I will never stop saying “I can’t believe it’s __________”. Because I can’t. When the new year started, I couldn’t believe it. When the school year ended, I couldn’t believe it. And now being just weeks from the holidays… Well, I can’t believe it! Time is a real weird thing. Summer felt long, and yet, here we are. It’s over! WHAT!
Good time to check in on my goals, even though, to be perfectly honest, I didn’t work on anything very diligently. I was more focused on not losing my sanity. And I even failed at that a few times.
S U M M E R G O A L S
Just Wear the Damn Bathing Suit // I wore the damn suit. In fact, I wore a couple of them. And posted pictures of them on Instagram. And it was fine. I still felt self-conscious, but I was right that exposure therapy to my body would help me get used to the idea.
Take Stevie on an Adventure // Boy oh boy. I wasn’t really able to squeeze in any big adventures, per say. But lots of little ones with the kid. And yes, I do consider driving to the west side 4 times in one week an adventure. We also tried taking the train to Ventura and failed miserably. Our visit to Great Wolf Lodge was pretty successful (albeit completely exhausting). So I feel like I accomplished this one, even though the goal in my mind looked totally different than how it turned out.
Drink More Water // Eh. Always room for improvement.
Get Out of Town // I still have the travel bug so hard, but we didn’t leave the general area very much. We have a family trip coming up, and it’s HUGE. I’m determined to have the most fun ever. Any guesses??
Take More Photos + Video // This was a big fat fail. My camera only saw the light of day for work. To the point where I actually started to miss it. But sometimes it’s just a hassle and iPhone video looks pretty good. So I’ll still work on making a summer recap video, it just won’t be beautiful — not in the technical sense, anyway.
F A L L G O A L S
Spending Freeze // This is really my only big personal goal, and it goes through the end of the year (or longer). No more shoes or clothing or fabric purchases for myself. I just started falling back into old bad habits over the summer and it doesn’t feel good to me. I want to focus on gratitude for what I have and not pine for things I don’t need. When my closet starts to get too full, I get overwhelmed and anxious anyway! So while it’s the most fun to shop, it ultimately doesn’t help my well being in the long run. And that’s that.
Weekend Getaway // I was lucky enough to spend some time with my husband on a quick overnighter to Santa Barbara in July, and… I wanna do it again! Call me greedy. He’s fun to hang out with and while I’m not sure we can swing it before the end of the year, I wouldn’t mind another quick getaway to cooler temps.
Be a Better Blogger? // I actually don’t know if I’m ready to set this goal. As I was typing my list, I deleted this one four times. It’s been on my mind a lot. The blog has been quiet because I would sit down to write and honestly not know what to say. And the longer I’m away, the easier it is to stay quiet. But I miss writing and honing my voice. I miss challenging myself to be creative with my words and images. And most of all, I miss the journal that I’ve created as part of my parenting experience. But I don’t know if I’m just too rusty now. I even want to try a vlog, but get easily overwhelmed by the prospect of how much time it will take. I might start small here with some journaling prompts and see if it opens up from there. I’m definitely in a transitional period right now and not sure what to do with that. Thinking out loud now. TBD.
I do have some other goals to get Stevie into some new therapy and visit new doctors and things like that, but I’m taking all of that one day at a time. Those things are hard to rush because so much of it depends on availability and following up about a million times. Workin’ on it always.
Have you set any goals for Fall?
loves,
jaana