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July Weight Loss & Healthy Eating Challenge Update & SMART Goals

July 17, 2017 |

It’s time for an update! Last week I told you guys that I joined a weight loss healthy eating challenge. It’s been a full week now that I have been meal prepping, working out daily, and drinking tons of water.

Before I go into my week 1 results let me first share that this has indeed been a challenge.

I went to the dentist earlier this week. This is important because I hate going to the dentist. I normally reward myself after my check up with a treat. Specifically, a food treat. I’d usually go to The Cheesecake Factory and get a slice of Cheesecake to go. Or, I’d stop in one of the other restaurants and get something special. I couldn’t do that this time because of this healthy eating & weight loss challenge. It was super hard to resist and get out of my old pattern. But I did. I reminded myself that it’s called a challenge for a reason. So I just needed to woman up, soldier it, and treat myself in some other way. So I got something from the Lush store instead of a treat.

Another day another challenge. . 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ********************************** I hate going to the dentist. It hurts, gives me anxiety and costs $$$. Normally after an exam I would treat myself to something yummy from one of the nearby restaurants. This time I did not. . 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ********************************** I really wanted a treat but stayed focused on thia challenge. I told myself if it were easy it would not be called a challenge. . 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ********************************** Instead of using good as a reward I treated myself to a body bar from @lushcosmetics. It has sparkles! Now I don’t want to trade 1 bad habit, eating as an award, for another, shopping as an award. How do you “treat” yourself??? . 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ********************************** #ChasingJoy #SelfCare #weightLossChallenge #HealthyEatingChallenge #Lush

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Another challenge I faced was just not wanting to eat the meals that I prepped. I think I mentioned before that I have a hard time sticking to planned meals because the things that I think I want and Sunday are often not what I actually end up wanting later in the week. So far this has rang true for this Challenge. By Wednesday I definitely didn’t really want my prepped food. But I basically stuck to the plan about 80% and did okay. This week I’ll be adding some of the things I was craving this week.

My hormones ended up being another challenge this week. On Saturday I woke up completely wanting to quit this challenge. I didn’t want to meal prep anymore. I didn’t want to stick to the plan. I didn’t want to focus on the water. I wanted the day off from working out. I just didn’t want to do any of it anymore. But, I realize that how I was feeling didn’t make sense. I can look in the mirror and see that the hard work was paying off. Also the scale was moving in the right direction. There was no real reason for me to want to just abandon the challenge.

I thought a little bit and realize that what was really going on. I had stopped taking a birth control pill that I have to take some time as part of my fertility treatment and the shift in my hormones was causing me to feel down, anxious, and ready to give up. So I had to remind myself of something a therapist once told me. Sometimes feelings are just feelings and we don’t have to act on all of them. So, I decided to just keep going with the challenge. I acknowledged those feelings but I didn’t need to do anything different based on them. By the way I did a quick video on this in the Chasing Joy Facebook group so check that out if you’re a member and if you’re not a member click here to join us.

As you can see it has been a challenge indeed. But I have made it through week one and I have no intention of giving up. I will continue on through weeks two and three. Even though this was called a July healthy eating weight loss challenge it’s really just 21 days. So they’re just two weeks left. What will keep me going and encouraged is my results from Week 1.

So here’s how I did, I lost a total of 3.75 inches. Most of it came from my waist and hips which is awesome. Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of confidence in my ability to measure myself so these numbers could be off. However, my clothes feel looser so so they can’t be too far off. I also lost 2.8 pounds. This is also great because at the fertility clinic they really only care about the pounds. They could care less about inches because the pounds are what they used to calculate the BMI and certain fertility treatments have certain BMI requirements. You can find out more about that in my baby making update videos.

So overall it’s going well and I’m proud of myself for sticking through Week 1. I’m thankful for you guys as support on Facebook and Instagram where I’ve been sharing my meal prep and some of my meals.

For the next two weeks of a challenge I am going to make some SMART goals. I know I am more likely to achieve my goals if I make them SMART. So goal one will be to read my affirmation three times a day. I mentioned that I created an affirmation last week but I have not been consistent with reading it and saying it out loud. Smart goal number two is to stick to my plan and prepped meals exactly on July 23rd. The reason for this is I am hosting a barbecue on July 22nd. I’m planning to give myself a day off from my prepped meals but I don’t want it to turn into a week off or a complete derailment from the plan. Therefore, I’m going to focus on July 23rd being a great on plan day. Here are the smart details.

