October New Year's Resolution/Goal Review
Hi Everyone! Happy Friday!
A little check-in on the goals I set for the year back in January:
1. Dream home: Aside from some furniture purchases and redoing my mother-in-law's space, we are just getting started on making our house really feel like home. Got the light, above, last weekend (plus 2 other identical ones)...the picture doesn't do it justice in terms of how beautiful the light coming off it is. They are for our entryway...we're looking at doing some work on our main living area eg new hardwood floors, and color, color, color (right now everything is white, which I thought would be beautiful, but turns out it just doesn't feel like us at all. Plus with kids and dogs, we always knew the white carpet would have to go).
2. Girlfriends: Doing well with making friends in my new town, especially now that I'm not so sick from pregnancy. Out and about a lot and meeting some nice people.
3. New office and work schedule: Office is set up. My goal is to work 20 hours/week. Usually I'm over, and the struggle is to keep my workload manageable, but I recently found out I'm losing my biggest client at the end of the year (they got bought out), so now the goal is to see how I'm going to make that 20 hours happen. Ideally it's though my other existing clients. But regardless, big shifts in my work life...something I wouldn't have chosen, but honestly, the change is probably going to be good for me.
4. A finished San Francisco book: Been terrible with this. Just terrible. Not sure why. Committing right here right now to some time each weekday morning...
5. Celebrations: (And by this I mean holidays etc, but also making the effort to do special stuff with the kids.) Been great with this. Really important to me to fill up our memories with all sorts of good stuff...
6. Everyone I love happy and healthy: This one's out of my control, and losing our baby Hunter...beyond heartbreaking...
7. All things good with my mother-in-law (who is living with us): Check. It's working out great to have her here.
8. A new baby: I was, of course, pregnant, and then we lost our sweet Hunter, and now I'm not sure if we have it in us to try again. Leaning towards no, but my husband and I have agreed not to decide for six months. In the meantime, trying to get strong again mentally and physically...
9. Lots of time with family: Everyone has made such an effort to get together, which has been so great. My parents are coming to visit in a few days, and we'll spend Thanksgiving together, and Christmas at my brother's up in the Colorado mountains...can't wait!
10. Time with my best friend: Going to schedule a Seattle trip (that's where she's at) before the end of the year. Miss her so much...
11. Happy little blog: On the whole, pretty happy with my blog, which isn't intended to be huge, but a place (mostly) to document the personal stuff that goes on with our little family...
12. Pictures: I'd love to get more creative with my picture taking. Blocking off an hour a week on my calendar right now to make that happen...
Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!
XOXO
