It’s July, and I think I’m ready to add goal-setting back into my life. I’m not really sure what is going to happen in July with COVID-19 case numbers rising so drastically—will we go back to a shelter-in-place order or scale back our reopening process? We’ll see.
I’m setting five easy-to-accomplish goals for July, things that won’t be affected if we do go back into lockdown. It feels nice to think about goal setting again and to have the emotional bandwidth to want to accomplish a few goals this month. That feels like a great achievement!
1) Work on my novel (and ONLY my novel) during my weekly writing dates. I have fallen into a bad habit of not actually working on my novel during my weekly writing dates with M. Sometimes, I do some writing for work, and other times, I use it to work on blog posts. But, in July, it’s time to get back to shutting down all my other tabs and cutting out any distractions so I can solely focus on working on my novel for two hours.
2) Sell my cat carriers. I have two of those big plastic pet carriers that I bought way before I adopted my girls. They are bulky and take up so much space. Plus, I’ve always hated using them when I have to take the girls to a vet appointment. (So uncomfortable to carry!) I have a much more comfortable carrier now, so I want to sell these carriers to someone else who can use them.
3) Order Warby Parker sunglasses try-ons. Earlier this year, I used the Warby Parker try-on program to order new eyeglasses (and finally purchased them in May!) Now it’s time to upgrade my prescription sunglasses. The sunglasses I have now are too big for my face and I don’t really like them, so I’m hoping I can find sunglasses I like from WP.
4) Take Ellie on her first walk. I bought a little harness for Ellie so I could take her on walks, but I have yet to take it out of the package! Oops. I think she’ll lose her goddamn mind to go outside and roll around in the grass, so I need to make it happen.
5) Launch a new blog theme. It’s time for a fresh look here on the ole blog. I’ve had this blog theme for nearly three years now, and I’m ready for a change. I use Etsy for new blog themes because they are reasonably priced and easy to install. So be on the lookout for something new here soon!