Goal 1 – Affirmation

Specific -Yes, read my weight loss/ healthy eating challenge affirmation 3 times a day

Measurable -Yes, three times daily

Actionable – Set phone alarm for 3 times a day as a reminder to say affirmation. Times set for work and non workdays

Realistic – Yes

Time Sensitive – Yes, Through 7/29

Goal 1 – Stick to Meal Plan 100% on 7/23
Specific – Yes, Have all planned meals as prepped on 7/23
Measurable – Yes
Actionable – Prep all meals for 7/23 on or before 7/21
Realistic – Yes
Time Sensitive – Yes, one day 7/23

I love getting advice from you. Do you have any suggestions on what I can do to have an easier time sticking to my prepped meals? Do you have any other advice related to transitioning to a healthier diet and sticking to a weight loss challenge. I also love words of encouragement and support so don’t forget to leave some in the comments below along with your advice.

Goal Setting, Joyfully Smart Goals: T is for Time Sensitive

September 24, 2014 |

We have reached the end, the end of the Smart Goals, Goal Setting Process. I set goals, made them Specific, Measurable, Actionable, and Realistic. Now we are at the last letter, which is T for Time Sensitive.

Its important to make goals Time Sensitive so that they don’t morph from goal to wishful thinking. Below are my goals and the timeliness I’m applying to them.

Lose 80 lbs and wear a size 14 – This is a long term goal. The final deadline is my 36th birthday. That is a year and a half away. This is a very realistic time frame. It works out to about 1 lb a week. Milestones I want to meet on the way to this long term goal include the following: Lose 20 lbs by the end of the year (1.33 lbs a week); Lose 35 lbs by my birthday (works out to 1.4 lbs a week.); Lose 50 lbs by Sept 2015 (1 lb a week); and make the final goal of the 80 lbs by March 17 2016. This is so doable. I just have to believe it. I have always had doubts when I tried to lose weight before. Believing it will help me with the changes I need to make.
Go from single to in a happy committed relationship – This goal is a tricky one. I don’t know that I can put a time limit on love. What I can do is have a goal for how many dates I’d like to go on. I will use my birthday ( which is in 6 months) as a time frame. Over the next 6 months I’d like to go on 15 dates. That is a lot of dating for me. This will not guarantee I’ll find Mr. Joy Chaser. It will guarantee that I learn more about what I want and don’t want in a man, and that I get to know some new guys and/or get to know the guys I already know better. If there is someone you’d like me to meet just let me know as I am up for blind dates. 🙂 A sub goal related to dating from my action plan was to make a list of the things I want and don’t want in a man. I am giving myself until Halloween to complete the list.
Have more fun – This is an ongoing goals so there is no end date.When I came up with the action plan the timeline was built in. The plan is to have at least 1 fun activity planned for the weekend by Wednesday of every week. The other part of the action plan was to create a go to list of fun activities that I can do with or without friends. Have you noticed that I like making lists? LOL. The due date for the fun activities list is also going to be Halloween. So I’ll have two lists due on that holiday.
Writing the 1st draft of my Chasing Joy book – I have never written a book before so I don’t know what a realistic timeline is like. I have heard of some other bloggers creating e-books over a few days. That is very unrealistic for me. I want my book to be of quality and substance and from the heart. What I will do is commit to giving you guys a monthly check in stating words/ pages/ and chapters written. After a few months I will revisit and create a new time line.

This is the end of the SMART Goals. goal setting process. However, it really is just the beginning. Now that I have a solid foundation now is the time to do the hard work toward accomplishing these goals. I’ll be using the Law of Attraction as a tool and continuing to talk about it here. I’d love to hear about what goals you are working on. Feel free to share in the comments. Also you can share and update every week using the hashtag #MakeItHappenMonday.

What goals are you working on? What do you think of my timeliness? I’d love your advice.

Goal Setting, Joyfully Smart Goals: R is for Realistic

September 15, 2014 |

R is the next letter in the SMART Goals goal setting process. I started this process a few weeks ago after learning about the Law of Attraction at the Chasing Joy Brunch & Learn I decided to put it into practice. Part of the Law of Attraction process is goal setting. I have been using the SMART Goals goal setting process to increase the likelihood of accomplishing my goals. Accomplishing a goal can be a great source of Joy.

