January Goals

Happy New Year! I'm a few days late, but I usually take a few extra days since it's my birthday week. 2022 was a wild ride. I've said it before, most of the year was great, but the last part of the year was brutal, especially the month of November. Oh my goodness, I think I felt every emotion in November and felt like I was being pulled in so many different directions. December was not as stressful and was a much more gentle and more relaxed month than November. 

I've spent the past few days reflecting on 2022 and thinking about what I want in 2023. I didn't have a word for 2022, which is odd. However, I have a word for 2023...well I've narrowed it down to at least 2-3 words. I'll share more of that soon, but I may end up having a couple of words rather than just one. Has that ever happened to you? How do you pick just one word when several keep coming back to you? 

I only made a few goals in December because I tend to not work on my goals during that month. It's a hectic month, and even though I still set goals in December, I always give myself some grace. If I accomplish my goals in December, that's awesome, but if I don't, it's ok. I'm surprised at the number of goals I achieved, especially since I forgot about my goals. 

Before I continue to ramble, let's get back to the point of this post which is to share my goals for January and recap how I did with my December goals.

Recap of December Goals

• Read 5 books: I read 29 books. Most of them were novellas and holiday-themed books, which I absolutely loved. One of my favorite reads for December was You Had Your Chance, Lee Burrows by Piper Rayne. Another favorite read was Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed, a collection of 15 original essays by multiple authors.

• Read and review 2 books I received from Netgalley: I read and reviewed Out of the Fires by Carrie Lara, I Gave Myself the World by Catarine Hancock, I Always Think It's Forever by Timothy Goodman, and Ode to a Nobody by Caroline Brooks DuBois. I really loved Timothy Goodman's book and definitely recommend it.

• Complete 1 half-finished memory-keeping project: Yikes! I did not do this. I still have so many unfinished projects; I'm somewhat tempted to cut my losses and let a few of them go. However, I really don't want to stop working on them. What do you usually do when you have unfinished projects? 

• Publish 2 personal pieces on the blog: I shared my piece for the Exhale blog hop (find more info below) and my monthly list post and coffee date post.

• Participate in Exhale's December blog hop: I was really excited to participate in last month's blog hop. I almost missed it, but I'm so glad I didn't. You can check out my piece here.

• Try 1 new recipe: I made some frosting-filled chocolate chip cookies and followed this recipe by Cinnabon. They turned out great, and I plan on trying some more recipes using Cinnabon's frosting.

January Goals

• Read 3 books that I didn't finish in 2022

• Read and review 3 books I received from Netgalley

• Publish 2 personal pieces on the blog

• Participate in Exhale's January blog hop

• Try 1 new recipe

What are your goals for January? How did you do in December? Have you set any yearly goals?

Thanks for visiting!

Until next time...

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