Do you choose a word for the year? Have you made goals and resolutions? Last January, inspired by Gretchen Rubin and her sister Elizabeth on the Happier Podcast, I made a list of 18 things I wanted to do in 2018. Some of them were serious resolutions, others were goals just for fun. I usually don’t make resolutions and write them down, but it was fun to do! I checked in monthly to take inventory and see how I was doing. Here’s how I did:
Kara’s 18 for 2018
- SHINE – this was my word for the year. I did it, and am proud of myself!
- Go to Portland & Paris – done!
- Read the Book of Mormon – almost!
- Make more videos – done, but would have liked to have made more.
- Grow my hair out – done!
- Get the girls’ passports – done!
- Make my health & fitness a priority – stayed about the same
- Work with a brand for a crazy huge paycheck – done!
- Paint watercolors more – didn’t do.
- Use my influence to share the Gospel – done!
- Buy a swimsuit that I love and feel great in – done!
- Buy a bra that fits and flatters – done!
- Have family over for dinner more – done!
- Throw a housewarming and game night party – not done. Not having a banister and the kitchen redone kept me from it :(
- Get more affiliate sales – stayed about the same
- Take the wallpaper down & paint the kitchen – halfway through the wallpaper, haven’t painted
- Focus on my babies, not my phone – did a 10 day social media fast that really helped, still working on it daily
- Make $X/month – didn’t hit my giant number, but increased from last year so I’m happy!
Matt and I also made vision boards which was so much fun. It was pretty crazy to look back and see the things that came to fruition, and I loved having a visual reminder of my goals above my dresser. We still need to make our vision boards for this year! I have finally decided on my 19 for 2019. Here’s what I have lined up:
Kara’s 19 for 2019
- GROW (my word for the year)
- Be more stylish
- Have better posture
- Get to 10K Instagram followers
- Get to 25K sessions (30K pageviews) a month on my blog
- Get into Mediavine ad network
- Help my readers with each blog post
- Scheduled dates with Matt
- Scheduled Temple days
- Go to church together & be on time
- Read my scriptures daily
- Go to Disneyland!
- Move more
- Get on TV
- Put my phone down when my kids talk to me
- Smile more
- Cook and bake more
- Do the things that make me feel good
- Take care of my hair and skin
I would love to hear what your word, 19 for 2019, goals or resolutions are for this year! Is there anything that I can do to help you with them? Happy New Year!
Hi Kara! Congrats on an awesome year!
Thanks so much for the shoutout. We would love to have you join us at Mediavine. Our threshold is 25k sessions within a 30 day period, and we’re here if you have any questions at publishers@mediavine.com.
Good luck on your 2019 goals and we’ll see you soon!
— Susannah at Mediavine
Thank you so much, Susannah! I am working so hard to reach that threshold! Can’t wait to apply and join you once I do :)