april 2013 goals

some of my favorite bloggers, hey gorgeous and katie o’keefe, list their goals for the month. i am a big goal setter…i feel it helps me to live a little more intentionally.

last month, in fact, i took chalene johnson’s 30 day push. i live off of a to do list so i didn’t expect it to help me in that regard. but, i was pleasantly surprised to see how it pushed me to break down some of our larger goals and actively work towards them each week. and in writing your goals you’ll come across your push goal…that if one of these things happen you’ll push through your other goals. that goal for me is sticking to a budget. something i knew that i needed to be doing but it helped me to see the importance in the big picture of where we want to be in a year.

without further adieu here are my april goals:

balance. since i work from home it is often hard for me to stop working. i answer the phone throughout the day, respond to emails, and i’m not going to lie…play with my social media apps like facebook, instagram, and pinterest. so, my goal for the month of april is to have more balance and be more intentional with my family. i am putting my phone away and going social media free after 5pm.

health & fitness. i am an emotional eater…there i’ve said it. sticking to a clean diet is so tough when i’m stressed. i’m setting a goal to eat a more balanced diet. also, to run 5k at least once a week as well as attend my bootcamp classes three times per week.

budget. as i mentioned above sticking to a budget is my push goal. we’ve been living on a budget since january. the first month was cake. it’s getting tougher as my husband and i go from being spenders to becoming savers. i’m going to sit down and do a financial review. see which area we’re having the most trouble in (off the top of my head i know it’s picking up fast food as well as unplanned expenses like registration for next year’s school for the kids). i’m going to work to set up a known upcoming expenses account which will help our budget not be blown with school pictures, birthday gifts for friends, etc.