My Goals for the New Year

Over the years I have tried many different methods of goal setting. There were a few years that I didn’t even set any resolutions or goals! I have gone through periods where I set 3 small goals a month and then periods where I didn’t because I felt like I was just setting the same goals over and over again. In 2022, I tried a word for the year which was fun but kind of open-ended. I also have a bad habit of setting goals and not revisiting them until the next year when I am setting new goals again.

This year I am approaching things in a bit of a different way. I’ll share my intentions and goals and how I am going to try and keep track of them throughout 2024!

My Goals for the New Year

This year, I have my goals page in my notion and I have them on a large piece of paper posted at my desk so every time I sit at my computer I can see them! On the piece of paper, I have not called them “goals” which seems kind of silly I know. But sometimes the word “goal” can feel overwhelming especially if you’re having a rough day. Instead, it says “2024 Focus” and it’s split into 5 categories: Garden, Cooking/Diet, Home, Personal/Mindset, and Income/Business. It feels less daunting to ask myself if my focus is where it needs to be and pivot if I need to.

Some of the items on my list feel more like goals and some feel more like intentions and how I would like to feel. A lot of learning in my year ahead and that excites me! Except for reducing my Diet Coke consumption, everything is about adding to my life instead of subtracting. I spoke about this last year when talking about healthy habits to add in the new year.

I also intend on doing a quarterly update here on the blog for accountability. Some of the goals are more personal so they won’t be shared on here but I have Quarterly Update pages in notion for complete notes for myself. If you’re anything like me, I love getting caught up on people’s goal updates so I hope you’ll follow along!

2024 Focus Areas

Garden

Last year my garden was so abundant and that’s because I spent the off-season learning and planning. That is exactly what I am doing this Winter as well and I want even more ABUNDANCE this summer!

• Grow my own pumpkins for Fall decor
• Learn how to make compost
• Take more notes, photos, and video
• Learn different ways to preserve
• Learn more about soil health & get our soil tested
• Update our raised beds
• Laydown weed fabric underneath the slate paths

Cooking/Diet

I am not about diets at all but I do want to up my nutrition this year!

• Eat more seasonally –
• Utilize my garden produce in new ways
• Eat more plants
• Cook more from scratch
• Master meal planning to save us money
• Be more consistent with drinking water
• Reduce Diet Coke consumption

Home

We have lived in this house for quite a few years now and there isn’t a lot on the walls or decor to speak of. I want to make our house feel like a home and give it a little more character this year.

• Decorate on a budget – DIY projects
• Reorganize our pantry
• Clean out and reorganize the closet under the stairs
• Keep a tidy home
• Bring in more natural elements
• Keep it cozy

Personal/Mindset

This is the category that has a few very personal items in it so I will be keeping those to myself. The other items below are really what I think the woman I want to be would do in her life. She is who I want to strive to be this year.

• Cultivate more self-confidence
• Less social media scrolling
• Keep promises to myself
• Spend more time outside
• Spend more time connecting with loved ones
• Create more
• Read more
• Get up earlier
• Nail down a morning and evening routine for the week
• Add more movement and stretching into my routine

Income/Business

I want to prove to myself that I am meant to be an entrepreneur and start making a consistent income with my business ventures this year.

• Create more video content on Instagram for Learning to Bloom and Sow Little Thyme
• Be consistent with posting on IG and the blog
• Maintain my YouTube posting schedule
• Launch Etsy shop – I have already done this – I want to enhance the listings to get more sales!
• Learn more about WordPress and how to use it
• Learn how to monetize
• Start an email list and newsletter
• Start a digital garden journal – This is done too! Check out my Substack here!

I know looking at this, it seems like a lot but honestly, a lot of items correlate with others on the list so they can pretty much be done simultaneously! I am hopeful and am not going for perfection here. Getting any number of these things to stick will be a win in my book! Can’t wait to share updates with you throughout the year! What goals are you setting for yourself this year?

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