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Here’s how I did for my January goals

1. Read 5 books * Didn’t read as much as other months, but still read 8 books
2. $300 grocery budget * Just made it under and spent $280
3. Run 20 miles x So close, ran 13 miles
4. Have a birthday party for my daughter who’s turning 4 years old * Had a party for her, but it ended up raining which cut the party short
5. 20 days of using phone less than 5 hours x Major fail

Last month of the year, will be makiing it easy for me now that I am working and trying to enjoy the holiday season with my daughter and family. Here are my goals for this month. A little bit late, oops!

1. Grocery budget $400
2. Run 5 times
3. Walk 15 times
4. 7,000 steps a day
5. Read 5 books

Here are my goals for March. For the most part, many goals will be the same, but i will be adding a few more.

1. Read 5 books
2. Run 30 miles
3. Spend less than $30 on fast food or take out (theme parks are the exception)
4. No Amazon
5. No Target
6. Make $300 with my business
7. Write 5 posts on my blog
8. 20 days of using phone 6 hours or less
9. Meatless Mondays
10. Go to the gym 2 times a week
11. Post 3 videos on YouTube
12. Post 5 videos on TikTok
13. Post 5 videos on Instagram
14. Take my daughter out 2 days a week (theme park, park, nature activities etc)
15. Have 100 followers on TikTok

Last year I decided to do a no buy year but failed. I think the problem was that I expected to go from shopaholic to not buying a single thing. This year I will do a low buy year, which means I won’t be as strict, but still plan to be more intentional about my purchases. Everyone has different rules based on where they are in their lives. These are my rules for 2022.

Can’t Buy/Spend Money

Clothes for me

Shoes for me

Subscriptions (once special prices run out)

Mugs

Bags/Purses

Books

Disney Emoji Blitz

Electronics

Toys for Selena

Notebooks and pens

Can’t Buy Until I Run Out

Lotion

Soap

Shampoo Bars

Lip Balm

Perfume

Can Buy

1 pair of running shoes

Race entries

Business supplies

Clothes for Selena

Trips

Fast Food (1-2 times a month)

I’ll do a recap at the end of the month to see how it’s going for me. Excited for this challenge and to see everyone else who is participating too!

When I was 27 or 28 years old, I started making a list of things that I wanted to do before I turned 30 years old. Then along came the pandemic and quarantine and bans on traveling and it affected many things on my list. So I revised my list and chose things that seemed “easy” for me to accomplish. However, even those were difficult for me. Here are both lists and I’ll mark which ones I was able to do and which ones I wasn’t. I turn 30 years old next week, so I don’t think I can accomplish any of these before then. I will be adding a few of these to my 2021 bucket list.

1. Start Selena’s Sweets x

2. Dopey Challenge 2021 x

3. Run a 8 minute mile x

4. Quit my job x

5. Publish two novels on Amazon kindle x

6. Have 1,000 followers on personal Instagram x

7. Have 500 YouTube subscribers x

8. Trip to Las Vegas with Destiny x

9. Weekend in San Francisco with family x

10. Weekend in Nashville with Gioavanna x

11. Pay off 5 credit cards x

12. Run a full marathon under 5 hours x

13. Run a half marathon under 2 hours x

14. Have an emergency Fund of $1,000 x

15. Do 25 pushups non stop x

16. Travel to a new state

17. Get a manicure x

18. Dye my hair x

19. Learn German x

20. Run 30 miles nonstop x

21. Weigh at least 115 pounds x

22. Finish paying mom back x

23. Buy a new phone * I did this!

24. Get a new laptop * also did this

25. Finish paying grandma x

As you can see, I only accomplished two things on this list, buying a new phone and a new laptop. I am hoping to accomplish more in 2021, though I have zero plans of travelling this year.