The last few months, in particular, have been pretty hard… Though, in all honesty, I could easily say it’s been over a year (almost two) of difficulties. Things that have made life challenging, for the lack of a better word. Some of you may know about a few of the things I’ve gone through. I imagine most people don’t. However, this post isn’t about all of the negative things that have happened in life. It’s about moving on – and more importantly, moving forward. I feel like I’ve been stuck in the same place, perhaps even going backwards, in this time. And that’s not okay.
Don’t get me wrong, there have been plenty of good moments in that time. It’s just the bad ones are ones I never imagined could or would happen. Recently, things have been getting better. A lot better. The hope that I had lost is starting to return. The fear that I’ve been harboring is starting to fade. It’s almost like the fire inside of me has been ignited again. It’s not completely better, that’s for sure, but I have a lot more hope these days that things will turn out okay. A lot of this is thanks to someone close to me. Someone who made me realise how much I had neglected my self-care routine. The Stationery Self-care challenge I started in September was due to him.
So, to help me get back onto my feet, I wanted to set some goals for the next two months. These are things I aim to achieve by 2018. Being productive helps me to feel better.
Blog related goals:
- Blog more often – At least 12 posts in November & during Blogmas! I love Christmas so Blogmas sounds like a lot of fun to me. I already have tons of ideas for it. However, due to the issue of time, I feel like I would struggle to keep up with it. So, as a compromise, I’ve opted to attempt to do it but I won’t be harsh on myself if I struggle. At the end of the day, my mental health is more important.
- Instagram regularly – Post 3 times a week. I have so many draft images or pictures I’ve taken to Instagram but fail to post regularly. I would love to reach 1000 followers before the end of the year so posting regularly is definitely the first step to doing that. If you want to help, please check out my channel and follow me! (Incentive: I actually post discount codes there sometimes, which don’t make it to my blog or Twitter!)
- 2018 Project – There’s a challenge I want to set myself in 2018, so preparing for it before then will be key. The project is a bit of a secret at the moment but it’s been hinted at a few times. So you may be able to guess it but let’s see how it turns out!
- Twitter Chats – I love Twitter chats but often fail to make time for them… So this goal will be to try and participate in at least one chat a fortnight. I know that’s not a lot but that’s one more than I’m doing every fortnight right now, no?
Sort of related goals….
- Christmas Cards – Make Christmas Cards to send out to friends & family! I love handmade cards so I want to try and make more this year, enough to send them to everyone. Perhaps include a letter with them!
- Stationery Self-Care – Incorporate self-care into each week and make time to have fun. I’ll be sharing some of these things on my Instagram or Twitter, using #StationerySelfCare, please do join me if you wish to! Find out more here.
- Set up 2018 Planners – Being a “planner girl” means I have so many planners. I want to make sure that I set up the ones I plan to use in 2018 now. This way I’m ready to start the year.
- New Year Resolutions – I love setting resolutions but struggle to keep them up. This year, I want to decide on the resolutions in advance and prepare for them. Some of them, for example, exercising regularly are ones I could start now. Hopefully, this will help me to form a habit that will last into January and longer. This could be art journaling!
So there you have it! Eight goals that I hope to work on in the next two months to help make me more productive in 2018. These goals will, hopefully, help my mental health too – especially the ones that require me to get a bit creative.
Do you have any goals for the next two months? I would love to hear what you’re planning to do and how you get on with them! We can keep each other accountable!
It’s hard to believe there are only 2 months left of the year? It’s gone by way too quickly. Anyway, I love your goals and I am sure you will do well with them. Oh and Blogmas is amazing, so I am actually looking forward to that myself 🙂 Good luck with your goals.
Tell me about it! My brain cannot process that it’s November already, it genuinely feels like we’re still in February in my head. Oohh will you be doing Blogmas? I am really excited about it and have tons of ideas (literally think it’s a list of like 100 things I could write about) but realistically, I don’t think I’ll have the time to do it fully. Hopefully a 12 day version is manageable though. Thank you, lovely!