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S1:B3 Reviewing 2018 and Setting 2019

Happy New Year!


In this Episode, I'll be sharing how to figure out what goals to create for yourself and ways to accomplish your goals, as well as reviewing the goals I made for 2018 and sharing the goals that I am setting in 2019.  Each year, I spend January as a 'testing' time to see if there are any goals I want to add, choose any previous goals to eliminate and tweak anything that isn't working or is working better than expected.


My 2018 Goals

1.  Become involved at our church
2.  Spend more time with Jeremy, Riley and Julia (and our dog Val)
3.  Continue to use budgeting software and talk about it weekly with Jeremy
4.  Practice, Practice, Practice
5.  Incorporate videos, planning structures and new activities into piano lesson practice times for my piano students
6.  Leave work before 4:30pm two days a week... or at least one day
7.  Read books
8.  Have friends or family over once a month for lunch or dinner
9.  Plan and implement a podcast
10.  Attend musical and cultural events throughout the year
11.  Continue to work towards finding my brother Jim
12.  Watch my posture


My Current 2019 Goals

1.  Publish one episode each week on the Afternoon Ti podcast from January-June and August-December (taking the month of July off)
2.  Complete Kodaly Level III at SMU
3.  Incorporate more movement into my classes at school - at least two classes out of every four classes in each six day rotation in 5th and 6th grade
4.  Present a workshop at GSES and one other location 
5.  Date night once a month with Jeremy
6.  Invite friends or family over once a month for dinner or lunch
7.  Read, Read, Read -- continue to read books that I love and keep track of them on goodreads.com

Current List of Books
a.  The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas (READ)
b.  War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (READ)
c.  Ulysses by James Joyce
d.  The Gown by Jennifer Robson (READ)
e.  Little By Edward Carey (currently reading)
f.  Any Elin Hilderbrand book
1. Winter in Paradise (READ)
2. The Perfect Couple (READ)
3. The Rumor (READ)
4.  Here's to Us (READ)
g.  Any Kristin Hannah book I haven't already read
1.  Summer Island (READ)
h.  The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky
i.  French Exit by Patrick DeWitt (READ)
j.  The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker (READ)
k.  Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (READ)
l.  When Life Gives you Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger
m.  The Hazelwood by Melissa Albert
n.  Rachel Hollis
1. Girl Stop Apologizing (READ)
2. Girl Wash your Face (READ)
o.  I'll Drink to That by Betty Halbreich (READ)
p.  That is how it always is by Laurie Frankel (READ)
q.  Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
r.  The Light we Lost by Jill Santopolo (READ)
s.  Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver (started...stopped)
t.  News of the World by Paulette Jiles (READ)
u.  Fragile Beasts by Tawni O'Dell
v.  Where'd You go Bernadette by Maria Temple (READ)
w.  The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom
x. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
y.  The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers
z.  Brain on Fire by Susannah Catalan
aa.  Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout
bb.  Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis (READ)
cc.  The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas (READ)
dd.  Grace, Not Perfection by Emily Ley (READ)
ee.  Untangled by Lisa Damour (READ)
ff.  Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman  (READ)
gg. Atomic Habits by James Clear (READ)
hh.  The Latte Factor by David Bach (READ)
ii.  The Leavers by Lisa Ko (READ)
jj.  The Call of the Wild by Jack London (READ)
kk.  Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney (READ)
ll. Creative Miracles by Kelly Surette  (READ)
mm. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (READ)
nn.  Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (READ)

8.  Be more consistent in talking at least every other week with Jeremy about our budget while using the budgeting software
9.  Replace all hand towels and washcloths that have holes
10.  Buy a new iPad case
11.  Add weight training to workouts - at least 2x a week for 10 minutes each time
12.  Go on a run at least once a week and build up to running 3 miles again... do more runs with Riley  (side note:  My goal is to run 500 miles total this year)
13.  Continue to purchase less clothing items and only ones that fit well and that I love... trying Trunk Club for the first time soon and can't wait to see what that's like
14. Continue to locate Jim and make a plan to find him/get him help... and continue to pray every day for him and my cousin Hilary
15.  Use my Simplified Planner by Emily Ley - so excited to try it out this year!


16.  Continue to meet up with the moms from Riley's small group to build friendships and support for
our girls once a month
17.  Call or FaceTime Jon and Allison at least once a week
18.  Go to the dermatologist
19.  .... To be determined...


I'd LOVE to hear your goals for the year!  Share with me at highafternoonti@gmail.com or leave a comment!


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