I set 4 goals and made sure they are Specific, Measurable, and Actionable. Now it’s time to make sure they are realistic. Here are the goals an action plan:

Lose 80 lbs and wear a size 14 regular by eating 3 servings of vegetables and 1of fruit on work days and 2 vegetables and 1 fruit on non work days, work my way up to 1 gallon of water per day, limiting carbs, working out 3 days a week and being in bed before midnight on work nights and getting 8 hours of sleep a night on non-work nights.
Go from single to in a happy committed relationship by being active at least once a week on free dating sites, listing the qualities that are important to me in a partner, being more honest about my expectations when dating and making sure all of my friends and family know that I am open to blind dates.
Have more fun.by Having at least 1 fun activity planned for the weekend by Wednesday of every week and creating a go to list of fun activities that I can do with or without friends.
Writing the 1st draft of my Chasing Joy book by writing for at least 10 minuets every day.

Most of my goals are very realistic. I am only concerned about one of them possibly being unrealistic. Can you guess which one? Losing weight, having more fun, and writing my book are all goals that are largely if not completely up to me and within my control. Going from single to in a relationship on the other hand is not only up to me. With this goal another person has to be involved. No matter how much I want to be in a relationship and feel I am ready for that type of commitment it does not mean that the object of my affection (don’t currently have one) will feel the same way. Further more it does not mean that I meet someone who will invoke those lovey dovey feelings within me.

However, another point of view is that I am a really awesome person with a lot of love to offer and are a lot of awesome men out there who are looking for someone like me. There is no reason that I could not meet one of said men, have a lovely courtship, fall hopelessly in love and become lifetime joy chasing partners.

While getting a man is not what I would consider a normal goal when it comes to goal setting, it is something that I want for myself. When I think of all of the Joy there is to be experienced by having a loving and committed relationship I know it is just as important to my overall happiness as losing weigh, writing my book and having fun. The realism of this goal may be questionable, but one important thing to be mindful of when using the Law of Attraction is to think BIG and not limit yourself. So, going from single to in a relationship is staying on the list.

I would love to hear your thoughts. Do you think changing your relationship status should be a goal? Is it realistic? Have you ever had a similar goal, one that was not entirely within your control?

Joyfully SMART Goals: A is for Actionable

September 10, 2014 |

Goals! Glorious Goals! If you have missed it or are new here you may not know that I have been working on some goals that I want to apply the law of attraction too. I have been working through the SMART goals process (Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Time Sensitive). Over the last weeks I have set goals, made them Specific, and made them Measurable. Today’s blog post is dedicated to making them Actionable.

This is the most challenging step of the SMART process. This is the part where I decide what actual steps will I take to accomplish my goals; what actions will I take. Here is my plan:

Goal: Lose 80 lbs and wear a size 14 regular. Action: Eat 3 servings of vegetables and 1 fruit on work days and 2 vegetables and 1 fruit on non work days. Work my way up to 1 gallon of water per day, with help of the water app. Limit my carbs. Work out at least 3 days a week. Be in bed before midnight on work nights and get at least 8 hours of sleep a night on non-work nights.
Goal: Go from single to in a happy committed relationship. Action: Be active at least once a week on free dating sites. Write out qualities that are important to me in a partner so that I can be clear on what I am looking for. Be more honest about my expectations when dating. Make sure all of my friends and family know that I am open to blind dates.
Goal: Have more fun. Action: Have at least 1 fun activity planned for the weekend by Wednesday of every week. Create a go to list of fun activities that I can do with or without friends.
Goal: Write 1st draft of my Chasing Joy book. Action: Write for at least 10 minuets every day, using the timer on my phone.

So there we have it, my action plan. The final action for all of the tips above would be to evaluate my progress and revise the described actions as necessary. I feel some anxiety about my actions. Some doubts about my ability to stick to the plan. None of the actions are too hard but they all do require me to make more effort than I have been.

Goals are an important part of feeling happier. Accomplishing something that you have worked towards can be a great source of joy. Creating this action plan and following the SMART Goals process in general should greatly increase the likelihood of me accomplishing my goals and feeling a bit more joyful.

So what do you think of my action plan? Do you have any suggestions for me? Are you working on your own goals right now? Please share some of your action plans.

Joyfully SMART Goals: M is for Measurable

September 3, 2014 |

Back to the Goals!!!! Nope I did not forget about them. A little recap in case you did. Or in case this is your first visit (Heeeyyyy):

After learning about the law of attraction at the Chasing Joy Brunch & Learn I decided it was time for me to implement it and claim the life that I am meant to live. However as I learned at the brunch before you can dive into the law of attraction you have to do a bit of foundation work with your goals, avoiding mistakes when setting goals, deciding on the goals, and then making them SMART. I am now in the process of making my goals SMART ( Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Time Sensitive.

