A recap of my January goals along with a look at what’s on the docket for February.
Get the Look:
Can we please take a second to celebrate the fact that we made it through January? Everyone always jokes about the fact that the month of January lasts forever but in this case, it sure felt that way. I’m sure it had to do with the fact that I started a new job, was adjusting to a new schedule and routine, oh and I’m traveling to Cancun, Mexico in 2 days?!!? Praise! Okay, okay, I’m sure you’re waiting to get a recap of my January goals so we might as well jump right in, shall we?
January Recap:
2. Stick to a $100 shopping budget. Okay, so I started off strong with this one and then January 17 hit and I kinda went ham. What? I never said I was perfect. I was doing such a great job, I really was, and then I found out about my Mexico trip and all my will-power went out the window. I blame it on the fact that I was looking for bathing suits and then BAM!
When all is said and done, I went over my $100 budget by $200. HOWEVER, I had money burning a hole in my Poshmark wallet, totally a whopping $312 so I transferred that into my bank account to offset my spending.
I’m assessing how I reach out to brand and trying to organically grow my social numbers, which I’m guessing is one of the issues with my ‘brand’. I’m really trying not to let the rejection get to me, but it does hurt to be told my follower numbers across my accounts isn’t impressive.
We have a long weekend planed for the weekend after Valentine’s Day. We do this every year as a way to spend time together and enjoy a few fancy meals, a movie, and a hotel bed!
February Small Goals:
1. Stick to a $100 shopping budget. I’m determined to do better with my spending in February. It’s a short month and I’ll be abroad for a weekend, as well as another weekend away with the fella, so I’m hoping the planned getaways distract me from spending.
2. Schedule doctor appointments. I’ve been meaning to get a suspicious mole checked so a dermatologist appointment is definitely in order. I also should probably make my dentist appointment and schedule my annual woman check-up. If there’s one thing about me that’s irresponsible, it’s my doctor attendance. I avoid going to any and all doctors at any cost. So this month I’m challenging myself to at least set the appoints and work from there. Wish me luck!
3. Plan a girl’s meet-up/date. My sorority sisters and I have such a blast when we’re together, we’re a hoot and no one can tell us otherwise. However, most of us don’t live in the same area and some even live in other (surrounding) states. Not to mention, most of us have kids and full-time jobs that occupy most of our time. This month I would love to get us all together for maybe a day at a winery or something of that nature. I haven’t quite decided if we should bring our families along or not. I’ll have to check our schedules.
4. Do a 10×10 challenge. Caroline of Un-fancy blog does a 10×10 challenge roughly four times a year (winter, spring, summer, and fall) and I always want to participate but haven’t in the past because my job doesn’t allow for such ‘free’ dressing. Now that my work attire isn’t restricted, I really want to try remixing 10 items (including shoes) into 10 outfits for 10 days. I know I mentioned not liking the concept of a capsule wardrobe but I’m in a style rut I’d like to break out of, and I think a remix challenge will do the trick!
5. Build up my career skills. I really want to work at understanding my craft. As a marketer working at a company that develops a leading Account-Based Marketing (ABM) platform, I really want to build my understanding of martech and how I could better be doing my job.
