January Goal Recap

January was glorious.  It was relaxed, without the pressure of lessons every day, and a chance to get some things done on my list!  Here's the January Goal Recap!  

My goals for January are as follows: 

1. Complete 31 pages in Scrapbooking (towards my 365 total page goal) Done!  I exceeded this goal by a few pages.  I have this awesome chart that a fellow Creative Memories person made and I love filling it each time I scrapbook.  

2. Read my three books in my plan this month.  Record them in my Pinterest folder of what books I read this month. I read 2 of the three.  I didn't look at the number of chapters in the two non-fiction books to figure out how many chapters to read a day and apparently 1 a day was not enough HA!  

3. 1000 hours outside - There is a blog and a Facebook page about this concept but the tracker can be found HERE. The goal of the blog is to get 1000 hours outside in a year.  That's not happening HA!  Instead my goal is just to get outside more.  I'm hoping that we can shade in lots of the chart over the next year - there is no "fail" because anytime spent outside is success.  I have not even addressed this yet with my family and I did not track anything.  We've had a wet January - more rain/slush then snow so going outside hasn't been ideal.  

4. 365 Declutter Calendar - Finish all 31 tasks on the list (or at least all that apply to me - sometimes there are line items that do not apply to my home or the way I do things here) This month is focusing on the kitchen so I plan to deep clean and declutter the kitchen along with the tasks.  I recently shared THIS post about a couple different declutting blogs/ideas I like.  So instead of the 365, I've moved to the snail paced concept of writing my own 52 week declutter missions.  I completed all of January's tasks which were all in Nate's room and moved on to the next weeks task, Josh's desk.  

5. Order the Macaroon making kit on Amazon. As we started the new year, as I usually do, I went on a slight spending freeze so this did not make the list in January.  

6. The basement - The end goal is to have a well organized, useful basement.  So, my goal this month is progress.  I'll try to remember to take a before and after photo so "you" can actually see that I make progress. Yes!  I got another shelf set up and sorted through things and packed Christmas stuff away neatly.  So I feel like I accomplished this task this month 

7. Read one chapter in my photography book and PRACTICE the skill.  I did pick up the book and start reading it but that is as far as I got! 

8. Put all the page protectors on the pages that need them.  Also put all completed pages in albums. Done! 

9. Pick camping dates for this summer and reserve the spots I can. I haven't done this yet. 

10. Go on one date with Darryl. This is scheduled for this weekend - even if we just go get our favorite tacos for lunch :-) 

11. Pick out the song I want to record for Christmas on the piano.  Done, yes, I really DID pick it! 

12. Plan out the first adventure to visit at least one of the great lakes. I started to plan this but have shifted my plan some and need to re-plan

13. Get some spines imprinted - my consultant has told me there will be a sale this month so I'm hoping to get 10 imprinted (Buy 4 get 1 free). Yes!  I ordered them and they should be here by the time this posts! 

14. Set up a schedule for the boys to accomplish seat work, regular school work, piano and AWANA lessons.  We have to catch up on AWANA so they can finish on time (end of April). We will pick up the plan starting next week! 

15. Clean out my recipe box. Done 1.5.21.  Threw away a whole stack of recipes we either didn't love or I haven't ever made even once! 

16. Plan the menu for the month and keep it (to use next year - to make planning easier!) Use the Air Fryer and make at least one recipe out of my new cookbooks. Done. 

17. Completely clean the master - I always have to totally regain the master after Christmas between wrappings, boxes, and bags it is a mess HA!  It's time once again to totally clean, declutter and make sure everything is put away once again (I always tackle this room in January for this very reason!) Done 1.4.21 - I even had a new comforter set to put on the bed thanks to my mom.  

18.  Help Nate finish up organizing in his room - we started it before Christmas but then things got moved in there to make room for the tree so we never finished.  He wants his room organized and everything where he can find it and use it. Done - and it looks amazing! 

19.  Help Josh finish up the last things in his room - we were 90% done before Christmas.  We've moved his desk into his room too so we need to make sure that is also cleaned up. We got his desk area done and the rest of the room is on my "52 weeks" list for February. 

20. Set up my scrapbook stuff on the bedroom shelf - I'm trying to simply the visual clutter on my desk - since I tend to scrapbook at a specific time (like one weekend a month) I would like my stuff more put away yet easy to grab to do a quick page. Done 1.4.21  This was an easy transition once I cleaned the bedroom.  I like having the bins off the top of my desk. 

21. Update my Holiday Journal with everything from Thanksgiving - New Years.  Read ideas from last year on upcoming events.  Plan the superbowl party, Valentine's Day, and Darryl's birthday. Done 1.4.21  I had no notes about the Superbowl so I will add them this year.  

22. (I was aiming for just 21 goals but I have this "misc." category that needs to be added!) So, here are my misc. items that need to get done. A) Josh got a punching bag penguin for Christmas that we need to set up - get some sand to add as a weight and blow it up.  B) Josh and Nate each got a new desk chair for Christmas - we need to get those put together AND finally put away all of the extra folding chairs that are constantly floating around! Done 1.5.21 C) My mom made beautiful shadow boxes for each of the boys for Christmas that we need to get on the walls.  D) I bought a new Echo Dot for the living room so I can listen to our local Christmas Radio Station so Darryl needs to hook that up for me.Done 1.4.21  E) Give Darryl a spot for his stuff  Done F) Josh got a new solar system set to hang from his ceiling but he wants it measured out correctly so Darryl needs to help get that accomplished.  G. I have a small box worth of Amazon returns that need to be taken care of by the end of January. Done 1.5.21  H.  Taxes - it is that time of year to start that process - I'd just like as much done as possible by Jan. 31st so we can file at the earliest date. 1.5.21 - Completed - just waiting until February to send them in