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Summertime Goals

(Lake Berryessa, CA 2011) 

Summer is right around the corner and for some reason I am really excited. It might be because I get two weeks off at the end of June or maybe because it's my last summer in San Francisco. I am just EXCITED! 

I thought I would make summer goals this year because I want it to be the BEST summer EVER! Without a doubt, I know I am going to have fun-- my friends like to do fun stuff all year round, but summer seems to be the funnest with my group. 

My (fun) goals for Summer 2012 

Go to the park for lunch during the week- I sit at a desk for 8 hours a day and a lot of the time I never ever go outside. Sad? I know! I want to walk to the park and eat lunch on a blanket and take in this beautiful city I live in. My view from the park that I work by is the Golden Gate Bridge.

Go to a show at the Greek Theater, Berkeley- it is outdoors and if it is a nice night it is one of the most magical places to see a show. I saw Band of Horses and Fleet Foxes there. 

Wear pretty summer dresses- I have started to love wearing dress and I want to do more of that this summer. 

Take part in The Color Run- My friends Eryn, CAL  and I are going to run The Color Run in August and we are all excited. 

Go to a lake and go swimming- I want to spend a day at a lake swimming with friends.

Take a road trip- I would love to get away for the weekend with a friend. A little mini road trip would be fun.

Most of all I want to... drink iced coffee, swing on swings, laughing until I cry, see a movie at the park, drink beer, eat cheeseburgers, go to a baseball game, be outdoors, take in the sunshine, ice cream cones, watermelon, night bike rides, kitchen dance parties, BBQ's, being with friends and family, and loving every minute of every day this summer. 

Next week on the blog I have a lot of summer stuff planed. Here is a little outline of what to expect.

1. Documenting your summer 
2. Summer photo challenge 
3. Summer playlist 
4. Summer makeup 
5. Summer self-loving 
6. Guide to summer in the city 
7. My new summer art journal e-course. 

May Goals

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Another month under our belts! April was a month of growth for me; a light at the end of the tunnel. I like that some bloggers are doing monthly recaps and I thought that I would start doing that this month. 

In April...

Lost in Translation

April Goals 

Road Trip 

Spring Photo Challenge

Getting Back into Blogging 

Letting Go, Forgiving & Moving On 

Week in the Life Project

Attitude & Action 

May is my birthday month and it is a perfect month to refocus. The air is crisp, the sun is shinning and the flowers have bloomed. 

Remember my word this year is FOCUS? I have lost my way a little and that is why I need to refocus on my dreams and goals. I need to remember that I HAVE A PLAN and I need to FOCUS on that PLAN. All these little things that have gotten in my way are now forgotten. 

Take a step back: The first thing that I need to do is take a step back and go over my previous goals. I need to see where I need to refocus my energy. Make a list of things that I want and thing that I need and start from there.

Dreaming: I feel that it is healthy to do a little dreaming. I want to take the time to do a little dreaming myself and write these dreams down. 

Action plane: Once I have my dreams and goals written down it will be time to make an action plan. 

Reward: After getting through this month... I will reward myself with something special. 

Attitude & Action

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"Every decision you make takes you in a different direction ... closer or farther away from your goals. Life's a journey, the choice is yours." ~Kelsey Byers

I am at a point where I am questioning everything in my life. I am trying to find my path and along the way I am weeding out unnecessary stuff. Meaning... relationships that are unhealthy, junk food and the everyday poor choices. 

We all can talk the talk, but sometimes we are not ready to walk the walk. I have definitely talk some  BIG talk about things that I want to change and places I want to go, but I have never really walk the walk. 

In October 2011 I even wrote about this...

Remember when I wrote about how much I love working out and how good I was feeling? Remember when I said I was going back to the basics? Remember all the blah blah blah fitness talk I was doing?

You can only make healthy changes or any changes when you are truly ready to surrender your bad habits and stop making excuses. When you are ready you will embrace everything that is positive in life and start living a healthy life style.

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It is maddening how lazy I have gotten over the past few months. I am sick of feeling sorry for myself and I am sick of always complaining about everything. It is time for me to take a stand and take back my life.  

I am throwing out the BAD attitude and TAKING action on the changes I want to make in my life. Fitness and clean eating are the top of my list. 

Here are some question that I asked myself and then sat down and answered every one. 

1. What do I want to accomplish with this exercise program?
2. Is my goal realistic and attainable?
3. Do I know how to reach my goal?
4. Do I have a timeline for reaching my goal?
5. How will I reward myself when I get there?

These question don't just apply to exercise, but to every dream, every goal and every challenge you have. Next week, I will share my answers to these question and my new fitness goals soon. 

It's all about Attitude & Action. 

April Goals

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I want to thank you all for your wonderful love and support from my last blog post. 

I want to start this post off with the quote I ended with in my Lost in Translation post.

Spring is the season for rebirth. A time to change. A time to blossom. ~GG  

I want to take the rest of this month to be kind to myself and start making good changes. Self-love is something that we all should be working on everyday. I have come to realize that the only why I am going to be truly happy is if I love myself first. 

April Goals:

Get Organized: Go through everything I own and get rid of anything I no longer use, wear, or need. The best way for me to get a fresh start is if I clear out the clutter. 

Clear out mind clutter: It's hard thing for me to wrap my brain around, but we make up our thoughts and we can CHOOSE to think what we want to think. Not only do I want to clean up clutter at home, I also want to clean up my mind clutter. I want to clear out all the negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones.

Fitness: This is the best time for me to start making healthy choices and also the best time for me to get back to my gym. Working out and getting your body moving is the best way to keep a clear head. 

Make a List(s): 100 reasons why I love myself. Things that make me happy. Things that make me unhappy. Life list. 

Something New: I want to do something that I have never done before. Take a chance and see what happens 

 

March Goals

I am so happy to say HELLO to March! 

Last month was not the best month for me and I spent most of it feeling lost. I stopped blogging and I thought it was going to be a forever thing, but it turns out it was only a month long thing. I got my heart broken. I never took my camera out once. So much for the 200 photos goal. Everything that happened last month is going to stay there. I will not bring the past (February) into this month. 

I have a lot of plans for March and I can't wait to get started. This month is going to be about finding my way and having fun while I do it. 

There are a few goals from February that I want to add to my March goals because I really need to get them done. 

Im March I will focus on...

Cleaning and organizing my room- I have been living out of boxes since last October because I don't have room in my bedroom for things. I want to take this month and go through all my stuff and get rid of anything I will no longer use or wear.

Take 200 photos- I love setting goal like this for myself because it adds a little bit of fun each day and month. I want to get to know my camera better and really learn to take a GREAT photos. I will be blogging about a new project that I am working on later this week that has to do with my camera. oh- when I say take 200 photos I mean, 200 good photos. I want to be able to have them all printed at the end of the month. 

Project Life-- I have already started this project, but have not blogged about it and I will next week. I want to continue to document this year and take the time each week to work on Project LIfe. This is another reason why I want to take more photos. 

Journal everyday- For the past week (almost two) I have been writing in my journal. I love journaling and I want this month to be all about journaling and art journaling. 

Be more active- This week I started taking a few dance classes and I love it. I want to continue taking dance classes. I also want to be on my bike more. 

Be more forgiving- I want to be more forgiving to myself. Sometimes I am really hard on myself and I end up stressing out for no reason. I think by forgiving myself more often it will help me love myself more. 

Have fun and be more creative.

What are some of your goals this month?

 

Love your March!