My 15 Goals for 2014 {February Update}

Happy Monday!

I had such a great weekend. I had a lot of great time with friends and family this weekend, which made it so special. I was seriously bummed yesterday evening because the weekend was ending and tried to remedy it by watching one of my favorite movies, Pride and Prejudice. It helped, but I was still in mourning when I woke up today. 🙂

Last Monday was my random facts post since it was my birthday, but I still wanted to post an update on my yearly goals before the month got away from me. I made a little progress, but 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 {completed 1 book}~~

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 had a great night out to celebrate Valentine’s Day. We learned a little bit of ballroom dancing and laughed a whole lot!

– The kids and I actually had a couple of play dates this past month. It’s so fun to get together with other moms and kids.

– I’ve been doing fairly well with getting at least 7 hours of sleep.

– I completed one of the books on my winter reading list, which was about blogging. It was a great read and really helpful.

– We got a tax refund back, which allowed us to make some good progress on our emergency fund. We hope to have it fully-funded again by the summer.

– We are still setting aside money for #13 and #14, so it’s great to see some progress!

Challenges

– I’ve gotten behind a bit in my reading. I would like to read 2 more books by the end of the month, but it’s probably not realistic. I’ll be content if I can just finish the second book I started.

– I’ve been getting my 7 hours of sleep, but I’d still like to work more on getting to bed earlier and waking earlier in the morning. It works out better when I get up at least 30 mins earlier than the children.

– I haven’t exercised at all this month. It’s not looking like a membership to the Y is going to happen at this point, but I need to do something. I may need to break out my Pilates videos to do while the kids nap. It’s a short video and would be something.

– I’ve been a little better planning out blog posts {usually at least a week out}, but I still want to plan things out further. I enjoyed a personal planning retreat last month, and may need to plan another one specifically for blogging.

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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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