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Happy 50th Birthday to Me #50_before50

By Jody Halsted November 19, 2020

happy birthday year end goal review #50_before50

If you have been paying attention to my ramblings this year you probably realize that my 50th birthday has passed, thus ending my #50_before50 goals for this year. You might, in fact, be wondering how it all ended up. And maybe even if the goals I failed at will be put out to try again […]

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50 Goals. 1 Year. #50_before50

By Jody Halsted December 5, 2019

Do you enjoy goal setting? I do! I love setting goals! I love planning, thinking about what I can achieve. It’s the following through that I suck at. Which is why I am making my #50_before50 goals so public. It’s really for accountability. And because I hate failing publicly. It’s my worst fear. Yes, more […]

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Gift Guide for the Woman Who ‘Doesn’t Need Anything’

By Jody Halsted November 1, 2020

Do you have a ‘hard to buy for’ woman on your gift list? Or maybe you ARE that woman, who when asked what they want for {insert gift giving event here} replies, “I really don’t need anything”. I am totally this woman. In fact, this gift guide was the most difficult for me to write. […]

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Ups and Downs #50_before50

By Jody Halsted September 10, 2020

August goal review #50_before50

It’s a fact- as you get older time just moves more quickly. Except for this year. The one year when I would love a blink-and-it’s-gone feeling. This year just. won’t. end. August brought a couple of wins, but it also brought an unexpected disaster, which also reminded us that we are surrounded with some of […]

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Steady On #50_before50

By Jody Halsted August 13, 2020

July review #50_before50

All things considered, July was a fairly quiet month. Well, except for the days around Independence Day. Those were noisy! Fireworks sales in my area were high and plenty of people had their own celebrations as everything in the area was cancelled. I had a couple of wins, added my final #50_before50 goal to the […]

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The One Where Things Start to Look Better #50_before50

By Jody Halsted July 4, 2020

June review #50_before50

You may have noticed that I completely skipped a May #50_before50 goals report. I did begin one. But the month just had a virtual black cloud hanging heavy over it. The relentless COVID coverage was only the beginning. The senseless murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis which sparked protests and riots only added to the […]

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It’s About Time for a WIN #50_before50

By Jody Halsted June 9, 2020

The past couple months have been a downer. Everything has just been… off. From going back to a part time 8-hour-a-day job to not getting enough sleep, life has not been gelling for me. Part of it are the hours I am working. 4am – noon means a 2:30am wake up and a 7:30 pm […]

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Reevaluating Goals when the World is Against You #50_before50

By Jody Halsted May 7, 2020

Evaluating goals #50_before50

Could April have been any worse than March? Apparently so. The panic, confusion, and conflicting information inflicted by COVID-19 set the world into a tailspin. The travel industry began to collapse, thousands of people cancelled flights, car rental, and dream vacations. Schools cancelled for the remainder of the year, many people lost jobs. No one […]

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March Madness #50_before50

By Jody Halsted April 6, 2020

Oh, March. I had such high hopes for you. The month began so strong. My income for the year was on an upward trajectory and I was on track for my best professional year ever. I put an exercise plan in place and started working out daily. I even had another debt in my sights […]

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February Failures #50_before50

By Jody Halsted March 9, 2020

February pummeled me. I started the month behind and, even with that extra day, could not catch up. I had a couple small wins, and a half-win, but overall February was a downer. Since the end of the month is a good time to review goals let’s dig in to what happened in February. February […]

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