Why hello there! It’s certainly been a while, hasn’t it? It’s a new year! 2019 is finally over and now we get to bask in the glory that is a new decade, starting with 2020! 2019 was certainly a year full of change for me; I booked a trip overseas with a close friend, gained a brother-in-law, became an aunt, and found my place at work. I’m hoping for the best for 2020, and also doing my part to ensure that I follow through on all my personal goals set for the new year (or at least some of them).
With that being said, I have some goals in mind for this blog that I am going to share. I created this blog as a way to share my random thoughts about random things (hence the title), and I still plan on doing just that, with some parameters set in place to make sure I’m actually sitting down to write. Since it is already February and I didn’t post last month, I’m already a little behind, but things happen. So here are a few of my goals for this blog I want to set in place at least for this coming year:
1.) At least one (1) blog post a month, about a relevant topic
–Since I’ve already failed this goal by not posting in January, this post will be an extra tacked on to February. I’ve started a spread in my journal titled “Blog Post of the Month” to keep track of any ideas I might come across during the month, and I will work hard to make sure one of those ideas becomes a reality. I understand things come up and motivation is hard to come by sometimes, but hopefully this will keep me accountable.
2.) Review of last month’s favorite book
–After college, I’ve fallen back in love with reading, and besides to my family and the few coworkers who will listen to me rattle on about books, I don’t talk about them very often. So I want to start a series where I take my favorite book from the previous month and write a review for it. I want to gush about my favorite books, is that so much to ask? My favorite book for January was The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (I won an advanced reader’s copy, this book is not released until March 17th), so I am super excited to post that. I think this will also keep my motivated to post more often, if it’s about things I thoroughly enjoy.
3.) Become more comfortable with posting
–I think one of the main reasons I shy away from posting, or spend way too much time drafting and making sure things sound okay, is because I am scared of what people will think if they read it. But I started this blog for me, as a place where I could document my random thoughts about random things, and those thoughts wouldn’t differ if 1 person or 6,000 people read them. Sometimes it’s alright to be nervous putting things out into the world, because so many people have so many differing opinions. But these are mine, and this is my blog, and I’m willing to share it with others who want to be a part of the conversation.
So there you have it, my three main goals for this blog for 2020. I’ll probably look back on how I did at the end of the year and make adjustments as necessary, but those thoughts are months away, and if I’m going to keep to these goals, I have to focus on the now. I hope you made some achievable goals for 2020, whether they be professional, personal, or otherwise important, and I wish you the best of luck at reaching them. But even still, shoot for the moon; even if you miss you’ll land among the stars. Thanks for reading!
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