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July 1, 2016 by Angela

Monthly Goals and Becoming a Morning Person

I’ve been writing down monthly 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.

July monthly Goals

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RECAP OF GOALS IN June

Things that were challenging in June: tracking expenses for our budget, running twice a week, decluttering in our basement, and our 1:1 dates with our sons.

Things that went well in June: my morning routine, making our bed, keeping my gratitude journal, and getting at least six hours of sleep.

This wasn’t necessarily a goal for June, but it happened as a result of going through a course called Goals with Grace: I have become a morning person. Anyone who knows me will be surprised by this information. I love to sleep in and I love to stay up late.

Yet as I was writing out my priorities, I realized that the way I spent my time was not aligning with my highest priorities. Blogging was taking up a lot of time, especially in the evenings and when I would ideally be spending time with my family.

The solution? Get up in the morning and do my writing and blogging then. The family is still asleep and I’m able to focus without guilt during those morning hours. I’ve been getting up between 5:30 and 6:00 each morning, doing my morning routine and writing or blogging until I have to get ready for work.

June’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 June

  1. 10 Lessons Learned After a Year of Decluttering
  2. Stress Free Meal Planning for Beginners: Finding what Works for You
  3. Decluttering Negative Self Talk

TOP 3 THINGS I WAS GRATEFUL FOR IN June

  1. My oldest son graduating from middle school
  2. The opportunity to work full-time for the summer. Although it threw a kink in my plans for fun summer outings with the kids during the week, it’s definitely helpful for our family.
  3. Finally writing out my priorities and writing a mission statement from those priorities.

Goals with grace

Top 3 Posts and Top 3 Things I was grateful for in Junel #gratitude #top3 Click To Tweet

MONTHLY GOALS FOR JUly

SPIRITUAL GOALS:

  • Finish my 5x5x5 Bible Reading Plan and begin daily reading from The Daily Message
  • Pray for my husband, children, and loved ones daily
  • Continue to ask God for specific verses to pray for my husband and children individually
  • Take at least 3 slow, deep breaths in the morning. Silent prayer and meditation.

PERSONAL GOALS:

  • Intentional movement 5 days of the week (running at least 2 of those days).
  • 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 GOALS:

  • Meal Plan dinner for the weeknights
  • Maintaining the decluttered areas
  • Work at least 15 minutes in the basement with hubby.
  • Budget and track daily expenses using the free EveryDollar app. 

WRITING GOALS:

  • Continue with a blogging editorial calendar for the month! The Elite Blog Academy has been super helpful in helping organize all my ideas so that my editorial calendar is a cinch to plan.
  • Post at least once a week on my blog for the summer (UPDATED)
  • Write 500 words a day (NEW)
  • 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.
What are your goals for July? #goals Click To Tweet

 MONTHLY GOALS:

      • Date night with hubby (where we actually go out of the house together…without kids)
      • One on one outings with each son.

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Wife. Mom to three boys. Writer. Reader. Aspiring Minimalist. Lover of chocolate and fitness. She loves blogging about the ways she is finding success in simplifying life one step at a time. Her mantra is "Progress, not Perfection."

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  1. melinda says

    July 2, 2016 at 7:21 pm

    Congrats, Angela!! Becoming a morning person?? That’s like becoming a whole new person!
    I make it a priority to read the Bible first thing too. The majority of the time, I make it. I don’t let myself eat breakfast, till after the Bible reading.

    • Angela says

      July 14, 2016 at 6:44 am

      That’s a good way to do it Melinda! Feeding your body and your spirit!

  2. Abby says

    July 4, 2016 at 9:16 pm

    I’d love to know more about your editorial calendar and how you make it work for you!

    • Angela says

      July 14, 2016 at 6:45 am

      Of course with summer and the change in my work schedule, I’ve been totally thrown off! I’m writing consistently, but not always for the blog.

  3. Christy King says

    July 4, 2016 at 11:22 pm

    My favorite schedule used to be staying up until 2:00 and sleeping until 10:00, but that didn’t work with my job, so I made do with sleeping in until 9:00 on the weekends.

    Until I got a kid who liked to get up at 5:00. And then when he outgrew that, I had already committed to morning stuff on the weekends, so basically the latest I ever get to sleep is 7:30.

    As a result, I’ve accidentally become a morning person so I actually LIKE going for a walk at 5:45 am. It’s quiet and I get to see/hear some interesting wildlife.

    • Angela says

      July 14, 2016 at 6:47 am

      I agree Christy. I used to appreciate the quiet of the evenings, but there’s something about the quiet of the mornings that feels invigorating – especially in the city. It’s often so loud here that hearing the birds chirp in the mornings without any other noise is nice.

  4. Emily says

    July 13, 2016 at 8:39 am

    Yeah for becoming a morning person!! I get up early also as I want to get blogging and other work done when the rest of my family doesn’t need me. So the morning time is perfect. I am happy you like it!

    • Angela says

      July 14, 2016 at 6:40 am

      It’s becoming my favorite part of the day Emily!

  5. Leigh says

    July 14, 2016 at 4:54 pm

    Great goals! It’s so encouraging to see progress. Thanks for sharing at the Healthy Living Link Party!
    Blessings, Leigh

  6. Tanya @ Moms Small Victories says

    July 24, 2016 at 5:56 pm

    I love seeing your goals. I was on vacation for a couple weeks so I really need to get my blogging mojo back. I haven’t seen you in Small Victories Sunday Linkup in awhile so hope you link up with us again! I’m cohosting Pretty Pintastic Party too so hope you join that one too. Good luck with EBA!

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