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Clear The List: March 2016

February 28, 2016 by Mariah 21 Comments

Clear the List Goal Setting for March 2016

Hello All!! It’s me Mariah, the blogger who only posts once a month now šŸ™‚ 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.Ā 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).

Daily Tracker for February

Weekly Habit Tracker for February

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 šŸ™‚ Besides being super focused on the business, here are my weekly and daily habit trackers. Ā You can get a blank tracker for printing here.

Daily Habit Tracker for March

Weekly Habit Tracker for March

Share your goal posts below if you got one!! If not let me know what you are planning for March!!

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Clear The List: February 2016

January 31, 2016 by Mariah 21 Comments

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Hello!! I’ve missed all of my blogging peeps! January was an awesome month, it flew by. Of course, when have I not said that about a month? It did seem to be over quickly, but not in a hazy way as some months. More like each day was filled full and I was kicking-ass. I’m so scared about losing the motivation I had in January, because January felt good. I’ve been super focused on BHG. I’ve been so busy, and feeling like I don’t have enough time to do it all but in a good way. This is why I’ve been quiet here šŸ™ but I need to focus and not split my energy for now. When I get some more of my projects/ideas completed then I will have more time to be here. The really funny thing is that my pageviews have doubled in the last several months, isn’t that just how it works out. I do miss you guys and hope you do not think I’ve abandoned you all.

It’s the beginning of the month so you know what time it is, Clear The List time. 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.

But first, let’s talk January.

January was an excellent month in terms of motivation and productivity. Was my habit tracker filled out perfectly? No, but I feel good about what I was able to get done and my focus. We also took a super awesome last minute trip to Portland Oregon this month. I LOVED Portland, and eventually I will share our trip in a post…especially since we had such awesome food šŸ™‚

Below are my filled in sheets. Though one of the problems with the weekly sheets is I totally forgot to fill it in, oops. I’m sharing it but it is not really a true accounting. I’ve got to get better at using it, but regardless it is a good reminder of what I should be doing. The ā€œget outā€ on the weekly is working from outside the house (like at a coffeeshop), which I really have been enjoying. Just wanted to clarify in case you think I only left the house twice this month LOL. Though again even that was more than twice I just didn’t fill it in.

The Daily Habit Completed January
The Weekly Habit Completed January

The use of the daily journal is working pretty well, but I do find it hard to remember to document my day, everyday. I’ve been really focused lately, so I don’t feel like I’m wasting as much time day to day, or find myself trying to figure out what I should work on. I’ve found a good direction/focus (at least for now).

I’ve found that if I don’t get my yoga done in the morning then I usually don’t find time to fit it in later, so that is something I’m going to try to be more conscious of next month. Sidenote: Yoga with Adriene this past month released a 30-day Yoga Camp series, which I am loving. If any of you are thinking about trying out yoga, her videos are such a good place to start (I know I’ve said it before and I’m going to keep saying it) šŸ™‚ Just getting started and into a routine is half the challenge and I think her videos just make it so easy, especially the 30-day series, since you don’t have to ā€œfindā€ the next video to try.

February Goals

Guys I hate to disappoint you but they are basically the same as January. I’m just working super hard on making BHG work. I know February is going to feel like a very short month, and honestly most of it is already booked. I would love to get two hikes in, but we only made it once in January and that is very likely the case for February too šŸ™ The weather was not great on many weekends in January, and I know we have limited availability on weekends this coming month. On the tracker I’ve included social media, and the reason that is there is to: 1. make sure I’m being consistent 2. using social media intentional (ie not random scrolling). Again, broken into daily and weekly sheets. Here is a blank tracker sheet if you want to start your own.

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February-The-Weekly-Habit-List
My main goal for February (in addition to the above routines), is to stay focused and try to maintain the same motivation I have felt throughout January. A big part of that for me is making sure I schedule out my day the day before, and I reach my top three daily goals.

Clear The List

What are your goals for February? Do you have any big plans for February? Link-up below or share in the comments.