I settled on four main goals and have already made them Specific.

Lose 80 lbs and wear a size 14 regular size
Go from single to in a committed relationship with a man where we are excited about each other and compatible.
Have more fun (movies, happy hour, having friends over, meeting friends for dinner,) by doing at least 1 fun activity every week.
Write 1st draft of my Chasing Joy book including introduction, all paragraphs, title, and layout.

Now that the goals are set and specific I have to make sure they are Measurable.

Losing weight is easily measurable both in the long term and throughout the process. Measurement tools include lbs lost, inches lost, and clothes sizes dropped.

My relationship status is kind of more difficult to measure. In one sense it is very easy, either I am single or I am not. That’s easy to determine. What is not easy to measure is progress towards this goal. I guess I could measure it by number of dates I go on. I mean you have to spend time with people to get to know them. The more guys I get to know and the more I get to know guys who I share an interest in would be positive steps toward a relationship. What do you think? Would love feedback on how to make this goal Measurable.

My goal of having more fun was made measurable when I made it specific. Doing at least 1 fun thing per week is very easy to measure.

Writing my book will be measurable by pages written. I have a feeling this book will not be written in chronological order, however the number of pages written can easily be tallied. Maybe I will create some of those cute goal counters and include them on the blog to show my progress.

So there we have it. My goals are now Specific and Measurable. Next up Actionable…

Have you ever applied the SMART goals process to your goals? How did it go? Did it make you feel more confident in your ability to accomplish your goals? Was there any negative to implementing SMART goals?

Joyfully SMART Goals: S for Specific

August 20, 2014 |

Every smart girl needs smart goals! As I have mentioned I am going to be putting in to practice what I learned about the Law of Attraction at the Chasing Joy Brunch & Learn. On Monday I set some goals and made sure I was avoiding the most common mistakes people make when setting goals. Now it’s time to make my goals SMART. SMART stands for:

Specific
Measurable
Actionable
Realistic
Time Sensitive

Today I am focusing on S for Specific.

Here are my goals

Lose weight
Change my status from single to in a relationship.
Have more fun
Write 1st draft of my Chasing Joy book.

Now I need to make them more specific. I need to make these goals crystal clear. Here goes:

1. Lose weight – Specifically lose 80 lbs and fit into a size 14 regular not woman’s size

2. Go from single to in a relationship – Specifically a committed relationship with a man where we are excited about each other, equally committed, and compatible.

3. Have more fun – Specifically do at least 1 fun activity every week. Fun activities include going to the movies, happy hour, having friends over, meeting friends for dinner, and other interesting things that come up.

4. Write 1st draft of my Chasing Joy book – Specifically complete book including introduction, all paragraphs, title, and layout.

Having more fun is the most difficult of my goals to make specific. Now that I have specified at least one fun activity per week I need to make it a priority to schedule my fun activities early in the week.

What are your goals? Are they vague or specific? If they are vague how can you make them more specific?

Joyful End of Year Goals

September 25, 2017 |

Joyful End of Year Goals

Waiting to start the SMART Goals meet up.

I can’t believe it is Fall already. Fall is not my favorite season. Despite the heat I do like Summer best. I love the long days. Then Spring because it is proximity to Summer and the flowering trees. Fall actually is my 3rd favorite leaving Winter for last.

There are two things that I do really like about Fall. I do enjoy the vibrant colors of Fall foliage. The other and more important thing that I like about Fall is the feeling of renewal and fresh start. This is 100% a leftover from childhood. Growing up in Philadelphia, in the Northeastern United States, we always started school in September. September, and the Fall, represented a new school year, new school supplies, new back to school clothes, new friends, and new, new, new. After college I started my career working for the federal government in September. So even now, the Fall represents a new work year for me.

That feeling of renewal makes me reflect on goals and setting end of year goals. That is why I had the Free SMART Goals meetup on Friday. The meetup was great for me. Taking those few hours to focus on goals helped me to get a clear plan for several end of year goals (I’ll share some below). It also helped me to prioritize my goals. There is always a list of about 15 things I feel like I need to be working on. I shared the tool that I use to help me prioritize my goals with those who came out. I also shared the SMART Goals worksheet I created to help transform those vague, shall I say wishes, into SMART Goals. With clarity on these end of year goals I feel more confidant that I will end 2017 Joyfully.

