2017 Goals Recap

This past January, I wrote a blog post with my goals for 2017. I thought it'd be fun to look back and see how I did with those.

1. Run a marathon. I did it. It's been over two months, and I still can't believe I actually ran a marathon (race recap here). I feel good about checking that one off the list!

2. Grow my blog. Big FAIL on that one. I had good intentions, but didn't follow through. It felt like working full-time and training for a marathon consumed all of my time last year, but I know those are just excuses. Hoping to work on this again in 2018.

3. Home improvements. I wanted to go room by room and "finish" them, but that didn't happen. I did a few things: re-did our bedroom closet, painted our living room and hallway, updated our gallery wall in the living room, updated our back porch light fixture, and built shelves for our bathroom and dining room. I still need to do posts to share before & after photos on a couple of those. Can't wait to do more in the coming year.

Overall, I didn't do too bad on my 2017 goals. I'm looking forward to writing down some goals for the new year. What are your goals/resolutions for 2018??

New Year Goals

To kick off 2017, I thought I'd write down my goals for the year. I'm always hoping to do the usual: be healthier, more organized, and an overall better person. But I feel like I need some tangible goals to help push me. So here are a couple:

1. Run a marathon. Whoa. Crazy talk. That's 26.2 miles. I don't think I've fully comprehended what I got myself in to. Thankfully, Kevin is doing it with me, so we can push each other. We signed up already, so that's the first step!

2. Grow this blog. I miss writing posts, interacting with readers and other bloggers, and reading other blogs. I want to be more intentional about my posts and social media presence. 

3. Home improvements. That's pretty vague. I've decided that I want to go room by room in our house and "finish" the rooms. I don't think rooms will actually ever be finished because I'll want to change things all the time, but I have lists of things I want to do in each room in our house. Some lists are longer than others, but there are things I want to do in each. I'm not putting a timeline on any of this, so I don't get overwhelmed. But I already know what's first (hint: bedroom closet) and I plan to start on it this weekend!

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So there you have it. My three goals for 2017. Here's to making this year great! 

Did you make any goals or resolutions for the new year?