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Clear The List: December

November 30, 2015 by Mariah 22 Comments

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Oh man, we are at the last month of 2015!! The close of the year always gives me a touch of anxiety. Is that just me? Well, I’m going to try to make the most of December.Ā 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.

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Let’s look back on November…

Habit Tracking

Did ok, not great. I think the waking up is a bit easier since the time change, though I HATE the time change. I did re-design the tracker and here it is if you want to use it too. I think this one is a bit cleaner, easier to use.

November Daily Haibts

The rest of November goals….well,Ā I did not really get those done as expected. I was sick for almost 2-weeks, we took an unexpected trip, Thanksgiving, and then I found myself sitting here writing up this post šŸ™‚ I guess some months just go that way. I feel like I’ve made progress, but just not in areas I thought I would focus on this past month. Moving onto December.

December Goals

This month is going to be based around planning for 2016. I’m really struggling with focusing and productivity, so I want to try to use December to get things straight.

*Finish my planner for 2016

*Make 90-day plan for BHG (Bloom Hustle Grow)

*Work on bucket list for 2016

*Update 101 in 1001, & San Diego Bucket List

*Work on editorial calendars for FBB & BHG

I’m going to leave it at that for December, short and looking ahead to 2016.

How are you preparing for 2016? If you have a goals post, join us and link it up below!!

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Maximize Your Month + September Goals

August 31, 2015 by Mariah 33 Comments

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OMG guys is it really already September, how is this even possible?! This month marks one year that we have lived in San Diego!! I can’t believe we have been here a year, I really and truly can’t, it does not feel that long. I still feel so new here and we still have so much to see and do. Needless to say this month FLEW by and I kind of sucked on my goals….

August Goals

Have a great time on the two trips we do have planned to Palm Springs & Denver. Plan trip to SF in September (for reals) or decide it will be pushed to next year??
Well, of course I enjoyed my two trips!! That was a given right? šŸ™‚ Palm Springs was HOT HOT HOT, both days 120. Which actually worked out and we just lounged by the pool and took it easy, perfect for our anniversary trip. We just got back from our trip to Denver and of course it was wonderful, we got to spend the whole weekend with some of our fantastic friends. San Francisco is being pushed to October, but we did pick dates!! Now to figure out what to eat, drink, and do there.

Step up the Fitbit game. Walk Sam at least 3 days a week for 1 mile.
Meh! Not so much. I did good for a few weeks and then nosedive.

Make sure to keep up with yoga or other fitness activity, goal 4 times a week (not including the above mentioned walks).
Pretty good, a few weeks only 3, but better than zero šŸ™‚

Work my ass off towards my new project, I know vague but I’m not ready to share more….my goal will be able to share more next month!! I have a huge to-do list already written up šŸ™‚
I was not quite as focused as I had hoped, but I’m making progress. My secret goal was to be able to share the new website, but that just did not come together. I’ve certainly been working on it and I don’t feel too bad on this goal, it just slower than I would like. It’s a process. I’m a bit stuck on the logo part, so it’s hard to move forward with the website and other branding elements.

September Goals

This month’s goal list is short because….

  • We are moving! Part of my distraction in August is that we are currently moving this week. Just a few blocks up to a new house, so nothing too big. Anyway, at least a week plus in September will be dedicated to the move and unpacking.
  • Work on Bloom Hustle & Grow! Yep that’s the name. My main goal is to have the website completed. There are tons and tons of to-dos with that and other things, but that is my big goal for the month. Sharing this SCARES me, but I’m doing it. I just have to dive-in and try.
  • Keep exercising! This has been a goal item this whole year, and I’m keeping it up here. For me it’s important to have it down and for me to stay accountable. It’s so easy when there is so much going on to say ā€œoh I don’t have timeā€ or ā€œdon’t feel like itā€ or ā€œI’ll do it tomorrowā€. I’m going to keep my goal at 4 times a week.
  • Plan SF! There are so many wonderful food options, it’s so hard to narrow it down!! If you have been to SF or live there, what is the #1 restaurant you would recommend?

What are your goals this month? Join me and these lovely ladies to Maximize Your Month!

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