If you've been around my blog for a while, you know I'm all about setting some goals and New Year's Resolutions are no different for me :) I'm a firm believer in always growing and doing what you can to better yourself. So, without further ado, I present my 2017 Goals:
1. Read 25 Books
I always try to set a number of books I'd like to read in a year and keep a list of books read. 2013 averaged a book a month with a total of 12 books read. I could not find a list for 2014 anywhere, which did not surprise me as that was the year we moved into our home and (a week later) became a family of four. 2015's list really disappointed me with only 8 books, so I was much more pleased to see 14 titles on 2016's list. It's still not as many as I would like, so I am shooting for 25 in 2017. I've broken it down to 2 a month, plus 1, which seems way more doable.
2. Have 50 Blogposts This Year
2015 was actually the year I really committed to consistently writing for my blog. You really can see that carry over into 2016, where I hit my record of 25 posts for the year. I truly enjoy writing and am constantly wanting to be more consistent, so I set a goal of 50 posts for this year, which can be broken up a multitude of ways: 4.16 posts per month; 0.961 per week, or even .13 per day, which truly seems much more attainable.
3. Complete Level 2 of Rosetta Stone French
I purchased this software in 2011 and have been slowly working through it over the years. Right now, I'm in the third part of Level 1 and have set a goal of completing the remaining parts of level 1 as well as all of level 2 by the end of the year. I also set a *maybe* goal (that's a thing, right? I'm pretty sure that's a thing) of attending Monday Morning French Conversation at a local French Bakery. We shall see if that one happens...
4. Dance More
Dancing is my favorite. Absolute favorite. Last Spring, my favorite Zumba instructor decided to no longer teach Zumba classes and I did the unimaginable. I stopped dancing. I was seriously so let down that the classes that I looked forward to each week would no longer be happening. I recently decided that it was so silly to let such a reason keep me from Zumba and decided to check out some of the other instructors (who really aren't that bad) and was (of course) reminded of how much I loved it. This resolution/goal also encourages the random post-dinner (or even pre-dinner) dance parties with whomever might be present.
5. Yoga More
I love yoga, man. Fortunately for me, my favorite yoga instructor is still in practice, so this goal is to just show up more often. Last year I had a yoga goal of a side plank and about half way through the year finally nailed it. This year's goal is definitely to perfect the push-up, and to do them all. All. The. Push. Ups.
6. Be Honest with Myself and Others About What's Best for My Family and I
This is something that seems so obvious... one of those "easier said than done" things. It's also been coming up in full force over the past few months in life and through a few books I've recently read. While I haven't perfected it yet, I know it's of the utmost importance tokeep learning and trying.
I'd love to hear from readers to see if others enjoy New Years Resolutions and Goal Setting! What goals or resolutions have you set for 2017?
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