New Year Goals

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2017 is coming to an end and the new year is ringing in. With the new year comes new goals for 2018. Here are some of mine for the new year. Maybe they will inspire you to have some goals of your own or add more to your already long list. I chose some goals that are specific and others that are broad. Some of these goals are daily while others are monthly. Now, these goals can be adjusted throughout the year because I have to be realistic and at the same time push myself. I will give the list with a brief description if needed.

  1. Read All of Harry Potter books again- I am not one to read books more than once but I am a huge Harry Potter fan. Many have told me that you pick up more each time you read the books.
  2. Read 15 books at least
  3. Read 45 mins a day- I want to watch less Netflix before bed and do more reading to help get me tired. Plus, reading everyday will allow me to accomplish my goal above.
  4. Run 5 miles by end of March- I had this goal to be passed by the end of January because I was running every day and increasing mileage each week. However, Ally and I got very busy with buying a house and the holidays so I had to put this on hold.
  5. Run 7 miles by June
  6. Run 10 miles by December- This goal may be unreachable for I have never ran more than 3 miles at one time. I am going to work at this every week and hopefully get to this goal!
  7. Blog every Sunday- I have been slacking with my blogs since finding a house and the holidays. I have a whole list of blogging ideas but just haven’t sat down at the computer to do them. In our new house I will have a whole craft room and computer set which will allow me to accomplish this goal.
  8. Workout Everyday
  9. Eat Heathy
  10. Floss Every Day- Now I know that this is a given for everyone but I would slack and only doing if once a week and I need to get back into the habit of flossing every night before bed and using mouthwash.
  11. Start a stand at farmer market- once I move I plan to make tons more crafts and woodworks with Ally and have enough to start a stand at a local farmers market and sell some of my crafts.
  12. Habit Tracker- I am going to purchase a tracker booklet or make one that allows me to put all my goals and mark when I finish a book or when I floss or when I work out. I like to write things down. It makes me feel like I have done something and makes me feel good about myself being able to visually see my accomplishments.
I am sure I will have more goals formulate throughout the year but this is a good start. What are some of your New Year’s Resolutions and Goals? Tell me in the comments below! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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