2023 Goals Update: October

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
24.  It’s Your Universe, You Have the Power to Make it Happen by Ashley Eckstein
25. Book Lovers by Emily Henry
26. Arsenic and Adobo by Mia Manansala
27. Happy Place by Emily Henry.
28.  Rodale’s 21st Century Herbal
29. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
30. You, With a View by Jessica Joyce

This month I finished listening to Steeped in Secrets by Lauren Elliott. I found it to be a little more whimsical than the typical cozy murder mystery; however, it did remind me of the first season of this Nancy Drew show. I also finished listening to another Emily Henry book, The People We Meet on Vacation. I think I’ve now read all her currently published books, so I’m patiently waiting for her next book to come out, Funny Story. I also read a book about the founding of the company I work for.

I am still reading the fifth Outlander book, The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon. 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 read some of this book this month and am about halfway through.

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 practiced 170 minutes.

In September, I practiced 304 minutes!

In October, I practiced 176 minutes

So far this year I have practiced yoga for 1810 minutes!

I’m so close to completing this goal! Only 213 minutes to go!

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 September, 50 items came in.

In October, 5 things came in.

In total, 380 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 September, I decluttered 32 items.

In October, I decluttered 11 items!

In total, I’ve decluttered 360 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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