I’ve been writing down monthly intentions or goals to help me focus in on what is important. Many of the things listed are daily habits I’m seeking to maintain or grow in. The goal is not to obtain perfection, but to make steady progress…and months when there isn’t any progress, to give myself grace and start again the next month. That is my hope for you too as you strive to implement daily/weekly/monthly habits. Here are my monthly intentions for June.
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Recap of Intentions in May
May seems to have come and gone so quickly. I’m not sure where the time went, and if I’m perfectly honest, most of my routines were off this month. I would say that all of my routines were more challenging in May – except making the bed! I kept that up almost every day this month.
In June, I want to get back on track. It’s a new month and new resolve with it!
New Tagline on Setting My Intention
You may have noticed a new “tagline” on my social media channels this past month. A tagline is the sentence or phrases under a blog’s name that usually summarizes what a blog is about.
When I started blogging two years ago, my tagline was “Simplifying life one step at a time.” It perfectly summarized my intention for the blog at the time. I really wasn’t sure what the steps were going to be when I started blogging, but I knew the first step was decluttering.
Two years later and I have more clarity on what this blog is about:
- It continues to be about decluttering physical belongings, but it’s also about decluttering our schedules and our minds.
- It’s about creating space in our homes and our schedules so we can try new things curiously and see what “sparks joy” in our daily lives.
- It’s about doing less of the urgent and nonessential things, so that we can slow down and really focus our time and energy on what is important and most valuable to us.
I write “we” here because I’m including you – the reader – in this journey. If you have been reading this blog, then I know you’re also interested in these topics, and I’m so grateful that you’re working through these steps as well.
So the new tagline is Setting My Intention: Clearing Clutter. Finding Joy. Living Slow.
What do you think? Let me know in the comments!
May’s Top 3 List:
As part of these monthly recaps and goals, I’m sharing the top 3 posts and top 3 things I was grateful for this past month.
TOP 3 POSTS IN MAY:
- 10 Lessons Learned After a Year of Decluttering
- Stress Free Meal Planning for Beginners: Finding what Works for You
- Meal Planning for Beginners
TOP 3 THINGS I WAS GRATEFUL FOR IN MAY:
- My youngest son is playing rookie baseball for the first time and loving it! My heart is so happy when one of my sons finds something they are passionate about.
- Steady work for my husband throughout the month
- Time outside hiking and camping with my family.
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Monthly Intentions for June:
SPIRITUAL:
- Daily bible reading from The Daily Message.
- Pray for my husband, children, and loved ones daily using the scripture God has given me.
- Take at least 3 slow, deep breaths in the morning. Silent prayer and meditation for 12 minutes.
PERSONAL:
- Finish In Praise of Slowness by Carl Honore
- Track my time for the week as suggested in 168 Hours in order to make tweaks to my schedule according to my highest priorities. (Why am I resisting this so much? I think it’s because it’s so detailed and I’m not excited about tracking what I do every 30 minutes. BUT- I do think it would be helpful to have that snapshot so I’m putting this on again as a goal for June.)
- Going out with friends at least once a month.
- Intentional movement 5 days of the week (running or HIIT video at least 2 of those days).
- As the weather warms up I’m hoping to start running again.
- Be in bed by 11pm. Sleep at least 6 hours a night, with 7 hours being ideal.
- Write down 3 things I’m grateful for daily each evening.
HOUSEHOLD:
- Meal Plan dinner for the weeknights (get FREE Meal Planning printables)
- Declutter the remaining two closets.
- Work at least 15 minutes in the basement (with or without) hubby on Sunday evenings when I put in a load of laundry.
- Budget and track daily expenses with the You Need a Budget program. Meet weekly with my husband, and talk about money as well as business and home stuff for the upcoming week.
WRITING & BLOGGING:
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- Post at least once a week (ideally twice) on my blog for June
- Write 500 words at least 3 times a week
- Write one guest post for June, featuring ideas from my eBook
- Figure out FB ads to let more people know about my FREE 7 Day Decluttering eCourse. (still figuring this out!)
- Contribute an old post on Huffington Post. I was so excited to become a contributor to Huffington Post. You can find my entries so far here.
Monthly Goals:
- Date night with hubby.
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- One on one outings with each son.
What are some monthly intentions that you have for June?
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Loving your new tagline, especially the part about finding joy. // I went hiking for the first time in forever whilst in Portland. It was so beautiful and it felt so good! I need to hike in cooler weather because I’m not great with the heat 😛 // For June, I just want to get out of the house almost every day. I can get really lazy about that now that I’m on break from school haha. During the school year, I made it a goal to see friends once a week (go for a nice meal or go to an on campus event or something, nothing too big) and that worked really well to keep my spirit lifted, especially during the more stressful weeks // Happy June! -Audrey | Brunch at Audrey’s
Happy June Audrey! Summer break – yay! What a great goal to have during the school year. It sounds like you have great goals for June too – I love that idea of just getting out of the house every day.
Great tagline! I too wish to clear clutter and to find joy in every moment.
I love your blog 🙂
Thank you so much Ina!
Angela, I think the new tagline is even better than the old one! And it was good!
Where do you get all your rock pix?? Are they yours, or do you find them on the web?
Still working on the clutter! Feels as if it will never end! lol
I usually use pexels.com or pixabay for free photos. Thank you Melinda! Clearing Clutter is a definite process and a journey. You’re doing great!
I love your monthly intentions posts and no, I don’t know where May went either. I think it’s great you’re going to start tracking your time. I know it’s helped me so much in seeing how time was spent so I can see how well I’m balancing my work/life priorities and how I need to readjust for the next week. It’s not as hard as you think. In my Passion Planner, it’s already got the half hour increments so I just write down when I start a new task. I’ve gotten so used to it now that typically i just look at the clock and mentally note the nearest half hour I started the task. Then when I update my planner a couple times a day, I know when I started it. Best of luck in June!
Thanks Tanya! I actually just started tracking my time today. I’m not used to it but doing the best I can!