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 […]
Gift Guide for the Woman Who ‘Doesn’t Need Anything’
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. […]
Ups and Downs #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 […]
Steady On #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 […]
The One Where Things Start to Look Better #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 […]
It’s About Time for a WIN #50_before50
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 […]
Reevaluating Goals when the World is Against You #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 […]
March Madness #50_before50
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 […]
February Failures #50_before50
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 […]
January Goal Report #50_before50
The funny memes going around lamented that January was a tough year LOL but for me the month seemed to fly by. Between work, transporting my kids to endless activities – I can not wait until my eldest can drive! – and travel, the days were a whirlwind! The end of the month is a […]
