My Goals

Exercise More

This is pretty straight-forward, right? The hard truth is that I've noticed a difference in my body over the last year. And it’s because I’ve stopped exercising and taking care of myself. I’d like to be able to run a 5k, and I’d really like to lose some of this stomach flub.

New Recipes + Meal Planning

This won’t really fall into place until Garrett moves here, but once he does, I want meal planning to be something we do together. It helps you spend less money, and makes figuring out dinner every night much less stressful! And who doesn't love finding some new things to cook? I end up making pasta more than anything, and I'd like to find some good, simple recipes to add into the rotation. 

Listen To More Podcasts

There isn’t any real reason for this, except for all the people I find hopelessly cool listen to lots of Podcasts and I want to be as cool as them.

Watch More Documentaries

There’s no real reason behind this either, other than the fact that there are a zillion or so really interesting documentaries sitting in my Netflix queue, and no reason at all that I haven't watched them yet.

Read More

When I got a Kindle last year, I read a ton of books. Then I just quit. For no good reason, really. So I want to get back on it. (Full disclosure: the last book I finished was 50 Shades of Grey. I know. I know. I have to be better.)

Be A More Intentional Blogger

Tumblr is a great way to get started with blogging if you don’t know what you’re doing. If you can’t think of something to say, there’s always a hilarious animal .gif to reblog or a conversation about Girls you can chime in on. Like I said, I still love it there, but I want to work on posting more intentionally. More quality posts, fewer brain dumps.

(related goal: create a blog that you're not terrified other people will find)

Spend Less + Save More

This is pretty obvious, right? If I'm going to be joining my life and my wallet with someone else soon, I need to reign in it. I'm a pretty good shopper... I'm good at finding deals and I'm a PRO at the Target Clearance section. But I need to 

(related goal: work to put together more outfits with clothes I already own.)

Do more DIY Projects
I want to set a goal of doing two or three small and inexpensive projects a month. A small project can make a huge difference in a room, and I'd like to decorate our new home as fabulous + as cheap as possible.

Send More Snail Mail

I LOVE sending letters and cards to people. I need to do more of it. No excuses, since my friends live literally all over the country at this point.