Hello All!! It’s me Mariah, the blogger who only posts once a month now 🙂 February was good, and you guys know the drill by now, it FLEW BY. I really don’t know what else to say about it. I’m still working so hard on BHG, I spend so much time at the computer that it is really hard to find the energy to spend more time at the computer to do the blog:( I’m exhausted by the end of most days, and have been going to bed around 9:00 or 9:30, figuring out, learning, interacting with new people, is HARD. This week I worked most days from 6:30 am to bedtime. Of course the whole month was not all work, and I’ve been out to meet Shannon and with P on weekends, it’s just seemed intense this month. I don’t feel like there is enough hours in the day, and have felt some of the stress of feeling that no matter how hard I work everything takes longer than expected and I’m not getting it all done. I hope all of you are doing well!! I know this time will pass and things will get easier, but for now I’m working hard because that is the only way to see if I can make BHG work
Before I get into my goals, I want to welcome another #childfree lady to the Childfree Are We Bloggers List!! Cece of Mahogany Drive wrote an amazing blog post, “We Don’t Want Kids”, about her (and her husband) choosing to be childfree. I don’t talk about it enough here, but I’m so glad other women are talking about their choice to be childfree. Honestly, in the past month I’ve interacted with two women who were truly shocked (and not in a bad way) that there are couples who choose as a lifestyle to be childfree. Their responses were centered around not realizing or knowing any couples who chose to do that, or that is a path other’s choose. Thank you for sharing Cece!!
Now onto Clear The List. I can’t wait to hear what you are working towards. Join me and my co-hosts, Esther from Local Adventurer, Lindsay from Lindsay Does Languages, and Shannon from Eurolinguiste in encouraging each other in reaching our goals, and #clearthelist. Linkup your goal setting post below and cheer your fellow bloggers on with their goals.
February
This month was much better in terms of me remembering to track fro my daily habits, so I feel good about that. Weekly habit sheet not so much, and part of that is b/c P was doing a lot of those items for me (umm dog and cleaning), I did record some of his cleaning mainly so I could reassure myself the cleaning was getting done. Sam walking I only record if I do it during the day. I did get two hikes in this month, even though I thought for sure that would not happen, I’m very proud of myself for making it a priority (and for P also making it a priority). The title picture above was from one of our hikes, it was a cool landscape…both hikes were great. One day I will share more pictures of them :o. Also you will notice that I’m throwing the towel in on taking a vitamin daily (at least for now).
March Goals
I’m really going to focus on reaching my daily step goals this month. I know I’m not being active enough. To be honest it is hard to pull myself away from the computer and commit to the time it takes me to get the 5000 steps in. We will see how I do on this one this month. I say it’s a focus, but honestly above all else I want to work on, BHG is #1. I’m feeling good about March, and looking forward to getting a handle on all my to-dos for BHG. I’m also determined to join back in for Show Us Your Books this month and share what I read in January and February. I do take notes after reading each book, but it is just getting the post together. I would like to get the Portland trip post up this month too, but no promises 🙂 Besides being super focused on the business, here are my weekly and daily habit trackers. You can get a blank tracker for printing here.
Share your goal posts below if you got one!! If not let me know what you are planning for March!!
You should give us a link to the weekly tracker too! 😉
Ooh which hike was that? I think taking vitamins is the worst. I hate it every time I make myself to do it.
We’re finally coming back home today. Let’s plan to get together sometime this wk! <3
It is near Lake Cuyamaca, there is a side road before you get to the lake to the Stonewall gold mine and parking there. That is where he trial started and looped around. It was a really neat trail, b/c the scenery changed so much. No real incline, mostly flatish 🙂 Yes, we should grab coffee or something. Hope you guys had a good trip!
I need to get myself something to keep track of my steps because I think that would really help with my walking goal and overall goal to keep moving. My late father wore a pedometer and would tell me every day how many steps he walked, so having one too would remind me of him. I found your blog through local adventurer and I definitely was not expecting to see such an active community of childfree bloggers. I have two children, so though I am certainly not part of that community, I can definitely appreciate and respect where you all are coming from. Honestly, I am so shocked that people are surprised by your lifestyle choice. Having children should be a carefully chosen lifestyle choice, not just something you go into because “that’s what people do.” kuddos and good luck with your goals!
