We’ve spoken a few times about setting quarterly goals which is a really nice way to take stock sooner than just every year and readjust your sails if necessary.
You might even like the idea of seasonal goals.
If you do set annual goals, now is a great time to reevaluate if you…
- still want to continue as you have been doing
- know what’s working well for you
- haven’t even set goals for the year
When I took the time to write down what’s working well, what’s not going well and what I want to work on for the next quarter, I realised that things felt busy for a reason as a lot happened and went well. Here are some things I noted down:
- I read more than 30 books so far, and listened to a very fun audiobook at least once a month, like Mary Jane, Daisy Jones and the Six, and currently I’m listening to Rachel’s Holiday.
- We had four high school visits and we’re now ready to apply to high schools when the application portal opens.
- I’ve successfully carved out writing time every week (I’ve now had 12 weeks of successful writing time every Sunday).
- We took two family holidays – one just after Christmas til into the new year, and one during the March school holidays.
- The work from office transition is now going well and helping me to maintain reasonable work hours – yay!
- I started Spanish again this year and am loving it.
- I am up to date with Project Life from Sept 21 to Feb 22, am almost up to date on my holiday collages (two to go!) and enjoying my photography (delight is helping me!).
There are three things which have not gone well, one of which is friendship. I think that some of my friendships have fallen by the wayside. Some I feel inclined to tend and some I don’t. This is actually growth for me as in years past I’d take all the blame for any distance; now I realise that there are two parts to every relationship.
Still, I need to check that my friend dates are successfully scheduled now that the work-from-office situation is a hybrid one.
A few things I have as goals for the next quarter:
- check if my regular friend dates are still on the correct schedule and day
- send quarterly treats to my parents
- finish my collages
- apply to the high schools for both kids
- book next holiday!
- apply for passports!
- update my will (last one done when the kids were 7 months old)