Toward the beginning of the month, I shared my top 5 goals for the month in my January Planning post. It was a huge motivator knowing I had all of you to keep me accountable! I really recommend setting monthly goals because it leads to a great sense of accomplishment & really helps you focus your energy. I get bored pretty quickly, so having new goals each month is a perfect fit.
Here’s my report card:
1) Master bath linen closet makeover & reveal: A very humble A+++
It got done & done with some serious style. Here’s a peek! Click on the picture to see the full reveal.
2) Old post review: B-
I’m about 5/8 of the way done. I was going to go with a C, but I completed an overhaul to my Keurig Organization post, including some new photos. That bumps me into the B range in my completely arbitrary grading scale 🙂
3) Stop the coupon madness: B+
Until yesterday, this one was a big fat F. That’s why it’s great to have deadlines & public accountability! I knew I had to grade myself today, so yesterday I spent a few hours whipping those coupons into shape. I feel like an A+ when I look at the binder, but knocked myself down a letter grade because I haven’t published my coupon organization post yet. It’s coming soon!
4) Try one new healthy recipe per week: C+
Confession. I forgot this was one of the goals I needed to report back on! We should have tried 4 new things, but only did 2. The Italian Chicken Sausage I mentioned in the planning post was delicious! We’ll definitely buy it again.
We also made some Irish Sweet Potato Nachos from Skinny Taste. They were mind-blowingly delicious. In fact, we made them a second time already. We used the cilantro, tomatoes, white onion, and some fresh jalapeño to make a quick pico de gallo for the top. I also used an Anaheim pepper instead of regular green pepper So good!
Here’s a cell phone shot of what ours looked like.
5) End the month with at least 14 posts: A-
Simple math on this one – 13/14 done = 92.857% I could have rushed through the coupon post last night, but that would have gone against my Word of the Year. And I was tired.
Really, I’m not at all bothered that I didn’t finish #14, because I’m too busy being excited about the 13 that I published.
Like the Upcycled Vases:
Two black & gold makeovers:
And two Super Bowl projects:
Overall, January was a great month. Mainly because you guys are so awesome! My social media followers increased 179% from December 31st to January 31st. Forget the nachos, THAT is truly mind-blowing.
THANK YOU!
Thank you for reading, thank you for following, thank you for pinning, plusing & liking, and thank you for your constantly encouraging comments that always give me the warm fuzzies and a huge smile.
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Prototype Mama says
What a neat idea to grade yourself! I love the trash centerpiece– who would’ve thought?
I would love for you to come and link up to That’s Fresh Friday & share!
Katie @ Addicted 2 DIY says
Great job, Melissa! I think your idea of putting your goals out there is such a huge motivator. I probably need to set goals like that. Especially trying one new healthy recipe per week. I’m struggling to keep up with everything so my poor kids and husband haven’t been getting much variety lately. I followed your word of the year advice and chose discipline. I haven’t been very disciplined in keeping with my word, but we’re only in February. It’s a new month, so a new start!
melissa@polishedhabitat.com says
That’s the spirit! We still have 11 months of the year left & can get a little bit closer to “being” our word every day. I am becoming a huge Skinny Taste fan. Everything we have tried has been excellent, so you might check it out if you need some inspiration 🙂 Last night we had the Skinny Taco Dip and it was another big hit.