Hi Amanda!! Thank you so much for visiting. Mostly my fitbit reminds me how I’m not moving enough, but it is really good to have something that keeps me mindful. You should definitely get one, especially since it would remind you of your father 🙂 It’s nice to have those daily reminders when we lose someone.
I’ve been really lucky to find such a great community of other childfree bloggers (and friends in real life) though blogging about my lifestyle choice. I think it’s just nice to know you are not the only one, when you do choose something that is a bit outside of the norm. For some people it can feel isolating because they don’t know other people who have decided to be childfree. So, agree that having kids should not be just done because that is the next step. Of course, I think plenty of things should not be done, just because others think that is “life” 🙂
Hope you have a great March. And again thank you for stopping by and your kind words.
Good luck with your step goal this month! Working home in the computer too, I totally understand your difficulty!
I’m trying your habits sheets this month. It’s nice to see it get coloured! (I think I’ll just do my habits to colour it^^)
Yay Dorotee I hope it helps you 🙂 Best of luck on your goals. Taking the time to get the steps in is hard, when you don’t HAVE to walk places.
I so know what you mean about pulling yourself away from other tasks to get steps in. It’s been something that has been a struggle for me recently too. There’s just so much I need to do that seems so much more important than being active.
I know Shannon!! It’s like I could finish this task or interrupt it just to get steps in, it’s so hard. However, I’m making a concise effort with it this month.
Aw, I hope you can get through this super-hard-working/tired stage soon, but it’s so awesome that you’re growing everything so much! And congrats on your other goals, too! Smart that you coloured the 30th/31st in red; I didn’t think of that, but it makes it all look a little neater.
Good luck with March! 😀
Thank you Charlotte!! Yes, of course I posted before the end of the month so I didn’t fill those days in on the picture 🙂 I’m happy working on it, but it is busy. I’m really pushing myself to work hard to build momentum with it.
Thanks so much for sharing my child free post! I was so nervous to post, but so glad that I did. It is crazy that people still don’t know that having children isn’t a requirement. Sadly, I have turned into a once a month blogger myself, but I am working on a way to fix that. Aaah steps!! I got a fit bit and now I now just how many I don’t get. I work out almost daily, but sit at a desk all day.
Of course Cece!! Thanks for sharing it!! It is so hard to make time to walk that much!!! Glad I’m not the only one that has a problem, though I really am trying to make it a priority. However, starting slow with working in 5,000 as a daily habit.
off to read that post! i respect everyone’s choice in regards to kids, even though i want them, i don’t think there is anything wrong with not wanting them. i have a friend who has told me she 99% doesn’t want kids, but they are going to have them anyway. um… wtf?! why? she says because ‘that’s what you do’. i’m like NO, it is not. no no no no. it is perfectly okay not to have kids. anyway. ramble over.
i gave up on vitamins ages ago. i know lots of people swear by them but i just can’t (or rather, don’t want to) do it. good luck with march goals! can’t wait to see what you’ve been reading.
Aww thanks Kristen!! I miss catching up on your blog too 🙁 To each their own right!?! I still love Amy Poehler’s saying of “good for her, not for me”. I got a super crazy email a few weeks ago, from someone who wanted to start a blog about how your life doesn’t have to change at all when you have kids, etc, etc…I did not respond, but I’m like that is total B.S. That’s why I don’t have kids, because your life does and should change. I think it’s way more selfish to have kids and expect that nothing changes. Not that your friend is like that, but you know, some people just have messed up views.
Yeah, I guess I just don’t think vitamins do enough to make them a priority, my main issue is that I try to do it at lunch (since you are suppose to take with food) and totally forget.
Awesome! Such an exciting time of growth with all your work on BHG! Can’t wait to see the results! 🙂
Thank you Lindsay!! I’m busy but happy 🙂
Way to go being so busy with work!
Thanks Bailie!! Hope all is well with you guys!!
You are such a busy bee! Starting your workday at 6:30AM and not stopping all day?? Being self-employed is no joke 🙁 But I read your testimonials, and they are AWESOME!!! It looks like all your hard work is paying off big time. I’m so proud of you! Don’t forget to get enough down-time in, and keep doing what you’re doing – you are on the right track!
Big hug! xoxox
Aww thanks M!! Miss catching up with all your blog posts…I promise to “visit” soon 🙂 I’m happy working on it, and I’ve been really lucky to get to work with some great women. I really want to keep my momentum going. Big hugs back! xoxo 🙂