Small Goals // March 2021

Nope, you didn’t miss it. I totally skipped any sort of goals for January and February.

To be honest, we spent the start of 2021 really in the shit. Lots of bad news, lots of stress—not the time to be focusing on anything other than just taking care of ourselves and our families.

Life is still hard (more on this later), but I feel ready to set a few goals for myself, if for no other reason than to propel myself forward.

But first, let’s look at December because why not?

1. Mail our holiday cards during the first half of December. We did it. All of our cards were in the mail by the middle of the month. We sent out more than 40 so that was a feat!
2. Do most of my Christmas shopping with small and local businesses. I think I did a good job with this. I can safely say that 75% of my shopping was done at small businesses, most of which were located in Wisconsin.
3. Make homemade ornaments. Done. I made two ornaments from my Hello Bargello kit. I put the kit in with our decorations so I can finish a few more next year. This was a super fun craft.
4. Tackle a Christmas sewing project. Done. I made a holiday runner for our bar cart and a lot of holiday masks. Not a lot, but definitely something.
5. Get prescription sunglasses. Done! The people at Be Spectacled make choosing stylish glasses very easy.

5/5. These goals are a long time past, but I’m happy that I was able to check them all off my list.

Now, onto spring!

1. Sign up for Libro.fm. I signed up for Audible last year and I really, really love it. But of course, I have that little voice telling me that I should not be giving Amazon more money. So I plan on making the switch to Libro.fm this month. It’s pretty much the same as Audible but it costs five cents more a month and supports independent booksellers.
2. Clean and repaper our kitchen cupboards. This is such a grandma thing, but I need to put new contact paper in our cupboards. The shelves just need some spiffing up, especially because I’ve got new Caraway cookware to put inside.
3. Work on an Easter cross stitch pattern. This has definitely been my go-to hobby lately, and I really enjoy making seasonal pieces. They let me stitch to my heart’s content without having to have a million cross samplers on my walls at all times.
4. Go on more lunchtime walks. I was going on walks every day for a long while and then just stopped. Now that the coldest days are behind us, it’s time to get outside a bit more. Let’s say four days a week, OK?
5. Clean the den. The den is my workspace and it’s almost always a mess. Time to clean it (and then slowly clutter it up again).

I’m hoping that these goals aren’t too ambitious for me right now. I’m pretty confident that even now, when I’m at peak stress, I can get a few done. Until April!