2022 Goals

Hello Lovelies and Happy 2022!

 

I have no idea where 2021 went; it seemed to zoom by and instead of having my ducks in a row, I had squirrels at a rave so, needless to say, most of my 2021 goals went unchecked.

 

For 2022, I’m adding some new goals and carrying some over from the last two years. While I’m not going to be hard on myself if I don’t complete the entire list (there’s been a lot of family things and health things going on that’s taken my time away from what I need to do, which I will blog about  at a later date), I’m going to do my best to smash my goals this year.

 

Instead of having a theme of the year as I’ve done for the last two years, I’m doing a word of the year.

 

Balance is something that I desperately need in my life. I’ve always been the one to take on extra jobs, do extra things to help out, and volunteer to do the odd tasks. This year I have to find a way to balance my time so I can have some me time and  I’m not burning the candle at both ends because it’s starting to cause me severe anxiety, which is affecting my health.

 

Now on to my 2021 Goals…

 

Blog

Sadly, the blog has suffered in the last two years. This year I’ve decided that I’m going to have a dedicated blogging day to make sure I stay caught up.

 

-Be consistent with content—hopefully the dedicated blogging day will help with this one.

-Update GoodReads—I’m still struggling with remembering to update on GR. It’s something that I’ve failed at in the last two years. I need to figure out a tracker, something in my either blog planner or book journal.

-Post More Creative Content

-Be consistent with blog visits

-Discover new-to-me blogs

-Be consistent with social media updates

 

Reading/Bookish Things

 

-Tackle my TBR pile mountain—it’s getting a bit out of control and I need to start reading from my TBR pile.

-Conquer NetGalley—this is a must this year. I need to spend some time making a NetGalley spreadsheet.

-Shop my bookshelves instead of buying—not only will this help to curb my spending; it will help me with my goal of tackling my TBR mountain.

-Try out different genres

-Read more non-fiction—this is something that I do miss. It’s been a minute since I’ve picked up a non-fiction book and I’m hoping that I’ll be able to pick up at least one a month.

-Read more historical fiction

-Find a reading journal that suits me—I’ve acquired several reading journals in the last few months (some I received as gifts, some came from publishers/creators, and some I purchased) and I’m eager to see what works best for me. My Reading Journal Journey will be a new series of posts for 2022, which will hopefully allow me to find the perfect reading journal for me and, hopefully, you’ll find your perfect reading journal as well!

-Un-haul the books that I know I won’t read or didn’t fancy—while I would hoard all the books that arrive like a dragon, I just don’t have the room to keep the ones that don’t appeal to me. I’ll do a series of giveaways this year, so keep an eye out for those.

-Be more selective about what books I accept for review and be more picky about the format I accept—I’m getting bogged down with a lot of review books, and while I grateful, I’m struggling to read the books that I want to read because of the vast amount of review books that’s been coming in. This year I really want to focus on reading for enjoyment, so being more selective about what I accept for review will help. I’m also going to select more audio and e-books/arcs for the books that I want to read but probably won’t re-read as a way to limit the amount of physical books that I bring in.  

 

House

The first two goals have been hanging around for the last two years and, hopefully, this will be the year they’re complete.

 

-Replace my bookshelves so they match my desk—apparently, the bookcases I want to get are a hot commodity and have been on backorder. Sadly, this is still the case. I wanted to get all the pieces at the same time and have it done and dusted. There’s also been the hiccup of IKEA no longer delivering to my area because of the lack of drivers. Starting in late Spring/early Summer (I don’t want to drive there in the Winter) I’ll be visiting my local IKEAs and picking up what they have in stock and keeping them in the box until I have the entire set.

-Turn my bedroom closet into a makeup/dressing area—at first I wanted to bring in a contractor, which is still impossible because no one will show up, then I wanted to DIY it but that’s out of the question due to the high cost of lumber and the limited stock in my area. While I’m still intending to make a makeup/dressing area, I think I’m going to invest in some already made pieces, IKEA has a few that’s caught my eye it’s just down to seeing what the best fit would be.

-Re-do my front porch—this has been a fight with the historical society since the day I moved in. My front porch has a tiny amount of gingerbread woodwork that’s original to the house, which is causing the historical society to block my attempts at fixing my porch, which is now falling in on one side. Fingers crossed, this will be the year that I get the okay to fix my porch before it actually falls in.

 

Personal

 

-Dedicate at least an hour a day to ‘self-care’/me time/unplugging—while I smashed this goal in 2020, 2021 was just all go and no stop. This is something I desperately need to get back to in 2022.

-Exercise at least three times a week—I’ve built up a nice bit of easily storable at home exercise equipment and I need to get back into using them regularly. They’ve also started opening gyms back up, and it’s something that I need to look into to see if my local gym is something I’d be interested in signing up for.

-Get back into yoga—again, this was something I smashed in 2020 and floundered in 2021. I’m aiming for once a week, hopefully I’ll be able to get back into every other day.  

-Remember to take my vitamins—I’ve been using the habit tracker in my Happy Planner for the last two years and it’s been working to remind me to take my vitamins.

-Utilize a habit tracker—again, this is something that I started originally to remind me to take my vitamins but it’s been helping me to track and target my migraines and some other health issues I’ve been having. Using a habit tracker has been something that’s been a true game changer for me.  

-Learn something new

-Drink more water

-Maintain balance in all areas of my life