365 days, 52 weeks, 12 months...

525,600 minutes, how do you measure a year?

I thought I would start the new year off by sharing some of my goals for the year. Goals, not resolutions. Resolutions tend to get broken within the first week of being made. With a goal, At least I have a fighting chance of actually completing them. I have broken these goals into three aspects of my life, well-being, financial, and hobby.

365 days
My well-being goal for this year is to exercise in some form everyday. Piece of cake, right? While this may seem like a no-brainer, I think it will prove to be harder than it looks. I work full-time, have a house to take care of and a pretty active social life. Actually setting aside some time everyday is the challenge. Will it happen? I'll let you know a year from now.

52 weeks
This goal came from my daughter. It has to do with money, something we never seem to have enough of. She found this challenge online and proposed we do it.

Whatever the week of the year is it, save that amount of money. It's pretty simple, requires a little discipline and is very doable. The added bonus? When we complete it, I see a nice vacation in our future.

12 months
You may or may not know that my hobby is quilting. My love of sewing started in 7th grade in Mrs. Kuca's home ec class. I started quilting about 25 years ago. I am very passionate about it, but I never seem to have enough time for it (too much Candy Crush maybe??). The goal for this is to complete 12 projects over the next year. I have a number of things started, things I want to do and things that just need finishing. Sounds easy, but I tend to get side-tracked, especially in the summer. I have been known to go months without stepping into my sewing room. I want to break this cycle and I will do it this year!

We are 3 days into the new year. YES! So far I have found time for exercise every day (shoveling snow at 8 am this morning is quite a workout), I put my dollar in the jar for week one, and the quilt that I have been working on for the past 3 years is nearing completion.

How are you doing with your goals?

Until next time...