Year End Evaluation
At the beginning of 2017 I made goals for the year. I started the year off right like everyone else. I made plans to accomplish them, I added them to my calendar and remained positive. Check out my 2017 Goals here. However, after a couple months, life gets in the way and some goals are forgotten. I believe that we need some form of quarterly check in. Perhaps this will help keep me on tract. I'll keep this in mind for 2018.
I concentrated on every aspect of my life. I will provide a candid view into what I hoped to accomplish in 2017 and what actually happened.
The Spiritual
This did not happen. Sadly, I didn't focus on two books but rather journal through one part of Proverbs and began a devotional at the end of the year. My lack of accomplishing this task makes it seem as though this wasn't the most important goal of the year. It would have certainly strengthen other areas of my life. This is going right up to the top of my list next year.
The Financial
Student loans are currently Hubby's and I only debt. This plagues us as we try our best to pay it down. This was a very ambitious, perhaps wishful dream as all my money went to the adoption and preparation of a new baby. Now that things are calming down, we will be on a mission to dismiss more debt!
The Self Improvement
Where do I begin? I did not drop 30 pounds. I am like other Americans, I long to be thinner and healthier. I did make efforts to increase my fruit and veggie intake each day with smoothies and juices. But I didn't lose loads of weight.
Wear a skirt at least once a week was a goal mostly aimed at the winter months. I wear plenty of dresses and skirts in the summer, but I look like a Eskimo in the winter. After all, I live in Minnesota. But I love looking a little feminine at least once a week. Well, I didn't do too well with this. I fell victim to warmer pants.
Biting my nails has been on my resolutions list for like 20 years! I am happy to say that I am 80% there. I have found other ways to deal with my nerves other than to chew my fingers off. Got any gum?
The Intellectual
This is one section where I completed the most. I read a book 8 months out of the year. I was proud of myself considering the fact I worked overtime to save money and had a newborn in my home. I use to read a lot. I was not raised as a TV child. But adulthood changed my desire to read. I felt like I needed to be aware of 'current' events and wasted too much time watching TV. After about 3 years of being bored out of my mind, (TV sucks), I went back to my favorite past time.
Mind my words is a fancy way of saying no cursing. I developed a potty mouth and it was probably due to the excessive amount of TV. I spent the year dropping the horrible words and gained new words.
The Career
I spent the majority of 2017 battling my desire to be an entrepreneur rather than working for a Fortune 500 company. The company I worked for consumed more than 45 hours of my life each week and the pay was nearly a joke. But I kept working there and gave it my all, because that is the type of person I am. I also put more of myself into FromMaruki. I wanted a blog that gave people a view into what it's like to be struck by infertility, fighting for emotional freedom and being whole during this phase. Working at both of these, I left my jam and jelly business, SpoonFull of Jelly, to be managed by my mother. She loves and believes in this 4 generational business. I didn't meet both of these goals in entirety, but I improved them both. I am satisfied in this area of my life.
The Family
This year, 2017, was the year of the Family. We were successful in this area of our life! We welcomed a beautiful baby boy in October. He has certainly given us unlimited delight. The process of adoption is a long process and we are still completing our required paperwork. But he is here and in our hearts!!!
A monthly date with the Hubby never crossed my mind as a requirement until this year. I am huge on habits. I wanted us to get in the habit of leaving our home and spending time playing and having fun together. We dated every month until August. We skipped a couple months due to welcoming a baby, but we were able to get in a date or two at the end of the year, because of super happy grandparents. Our favorite date was playing BINGO at a local bowling alley. We spent $30 and won $333! Best date night in a long time!!
Gluten Free loaf bread has been on my mind all year long. I have fought so hard to not make it because my favorite GF bloggers made it look easy and I know it's not. But I braved it! I made dinner rolls. I waited until the end of the year and impressed my husband with dinner rolls. I was so proud of myself. I couldn't close the year out without giving this a try.
