My 15 Goals for 2014 {January Update}

Happy Monday!

I don’t know about you, but we had a super busy weekend. It was filled with lots of fun things and I’m definitely tired, but it was great and totally worth it!

Since January has officially come and gone, I figured it was time for an update on my yearly goals. It wasn’t a terrible month, but I definitely could have done better.

Marriage
~~1. 1 date night each month {can be at home dates but must be 1 date out each quarter}~~
2. Enjoy 1 weekend away or attend 1 marriage conference
3. Read 1-2 marriage books

Mothering
~~4. 1 play date and/or date night with Savannah each month~~
5. Attend dotMom or some other motherhood conference

Personal
6. Read 12 books this year {ongoing}
7. Work to get 7 hours of sleep each night {ongoing}
8. Finish my year-long devotional book {ongoing}
9. Begin exercising again

Blogging
10. Plan blog posts 1 month out
11. Submit 4 guest posts to blogs I enjoy
12. Read 1-2 books on blogging {started 1 book, but have not completed it yet}

Financial
13. Fully-fund our emergency fund {ongoing}
14. Save up to purchase some extra insurance this summer {ongoing}
15. Buy a new computer {working on #13 and #14 first and then we’ll move on to this one}

Victories

– Kev and I enjoyed our at-home date night and I blogged about some of my tips in THIS post.

– The kids and I had a play date earlier in the month with a friend from small group. I probably enjoyed it as much as they did. Time with other moms is so good for me!

– I’m currently reading 2 books, but I need to get back to them and finish them up!

– We are setting aside money for #13 and #14 and it’s looking like we’ll get a decent tax refund, which will help a lot. The Lord is providing!

Challenges

– For about a week, I did well getting to bed earlier and getting up before the kids. Going out of town and then our weekend at the youth retreat totally wore me out and it’s taken some time to get back in the groove. I will keep working on it because I know it will help.

– I totally failed in the exercise department. I visited the YMCA to get some prices for memberships, but I don’t feel right spending the money on it when we need to put that money aside for other things. I need to brainstorm and get creative with this since I don’t have much extra money or extra time!

– I still need to work on planning out my blog posts. Kev offered to watch the kids for me one Saturday so I can get alone and devote some uninterrupted time on my blog and I plan to take him up on it very soon. If I can get ahead of things a bit, then I think it will be much easier to balance blogging and my other responsibilities.

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How are you doing with your 2014 goals?

What were your victories and what have been your challenges this month?

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