 2018
We already have a few trips planned. In February we’re heading to the beach with a surprise day trip to Disney World. *I get butterflies as I write that!* I’m also planning an adult-only trip to Cedar Point to re-do a previous failed Cedar Point trip we took several years ago. (Never go on the twirly rides as your very first ride. You may get so sick that you can’t go on any more rides.) We’re also doing one date night/month exploring our city and doing things we’ve not done (like go cart racing). We’ll also be continuing our one play a month through Indianapolis Broadway.
Our year already seems pretty full of fun but you can’t play without work. We’ll be doing some pretty major projects as well this year.
10 Projects for 2018
- Starting a medical weight loss program through my doctor’s office.
- Creating a course that I’ll teach locally and eventually sell on my blog.
- Building a new deck.
- Painting our home and updating the porch to match the roof being put on in Spring.
- Switching out our sliding glass door.
- Building a built-in bookshelf that will surround a piano in the library.
- Painting two vanities and all of the base boards in the house.
- Pitching to 5 new companies for vacations or lessons for Sophia.
- Doing more video work in preparation for Disney Creator Days 2019.
- Continuing working on my mental stability. I started taking CBD oil and I’m not sure if it’s working. I’m extremely aware of my impatience with my family and my high anxiety when it comes to clutter. Figuring out a happy medium of working out/meditating/CBD/self love.
I’d love to hear what kinds of projects you have on the docket for 2018!