Remember SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Time Sensitive. Two of my personal SMART goals are below. In addition to these personal goals other goals worked on at the meet up included business goals, and financial goals (making money & saving money).

Initial goal 1. Get back to focusing on bible scriptures.

Initial goal 2. Eat better.

SMART Goal 1. I will focus on bible scriptures by writing out by hand a new scripture each week, sharing it online, and then reading it every day in the morning and before bed. Specific✔ Measurable✔ Actionable✔ Realistic✔Time Sensitive✔

SMART Goal 2. I will eat better by eating at least 1 fruit every day during breakfast or lunch and 1 serving of vegetables every day during lunch or dinner. Specific✔ Measurable✔ Actionable✔ Realistic✔ Time Sensitive✔

It is not too late for you to set some end of year goals. Make sure they are SMART.

Please share your SMART Goals in the comments. Also feel free to share any goal that you are having trouble transforming into a SMART Goal and I will try to help.

What are your end of year goals?

P.S I have shared the SMART Goals worksheet in the Chasing Joy Facebook Group. Click here to join >>> Add me to the group!!! I will also be sending out the SMART Goals worksheet in the next Chasing Joy Quarterly Newsletter . Click here to subscribe >>> Subscribe Me!!!

Chasing Joy’s 3 Tips On How to Choose Goals

February 27, 2017 |

Happy Monday!!! Today I am giving you a suggestion on how to choose goals.

If you have been a Joy Chaser for a while you know I like goals setting on Mondays. It is a great way to start thinking positively about the week. We don’t come down with the Mondays around here. Wanting to set goals and know how are two different things. I have written about Smart Goals before so you know how to develop a goal. The question is how do we decide on what our goals should be. Here are three strategies on how to choose goals.

Take a long look at your week, and your month. What do you have to get done and by when? Do you have deadlines at work? Are you expecting visitors? Do you have an upcoming event? Now track backwards. Break down the things you need to get done into smaller tasks. These tasks will make awesome goals.
What have you been putting off? We all have thing we like doing and things we put off until later. However, just because we put off doing things does not mean we forget about those things. They hang around in the back of our minds nagging at us and stealing our joy. So, think about something you may have been putting off and create a goal that either gets it done or makes a dent in it.
Use the Stop, Start, Continue method. I really liked this idea when I heard Lisa Nichols talk about it. It is super simple. Think of a 1 behavior or habit each that you want to stop, you want to start, and you want to continue. Now create goals around each of them.

I used these techniques to come up with the following goals for myself this week.

clear off my bedside table and keep it clear
drop off donations at Salvation Army
cut my sugar

I hope you find these strategies on how to choose goals helpful. Don’t forget to then make those goals SMART.

What goals did you choose for this week?

P.S. Join the 90 day Joy Makeover Bootcamp starting March 1st to learn a ton of other strategies for Chasing Joy and building resilience.

Keep Your Goals Front And Center

August 8, 2016 |

Goals! We all have them! They give us something to work towards. They help give our lives purpose and structure. Working towards them helps us to feel accomplished. Accomplishing goals helps us to feel Joy. Therefore, it is important to keep your goals front and center.

There are many ways to keep your goals front and center. Creating a Vision Boards is a popular way to do it. Having accountability partners is another way to do it that also ties in getting support from others. Those are great ways to do it but I have another really simple way to start keeping your goals front and center. This is good for those who are visual and who like making images on their smart phones.

Before I show you let me remind you that our goals should be SMART. (LEARN ABOUT SMART GOALS!) The M in SMART stands for measurable. My most important goals right now are related to my health, fitness, and fertility (Me and my ovaries are not the same age!). They are measurable goals. I like numbers and data. So I took those numbers that represent the measurable aspect of my goals and I created a pretty image on my Smart phone. Then I set an alarm to go off a few times a day reminding me to look at my pretty image and focus on my goals.

Here it is.

Simple! Right? Easy! Right?

So what really simple things can you do to keep your goals front and center? How can you use the tools at your disposal to keep you focused?

Finding Joy In Restarting And Refocusing On My Goals

January 14, 2015 |

I am starting this week in blogging off with a confession. I hate writing this post but I need to so that I can get back on track. Back in August I hosted the #CJBL covering the Law of Attraction. Armed with knowledge after the brunch I decided to use the Law of Attraction to have more Joy in 4 areas of my life. With my 35th year of life approaching I also came up with 35 goals for my 35th year. Well fast forward a few months and I have lost focus. Things got really stressful for me towards the end of 2014 and I just stopped working on my goals. I confess I gave up on my goals.

