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  • Goal setting

    2020 Reading Challenge Wrap-up

    / January 8, 2021

    To diversify my reading for 2020, I started a reading challenge. And, at the end of the year… I realized I probably should’ve been paying more attention along the way. 1 – Read…

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  • Goal setting

    21 for 2021: Resolutions and goals

    / January 1, 2021

    Resolutions aren’t for everyone. Some personalities find it easier to make their resolutions as they go through the year. However, I’m a sucker for the convenience and regularity of reevaluating goals annually. New…

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  • Goal setting,  Lists

    2020 Reading Challenge

    / January 3, 2020

    As you may be aware, there are twelve months in a year. I know. Shocking information. In 2019, I read a whopping 30 books. To diversify my reading for 2020, I wanted to…

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  • Goal setting

    2020 Resolutions: Setting Goals for the New Year

    / January 1, 2020

    This year, for resolutions, I intend to take on a few at a time, rather than throwing myself into all of them. Some of these really are year-long goals. But I’ve found that…

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  • Goal setting,  Lists

    2019 Fall (October) Bucket list

    / October 12, 2019

    Fall is by far my favorite season. The crispness in the air. The changing colors. The sudden cold snap. This year, I didn’t have as much time to prepare for fall. I went…

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  • Goal setting,  Lists

    40 by 40 List: Part 1

    / October 3, 2019

    At my 30th birthday, I recounted the successes and failures of my 30 by 30 list. But deep down, I lamented that I didn’t have a full 40 by 40 list ready to…

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  • Goal setting

    2019 Goals Update

    / March 15, 2019

    I expected to wait until the end of 2019 Q1 before posting an update to my goals, but I’ve been so pleased with my progress that I couldn’t wait any longer. 1. Use…

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  • Goal setting,  Happiness

    5 Things to Know About Making Successful Resolutions

    / February 26, 2019

    1. They aren’t just for New Years. Or new weeks. Or new months. New year resolution time has come and gone. Statistically, most people who set one have already failed to uphold theirs.…

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  • Goal setting

    30 by 30 Finale

    / February 9, 2019

    Here I am. 30 years old as of 11:28 a.m. this morning. With three decades under my belt, I’m just beginning to get the hang of this life thing–figuring out what I want…

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  • Goal setting

    2019 Goals: 19 for 2019?

    / January 2, 2019

    I fully did not intend this to become a 19 by 2019 list. Already, with the 12 goals for 2018, I felt like I reached too high in some ways. To be fair,…

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  • Goal setting

    New Year, New Goals: 12 Goals Finale

    / December 18, 2018

    At the beginning of January I posted my 12 goals for the 12 months of 2018. A year has come and nearly gone. Thus, it’s time for the conclusion of this year’s resolutions.…

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  • Goal setting

    Fall Bucketlist 2018 Finale

    / December 2, 2018

    Go to a pumpkin patch, Have a bonfire, Make s’mores I very cleverly knocked out the first three items of my fall bucketlist in one fell swoop. A coworker arranged an awesome pumpkin…

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  • Goal setting

    Setting SMART health goals

    / October 11, 2018

    I believe I first introduced my interest in SMART goal setting with my Vision Board post. For my Vision Boards, I’ve separated my goals into different categories–relationships, health, finance, career, etc. (For more on…

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  • Goal setting

    Fall Bucketlist 2018 Introduction

    / October 5, 2018

    This year the weather turned cold alarmingly sudden. We went from 93 degrees to 50 degrees with a 60 mph wind storm that shook the house and brought down branches. It was the…

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  • Goal setting

    Summer Bucketlist Finale

    / October 3, 2018

    September 22 is the first day of Autumn. That means we only have slightly over a month and a half left of summer! Here’s my progress report on my 18 for Summer 2018…

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  • Goal setting

    Q3 2018 Goals update

    / October 2, 2018

    At the beginning of January I posted my 12 goals for the 12 months of 2018 (Not one per month, just a nice numeric alliteration of sorts). Since studies show that sharing goals…

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  • Goal setting,  Lists

    30 by 30 – Only six months to go!?

