2023 Goals Update: August

Dear Adventure Avenue,

I have 6 goals this year. Follow along to see my progress throughout the year!

1. Finish my shawl DONE!

I started a shawl inspired by Claire’s rent shawl from Outlander, and it is finally finished!

This is what it looked like at the start of the year:

January, it looked like this:

I figured a tape measure might be useful for showing progress.

This is what it looks like:

I used this yarn (Dark Taupe) in case you’re interested!

2. Read or listen to 23 books Done! but I’ll definitely keep reading this year 😉

1. Decluttering at the Speed of Life by Dana K. White
2. Seven by Jen Hatmaker
3. Agatha Christie’s They Do It With Mirrors
4.  The Sum of Small Things by Elizabeth Currid-Halkett
5. Outlander, Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
6.  For the Love by Jen Hatmaker.
7. The Rival Queens by Nancy Goldstone
8. Nora Goes off Script by Annabel Monaghan
9. Carcassonne
10. Caroline by Sarah Miller
11. La Fille de Puisatier (The Well-digger’s Daughter) 
12. On Brassard’s Farm by Daniel Hecht
13. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
14. Outlander, Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
15. Moodtopia by Sara Chana Silverstein
16. The Paris Library by Janey Skeslien Charles
17. Just My Type by Falon Ballard
18. Capital Gaines by Chip Gaines 
19. Murder Simply Brewed by Vanessa Chapman 
20. Star Wars: Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis
21. Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan
22. The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal
23. Beach Read by Emily Henry

I reread It’s Your Universe, You Have the Power to Make it Happen by Ashley Eckstein – Actually I listened to the audiobook for the first time which was great because Ashley reads it! I also listened to Book Lovers by Emily Henry. I listened to Arsenic and Adobo by Mia Manansala which was a cozy mystery – and very good!

I’m currently listening to Happy Place by Emily Henry. You may be sensing a pattern, but I love Emily Henry’s books. They’re the perfect summer rom-com read.

I am still reading the fifth Outlander book, The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon. I am also reading a book from the library called Rodale’s 21st Century Herbal. Thank goodness for autorenewal because it is a very thick book! I keep forgetting to add this one, but I’m also reading Transforming the Irvine Ranch by H. Pike Oliver and C. Michael Stockstill. It’s a fascinating history of the Southern California city.

3. Read more in French

As a French major, I want to continuously improve my French.

I finished reading La Fille de Puisatier (The Well-digger’s Daughter) for school.

I have a Marie Antoinette book that I picked up when I went to France last year that I started reading. It’s called Marie-Antoinette – Reine de la mode et du bon goût.

I’ve not been doing a good job of keeping up with this goal.

4. Practice yoga for 2023 minutes

I like yoga, but sometimes I only have 5 minutes to practice yoga. I don’t feel right counting that one 5-minute practice as one time, so that’s why I decided to make my goal in minutes.

In January, I practiced 341 minutes.

In February, I practiced 82 minutes.

In March, I practiced 150 minutes.

In April, I practiced 118 minutes.

In May, I practiced 221 minutes!

In June, I practiced 184 minutes.

In July, I practiced 64 minutes.

In August, I practiced170 minutes

So far this year I have practiced yoga for 1330 minutes!

693 minutes to go! That’s about 174 minutes a month!

5. Track how many items come in

This goal was inspired by Let’s Live and Learn and how if you “don’t watch what is coming IN, the clutter problem is never ending.” This is particularly pertinent given the fact that I resell on Poshmark.

In January, 28 things came in.

In February, 47 things came in.

In March, 58 things came in.

In April, 34 things came in.

In May, 85 things came in. I had a lot of inventory come in for my Poshmark store.

In June, 18 items came in.

In July, 54 items came in.

In August, 6 items came in.

In total, 325 things have come in.

6. Declutter 1000 items

This goal goes with number 5. Less clutter means more time for fun things like reading!

In January, I decluttered 66 items.

In February, I decluttered 34 items.

In March, I decluttered 36 items.

In April, I decluttered 51 items.

In May, I decluttered 39 items.

In June, I decluttered 28 items.

In July, I decluttered 38 items.

In August, I decluttered 25 items.

In total, I’ve decluttered 317 items!

I need to work on moving some of my Poshmark inventory as that’s one of the biggest sources of items coming in – and selling things on Poshmark is a win-win! Unfortunately, summer is usually very slow for Poshmark. Check out this blog post to learn more about Poshmark.

What are your goals for the year?

Sincerely,

A

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