2023 Goals Update: May

Dear Adventure Avenue,

This update is a little late as I normally write and post these update posts the first week of the new month, but this time, I was in London! I’ll have my day-to-day adventures posted on here soon of that London trip – after I’ve finished adding my France posts!

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

1. Finish my shawl

I started a shawl inspired by Claire’s rent shawl from Outlander.

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.

It now looks like this:

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

2. Read or listen to 23 books

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

I finished reading the fourth Outlander, Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon as well as Moodtopia by Sara Chana Silverstein. 

I listened to a really good (and well produced) audiobook called The Paris Library by Janey Skeslien Charles. I listened to Just My Type by Falon Ballard which was basically a rom-com in book form. I enjoyed it. I also listened to Capital Gaines by Chip Gaines which was interesting and had a great final message. I finished listening to Murder Simply Brewed by Vanessa Chapman which is set in an idyllic town with Amish influences.

I started reading the fifth Outlander book, The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon.

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.

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!

So far this year I have practiced yoga for 912 minutes!

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 total, 252 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 total, I’ve decluttered 226 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! Check out this blog post to learn more about Poshmark.

What are your goals for the year?

Sincerely,

A

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