    / August 9, 2018

    I don’t feel old, but apparently I’m rapidly inching toward “old.” My half birthday is today, and I only have six months to finish my 30 by 30 list! For previous updates, here’s…

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  • New Year, New Goals, New Me
    Goal setting

    Q2 Update to 2018 Goals. New Year, New Goals

    / July 14, 2018

    At the beginning of January I posted my 12 goals for the 12 months of 2018 (Not one per month, just a nice numeric alliteration of sorts). Since studies show that sharing goals…

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  • Goal setting

    Summer Bucket List – 18 for Summer 2018

    / June 18, 2018

    Summer officially begins June 21st. The days of being a student, complete with free summers, are long gone. But that doesn’t mean you can’t mark the change in seasons with summer-specific celebrations. As…

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  • Goal setting

    Setting SMART financial goals

    / June 15, 2018

    I’ve talked before about SMART principles of goal setting. One of the key principles that drives my decisions is that I don’t want to have regrets. Identifying goals is an important step to find maximum…

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  • Goal setting

    Intro to SMART goal setting

    / June 9, 2018

    I started getting serious with goal setting over a year ago. I developed categories: financial, social, professional, relationship, spiritual, etc., and I spent some time thinking about what I wanted from each area.…

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  • Whole30 Results
    Goal setting

    What I learned from the Whole30 (and Whole30 Results)

    / June 2, 2018

    A month ago I shared that I’d been trying a Whole30. My reasons were plentiful: breaking sugar addiction, evaluating my relationship with food and my food habits, getting healthy, etc. Now, three weeks…

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  • Monthly planning
    Goal setting

    Bootcamp ideas to kickstart habits and boost your happiness

    / May 22, 2018

    If you’ve visited this blog before, you’re probably familiar with my monthly bootcamp series. (If you’re new, welcome!) Monthly bootcamps are based on the idea that you can do anything for 30 days.…

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  • Monthly planning
    Goal setting

    Monthly bootcamp progress report

    / May 8, 2018

    I’ve been advocating for a regular monthly bootcamp since October. While I’m sure others also take this approach to skill and habit formation, the idea came to me from Gretchen Rubin’s Happier Podcast,…

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  • Fad diets and no more cake
    Goal setting

    Fitness, Fad Diets, and the Whole30

    / May 2, 2018

    I’m on day 20 of the Whole30. I thought it would be simple to explain the dietary limitations that come with a Whole30, but I’ve found few people speak the language of “fad”…

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  • New Year, New Goals, New Me
    Goal setting

    Q1 update to New Year, New Goals!

    / April 24, 2018

    At the beginning of January I posted my 12 goals for the 12 months of 2018 (Not one per month, just a nice numeric alliteration of sorts). As keeping goals at the top…

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  • Hearst Castle Roman Pool
    Goal setting,  Lists

    30 by 30… only one year left?!

    / February 9, 2018

    Happy Birthday to me! I have one year left to complete my 30 by 30 list, and it’s going… OK. Without any ado, here are my remaining items, with notes on all remaining…

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  • Food Resolution Check-in
    Goal setting

    Resolution Check-in and Rude Resolution Awakenings

    / February 5, 2018

    It’s February, which means that for the vast majority of Americans, New Years’ Resolutions may be a thing of the past. Few people meet their resolutions, a proven fact that has many contributing…

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  • Meditating in public
    Goal setting,  Happiness

    The unexpected way my meditation boot camp may be working

    / January 18, 2018

    I pick an activity to do each month for every day. I’ve had a dry month, studied language for fifteen minutes a day, tried to post a blog a day, and now, I’m…

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  • Goal setting

    How to make a vision board that works for you: 2018 edition

    / January 9, 2018

    Last year, I made a Vision Board as the cover for my agenda, so I would see it first thing every day. To do so, I used the eight categories: Career, Finance, Health,…

