In 2017 posting on the blog with my progress toward meeting my goals helped to keep me on track and accountable, so I’m doing the same thing this year. Here is my March 2018 Goal Update.
Faith Goals:
Attend church at least one time per month. Met.
Read at least two chapters of the Bible per month. Met. I read Leviticus Chapters 25-27 and Numbers Chapters 1-10. .
Read at least one devotional per month. Met–I’m working my way through one.
Attend Bible Study weekly. Met as our group was available.
Reading Goals:
Read at least one fiction, one nonfiction, and one devotional per month. Met. Check out my March 2018 Reading List post for a list of the books that I read.
Track my reading on the blog. Met.
Utilize Overdrive, Kindle Owners Lending Library, Prime Reading, and books previously purchased to keep costs down. Met. Although I did also purchase 3 books–one audio during a road trip, one for book club, and one for my bible study group.
Complete PopSugar 2018 Reading Challenge. In progress. My Reading List posts show which categories I’ve met in each month.
Apply to What Should I Read Next? podcast again. Not met yet.
Finances:
Pay off at least half of my Acadia. In progress. We paid extra toward it in March.
Pay off law office line of credit. In progress. I paid extra toward this in March.
Double personal, law office, and LLC reserve funds. In progress.
Continue charitable giving at present levels. In progress.
Keep meal costs in check by eating at home and packing lunches. Met.
Fitness/Health:
Drink 8 servings of water per day. Met.
Drink no more than two pops per day. Met.
Eat at least one fruit or vegetable per day. Met, and usually one of each per day.
Track food consumption with either MyFitnessPal or Weight Watchers. Met about 4 days per week.
Pack lunch or eat at home each weekday, unless eating out with friends/colleagues. Met.
Plan lunches for the week on the weekends. Met.
Cook and eat dinner at home five times per week. Met.
Use FitBit for sleep and step monitoring. Met.
Walk at least 8,000 steps per day, five days per week. Met probably 70% of the month.
Peloton three times per week for 30 minutes. Met. I rode 3-4 times per week for 30-45 minutes, with the exception of when I was out of town but this is still in accordance with my agreement to get the Peloton in the first place.
Law Practice:
Pay off law office line of credit. In progress. I paid extra toward this in March.
Double reserve funds. In progress.
Research law office marketing. Not started yet.
Revamp website. Not started yet. But I did update my Avvo, Justia, and JD Supra profiles.
Develop and implement marketing and social media plan. Not started yet.
Write blog post once per month. Not met in February.
Hire associate or advertise office share availability. In progress. I participated in the Nebraska Rural Practice Initiative interviews and hired a law clerk for the summer. I interviewed for associate candidates as well.
Blogging:
Post at least once per week. Not met. I posted 3 times in March.
Post travel post at least once per month. Met.
Post goal update monthly. Met.
Post reading list monthly. Met.
Develop and implement marketing and social media plan. Not met yet.
Take additional Travel Blog Success (or replacement) course. Not met yet.
Find/watch Lightroom tutorial series. Not met yet.
Utilize travel journal while travelling. Met so far. In progress.
Update old posts with pinnable images. Not met yet.
Increase photo size in old posts. Completed.
Travel:
Take at least one trip or local adventure per month.
- January–Bahamas. Met! This was such a fun trip!
- February–Rapid City. I went to Rapid City for a weekend to see family.
- March–Florida with my friend Tara. We went to Tampa/Clearwater, and St. Petersburg. It was so fun!
- April–Willa Cather Museum ?
- May–Stuhr Museum ?
- June–Cour D’Alene, Idaho and Spokane, Washington for Mike’s family reunion
Girls weekend with my college sorority sisters, location TBD - July–Museum of Nebraska Art ?
- August–
- September–New York over Labor Day Weekend ? Ireland ?
- October–
- November–Cozumel/Belize/Florida Keys with Mike ?
- December–
Go to Iceland ?