Results from February Dreams and Goals

 

Last month I read these wise words from Chrystal Evans Hurst, highlighting the importance of both short and long term goals. They have reminded me that while I make these monthly goals intentionally to be short term (rather than year-long goals), there’s some benefit to keeping long-term goals in mind as well. Perhaps I don’t state them here, but it would be good for me to have them, and then the shorter goals could support them little by little! Just some food for thought today as we wrap up this short little month with its short little goals!

                Here were the dreams and goals I made for February:

 Make a Valentine’s Day plan. Well, we did that! I wrote earlier this month about our dreamy, low-key Valentine’s Day. We attended chapel at Swiss Village to watch my parents being honored for 70+ years of marriage, we went out for dinner, had a special treat dessert, watched a cute movie, exchanged gifts, and enjoyed just being together.

 Read for fun. As you saw yesterday, I did read for fun this month! Two lighthearted romances filled my reading list for this month, and both were sweet, predictable, and all the things my heart needed.

Start on our anniversary scrapbook. I did this! I haven’t gotten very far yet, but I did start on it. And somehow, I managed to keep up pretty well with our chronological books. (Sunday afternoons are generally my scrapbooking times and this month our Sunday afternoons were largely spoken for in other ways, so it was a little challenging to keep up. I’m proud of what I was able to do!)

Attend a marriage conference. We really enjoyed our trip to Ohio for the marriage conference – despite my flops and fails in the Newlywed Game! We really enjoyed the speaker and had fun being away in a nice hotel with good Amish food.  

Start brainstorming for speaking. I made great progress here! I blocked out this past Saturday and disappeared into my office to write and write and write. I made great headway with writing new material and tweaking previously used material…and I’m thankful for a quiet day at home to accomplish these things. I’m not finished, but I got a great start and feel like it’s under control – for now.

Start planning my garden. This was probably my biggest failure this month. I did some mental planning, but nothing went down on paper, and I did not set aside my day to shop and plant. I do indeed need to step up my game on this one.  

                In other news…

·         We hosted our friends in our home around the time of the marriage conference and had a great time welcoming them into our space.

·         I made Valentine’s Day treats for my coworkers – and Ryan’s, too! I enjoyed that little project. Baking and Canva creations = a great day.

·         Work was very busy this month, and I was excited to see all the things I was able to work on and create!

·         We had fun doing a little thrifting this month. I never thought we would enjoy that as much as we do…but we do! 😊 We had success with several finds, and that made my thrifting heart happy.

·         I attended a staff planning day at church and loved it. It was my first one, and I’m excited for more to come!

·         I also got to meet my new office at church (though it is still under construction) and am in full mental planning mode over that.

·         I met up with a fellow writer, and we had a great conversation about writing that spurred me on in my own projects.

I am happy with how this month went and all I was able to accomplish. I am also grateful for naps and some days that allowed me to be productive from home – especially when it was icy out!