In 2018 I organized my goals in a way I never had before. I set goals in the beginning of the year and mid year I reviewed and modified them to better suit my needs. My intention with this was to reassess, but also to remind. I’m not sure this actually worked for me. I’m thinking of what I want to do for my goals in 2019, and looking back is always helpful.
Here are the original goals I set for 2018 and the modified goals I worked on mid year and some blog posts that fit into each category:
Be Balanced in Home Life/Art/Personal Endeavors and Work
Sew and Quilt More
Be a Better Blogger
Zero Waste Journey
Be Purposeful and Mindful in My Home Life and Relationships
Improve My Health, Wellness, and Mental Well Being
Make Time To Travel and Explore
Write 2 Letters Per Month
Create 1 Tattoo Per Month
Save Money
1. Seek Balance - Balance in life, work, and art.
Bullet Journal January
Philly Anniversary
BuJo Feb
Modern Art in Philadelphia
BuJo March
Morris Museum
A New Bullet Journal
YouTube Beach Walk
Cleveland Aquarium
Mid Year Goals Review
Whitebogs Revisited
Five Days in Cleveland Part One
Fives Days in Cleveland Part Two
BuJo August
Art and Nature in Cleveland
In Search of Milkweed
Something Nice: Friends Visit
On Not Being in VT
gARTen
Hello My Name Is…
One Day in Cape May
Apple Picking
Why I’m Not Changing the Name of this Blog
Moth Coffeehouse
Ghost
Best Nine
BuJo Dec
2. Strive to create - Rediscovering things that that help me create and be inspired is a priority for the rest of the year. Letters, tattoos, thrifting, styling, and more might be part of this goal.
January OMG
2018 FAL Q1
Year of the Stash 2018 Manifesto
Bowtie
Mad Cat BOM
Feb OMG
MCQBOM Feb
MCQBOM Group Photo
WIP Feb
Basting Party
MCQBOM 8
March OMG
YouTube Bujo Flip Thru
How I Bind
MCQBOM 9
MCQBOM 10
April OMG
Visible Mending
2018 FAL Q2
YouTube Hand Sewing
MCQBOM 11
MCQBOM 12
May OMG
MCQBOM Group Photo 3
June OMG
July OMG
Recently Thrifted
Mad Cat Market
Stick and Poke
Owl for a Friend
3. Be a better blogger - This goes hand in hand with how I feel creative and how I can focus on that goal.
Regularly Scheduled Programming
4. Live a mindful and intentional life - Continuing to save money, improve our mental and physical health, provide for and enjoying family and friends, create a curated lifestyle and home, make improvements on our environment at home and abroad, read more, create healthy living routines, etc... all fit into this goal.
Shelfie 006
What I Ate
Jan Plant Update
Working Cats
Feb Plant Update
March Plant Update
The Hound of the Baskervilles
YouTube What I Ate
The Cheese Monkeys
The Thrifting Bug
April Plant Update
YouTube What I Ate
Shelfie 007
Tattoo Story Anchor
June Plant Update
The Lighthouse
July Plant Update
August Plant Update
Making Habits
September Plant Update
October Habits
Tattoo Story Cup of Coffee
Garden Tour Summer 2018
October Plant Update
House and Home
November Habits
What I Ate on Thanksgiving
November Plant Update
December Habits
5. Continue my zero waste and low impact journey - Every month is plastic free july! Every day is a chance to reduce waste and improve our lives and health!
Mad Cat Capsule Winter 2018
Everlane Review
The Joy of Using Up
Mad Cat Capsule Thinking about Shoes
Zero Waste On My Mind
Cloth Coffee Filters
Shampoo Bar
Sock Sorting
Mad Cat Capsule Spring 2018
Foraging for Fire Wood
Comparing Springs
Plastic Free July
Plastic Free July On My Mind
5 Steps for Plastic Free July
Mad Cat Capsule Summer 2018
My Plastic Free Kit
So You Forgot Your Zero Waste Kit
Plastic Free July Wrap Up
Thinking About Fall
Everlane Review
Zero Waste, Low Waste
Mad Cat Capsule Fall 2018
How We Eat
Capsule Goals
Why I Hate My Bamboo Toothbrush
Zero Waste Croutons
Vegetarian, Vegan, Plant Based
Minimalist Jewelry Collection
Zero Waste Baked Oatmeal
The Joy Of Using Up
Overall, I think it was great for me to reassess my goals mid way thru the year. I think I did well with a lot of them and looking back has given me some good ideas about what I want to do in the year ahead.
I’m a strong believer that each year will be better than the last and you can accomplish everything you want as long as you work at it.
How did your 2018 goals go? What are your plans for next year?