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  • New Year, New Goals, New Me
    Goal setting

    New Year, New Goals

    / January 1, 2018

    New Year, New Goals: 12 Goals for 12 Months in 2018 My strategy has been to incorporate my overarching goals into smaller projects. So, general items from my life-long bucket list are on…

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  • Goal setting,  Lists

    December bucket list finale

    / December 29, 2017

    I posted my December Bucket List at the beginning of the month, with some key activities I wanted to complete this month. I did pretty well, with the only real difficulties being watching…

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  • Goal setting

    December monthly boot camp: Language learning

    / December 18, 2017

    For my December monthly boot camp, I opted to study a language for 15 minutes every day. As my Polish skills declined dramatically after living in Poland, I felt it behooved me to…

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  • Goal setting,  Lists

    December bucket list

    / December 6, 2017

    My December bucket list is quite short (for me) and contains mostly the basics that really define the December holiday season for me. Count Christmas trees My family lives near a bunch of…

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  • Goal setting

    Dry November? Monthly “boot camp” update

    / November 30, 2017

    In October I decided to begin doing a thing every day for a month. In October, my mission was to write a blog a day. I didn’t make an announcement about my November…

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  • Goal setting

    Blogtober failtober? Finding success in failure

    / November 1, 2017

    I failed. And yet, I didn’t. I found success in failure. I dropped the ball on my 31 days of 31 blogs, but those days I didn’t post didn’t define my month. My…

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  • Goal setting,  Lists,  Makeup

    Final fall bucket list update

    / October 30, 2017

    Fall bucket list final update! 1. Costume Bentley “Oh, sorry, I didn’t see you there. I’m just modeling my custom, one-of-a-kind Lepredog costume, which I will be wearing every Notre Dame football game,…

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  • Goal setting

    Fall Bucketlist: Pumpkins and Scary Movies

    / October 15, 2017

    I completed three of the five items on my October bucket list today. Last weekend I picked and cleaned pumpkins, fresh from the garden. Then I left them on the kitchen counter for…

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  • Goal setting,  Lists

    Fall Bucket List!

    / October 7, 2017

    One of my 30-by-30 list items was making the most of every holiday. I want to decorate gingerbread houses, dye Easter eggs, drink green beer for St. Patrick’s Day, and watch Bill Pullman…

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  • Goal setting

    Reevaluating goals: monthly “boot camp”

    / October 5, 2017

    With fall  beckoning to me with the promise of cozy sweater weather, it was worth it for me to reevaluate my goals. August brought an update to my 30 by 30 list. However,…

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  • Goal setting

    Blogtober: October blog-a-day goal

    / October 1, 2017

    I’ve been neglecting my blog somewhat. And my agenda and my goal setting and my work out routine, etc. Basically, I’ve been neglecting most things that have been making me feel centered, happy,…

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  • Goal setting

    How I hacked NaNoWriMo

    / September 26, 2017

    I’ve wanted to win NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) since I first heard about it. The goal is to write 50,000 words–the size of a novella–in one month. In high school, I was…

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  • Goal setting,  Lists

    30 by 30 – 18 months to go…

    / August 9, 2017

    A while back, I published a “30 by 30” list of 30 things to do before I turned 30. Then I published a two-years-to- update. Another six months down, I’m evaluating my slow but…

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  • Goal setting,  Lists

    30 by 30 – Two years left update

    / February 9, 2017

    A while back, I published a “30 by 30” list of 30 things to do before I turned 30. If you’re reading this on February 9th, 2017, then there are officially two years…

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  • Goal setting,  Lists

    30 by 30 List: 30 Things to Do Before Turning 30

    / September 11, 2016

    A good friend and former roommate of mine, Lola, worked on a 30 by 30 list that was pretty boss. I reached a turning point in my life where I found I wanted…

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