OK, not really. I didn’t actually give up on the goals that would have required me actually thinking about them and deciding to quit. I didn’t think about them at all! Now its a new year and I am ready to refocus and restart.

Here are my Law of Attraction goals, where I left off, and what the plan is now.

1. Lose weight. My specific goal was to lose 80 pounds and wear a size 14. Since i set the goal I have gained about 20 lbs. So the new goal is to lose 100 lbs. My new timeline is as follows:

10 lbs by my birthday (March)
25 lbs by June
40 lbs by September
60 lbs by January 2016
75 lbs by my 36th birthday
100 lbs by September 2016.

100 lbs feels daunting but this is a conservative timeline of losing about 1 lb per week.

I will keep the action plan I initially developed for losing weight. Eat 3 servings of vegetables and 1 fruit on work days and 2 vegetables and 1 fruit on non work days. Work my way up to 1 gallon of water per day, with help of the water app. Limit my carbs. Work out at least 3 days a week. Be in bed before midnight on work nights and get at least 8 hours of sleep a night on non-work nights.

2. Go from single to in a happy healthy committed relationship with someone who is just as excited about me as I am about him. I am not sure about the timeline of this goal anymore. I still definitely want to get in a committed relationship however with my 35th birthday rapidly approaching I am actively looking into becoming a mom soon, even without the relationship. In the mean time I do plan to keep putting myself out there and meeting new people to expand my social circles. I will keep dating. I’ve been on 3 dates in the last 4 months and have another planned. That’s less than a 3rd of the way to my 15 dates in 6 months goal. I’ll keep working on it for now. I did get clear about what I wanted in a man. I’ll tweak it as needed as I have more life experiences.

3. Have more fun. This goal can be quite abstract so I specified it to do at least one fun activity every week. With all of the stress I’d been under I should have made this goal top priority but I didn’t. I will refocus on the action plan I’d previously established action plan of having something fun planned on the calendar by the Wednesday every week.

4. Write 1st Draft of Chasing Joy Book. This goal includes writing the introduction, all paragraphs, title, and layout. I’m disappointed in my lack of progress with this goal. I’m changing the action plan to write for only 5 minutes each day. I know i have 5 minutes to spare.

All of this goals still fit the SMART goal criteria, Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Time Sensitive.

Regarding my 35 for 35 list, it has also been neglected. This is a list of things I’d like to do either before I turn 35 or during my 35th year. Since my last update not much has been accomplished

1-9. Numbers 1 through 9 are people. Actually it is a short list of people I’d like to have lunch or dinner with. They are friends I don’t see often and people I’d like to get to know better. A few are bloggers friends. (Only met up with 1 of them)
10. Lose 24 lb. by my birthday. New goal lose 10.
11 & 12 are both home repairs. I need to fix my sidewalk and I’d like a ceiling fan put in my bedroom. I’ve wanted/needed to do both of these repairs for a while. Home repair makes me feel stressed.
13. Get a boyfriend. Changing this to become a mom. I’d be happy with both though 🙂
14. Pay off a personal loan by my birthday.
16. A monthly Spa Treatment (facial, massage, body treatment)
17. Get up to drinking a gallon of water a day.
18. Buy myself a nice piece of jewelry
19. Get myself fresh flowers every week
20.Go to a Sixers Game
21. Go to an Opera
22. Plan Chasing Joy Charity Event
23. Move my blog to word press
24. Go to the Holiday light show and events in Center City
25. Drive through a neighborhood that does the Christmas Light Display
26. Get a new computer
27. Visit a new church.
28.Go to the aquarium
29. Visit the DC monuments & attractions.
30. Write 1st draft of Chasing Joy Book. See SMART Goals
31. Plan a fun birthday party.
32. Go to the zoo.
33. Go to a Hockey game
34. Find a Volunteer opportunity that I like.
35. See the Lion King

Out of 35, three are complete.

Numbers 1 to 9. I met up with 1 friend.

Number 19. I’ve been getting fresh flowers each week for a few weeks now and love it. I share pictures of them on Instagram each week.

Number 27. I visited a new church. I liked it and am still attending. My mom has been coming too.

So there you have it. My confession that I have not focused on my goals at all and my plan for restarting and refocusing. I do feel much better with a new plan. How can we find Joy if we don’t focus on the things that give it to us? How do you stay focused on your goals through life’s hard times?

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