Wednesday, January 2, 2013

A Change Will Do You Good

Okay, so remember when I said there were going to be some big changes to Project 52 and y'all were like, "I'm so excited to hear all about it"?

I hope you're still excited because today is the day.

Basically, Project 52 is no more.

Jennee and I are three years into this annual goal-setting adventure and we have finally come to realize that it is really, REALLY hard to follow through on a long list of goals. No matter how excited we are to complete them.

So we did some talking and thought that moving to a monthly goal format would work better for us. 

And I did some thinking and thought about another lovely blogger who has been doing the monthly goal type thing for a long while and having great success with it.

So then I thought, what if the three of us were to join forces?

We'd pretty much be unstoppable, that's what.

And that is where we are today.

From this day forward, Jennee and I are joining up with Angie from My So-Called Chaos to bring you the Monthly Goals Link Up.

Now, you can do this however you want to. You can have a certain number of goals every month. You can still make a 52 list and just choose some to cross off each month. 

And, of course, there's always my way.

I have a few things I want to accomplish this year. Things like getting myself healthy mentally and physically. Getting myself more financially stable. Traveling and volunteering.

So every month, my list of goals will have something to do with those big themes I want to achieve.

Instead of weekly(ish) check-ins, we'll be linking up on the first Wednesday of each month to share our adventures and successes and failures. And here's how that will work:

1. Follow all three hosts:
Jennee Thompson

2. Write up your post re-capping last month and sharing your new goals for the next month.

 3. Include our button on your post.

 4. Add your post to the monthly linky.

 5. Visit other participants to cheer them on/commiserate/whatever the case may be.


It's going to be awesome.

Join us, won't you?



Here are my goals for January:

• Eat at least 5 fruits and veggies every day.
• Update direct deposit to add funds to savings account
• Make a plan to fundraise for a new Habitat for Humanity trip.
• Finish reading the Harry Potter books.
• Watch that Netflix movie and finally send it back.
• Run 1 mile without stopping

Okay, that's what I'll be up to this month. How about you??

And be sure to get over to visit Angie and Jennee. They are awesome and you'll love them if you don't already.





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10 comments:

  1. I think I'm going to hold myself to doing the same amount of items (for the most part), but I'll tailor it to a few each month. I like this idea better. Either way, I'm making myself a list and holding myself accountable. EVEN IF I FAIL AGAIN! :)

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  3. I'm going to have to work at this - take the things I want to do this year and figure out which month they are going to happen in. But at least, the pressure of doing posting weekly is gone. Not that I did that anyways.

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  4. This seems so much more doable. I need to get my butt out visiting teaching!

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  5. Those are some great goals, and I'm so glad you've joined up with me! :)

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  6. Those are some great goals... I ate fruit 3 different types of fruit today so if you need a little help with that goal, I'm there for ya! :)

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  7. Awesome- so glad you've joined forces with the unstoppable (and incredibly well-organized) Miss Angie. Great goals, too! Just run that mile gently, for the sake of your knees. ;)
    (I'm a fan of wogging, myself)

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  8. This is awesome! I think it'll feel less overwhelming. I'm being a slacker and only doing 35 goals this year. You have some great goals this month! I need to update my savings too. Also, I think it'll take me a few months to run a mile. Haha!

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  9. Hello! I'm your 600th follower...where's the confetti and balloons? ;P
    Thanks so much for hosting. I was getting frustrated trying to set annual goals, so I thought that the monthly goals wouldn't be so overwhelming for me.

    I like your goals! I need to eat the fruits and veggies, too....especially in winter. I do a much better job in the summer with a farmer's market less than a mile from here!

    xo,
    Ricki Jill

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  10. i've resolved to eat more fruits and veggies before; that's a good one. i also had some of my paychecks go to my savings account one year to save for a trip to ireland!

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