Summary
So there you have it. This year went quite well. I could not have asked for a better year. It was full of surprises, love and joy. My heart swelled looking at my husband cuddle with such a tiny human. I couldn't believe that my Grandparents got to see my son for Christmas.
It was not roses and sunshine all 365 days. There were two deaths, miscommunication that caused arguments and even the lost of a promotion. This is what being an adult, rather a human is all about. Things do not go as planned. We are presented with the opportunity to plan out our desires and the strength to endure what is given to us.
Stay tuned to what I am hoping 2018 will bring us. What is your Year End Evaluation?
I concentrated on every aspect of my life. I will provide a candid view into what I hoped to accomplish in 2017 and what actually happened.
The Spiritual
- Read and Journal Through 2 Books of the Bible
This did not happen. Sadly, I didn't focus on two books but rather journal through one part of Proverbs and began a devotional at the end of the year. My lack of accomplishing this task makes it seem as though this wasn't the most important goal of the year. It would have certainly strengthen other areas of my life. This is going right up to the top of my list next year.
The Financial
- Payoff 1/4 of my Student Loans
Student loans are currently Hubby's and I only debt. This plagues us as we try our best to pay it down. This was a very ambitious, perhaps wishful dream as all my money went to the adoption and preparation of a new baby. Now that things are calming down, we will be on a mission to dismiss more debt!
The Self Improvement
- Drop 30lbs
- Wear a Skirt at least once a week
- Stop Biting my Nails
Where do I begin? I did not drop 30 pounds. I am like other Americans, I long to be thinner and healthier. I did make efforts to increase my fruit and veggie intake each day with smoothies and juices. But I didn't lose loads of weight.
Wear a skirt at least once a week was a goal mostly aimed at the winter months. I wear plenty of dresses and skirts in the summer, but I look like a Eskimo in the winter. After all, I live in Minnesota. But I love looking a little feminine at least once a week. Well, I didn't do too well with this. I fell victim to warmer pants.
Biting my nails has been on my resolutions list for like 20 years! I am happy to say that I am 80% there. I have found other ways to deal with my nerves other than to chew my fingers off. Got any gum?
The Intellectual
- Read a Book a Month
- Mind my words
This is one section where I completed the most. I read a book 8 months out of the year. I was proud of myself considering the fact I worked overtime to save money and had a newborn in my home. I use to read a lot. I was not raised as a TV child. But adulthood changed my desire to read. I felt like I needed to be aware of 'current' events and wasted too much time watching TV. After about 3 years of being bored out of my mind, (TV sucks), I went back to my favorite past time.
Mind my words is a fancy way of saying no cursing. I developed a potty mouth and it was probably due to the excessive amount of TV. I spent the year dropping the horrible words and gained new words.
The Career
- Grow this Blog
- Sell #2000 Jars of Preserves
I spent the majority of 2017 battling my desire to be an entrepreneur rather than working for a Fortune 500 company. The company I worked for consumed more than 45 hours of my life each week and the pay was nearly a joke. But I kept working there and gave it my all, because that is the type of person I am. I also put more of myself into FromMaruki. I wanted a blog that gave people a view into what it's like to be struck by infertility, fighting for emotional freedom and being whole during this phase. Working at both of these, I left my jam and jelly business, SpoonFull of Jelly, to be managed by my mother. She loves and believes in this 4 generational business. I didn't meet both of these goals in entirety, but I improved them both. I am satisfied in this area of my life.
The Family
- Finally Adopt a Baby
- Monthly Date with Hubs
- Learn to make GF loaf bread
This year, 2017, was the year of the Family. We were successful in this area of our life! We welcomed a beautiful baby boy in October. He has certainly given us unlimited delight. The process of adoption is a long process and we are still completing our required paperwork. But he is here and in our hearts!!!
A monthly date with the Hubby never crossed my mind as a requirement until this year. I am huge on habits. I wanted us to get in the habit of leaving our home and spending time playing and having fun together. We dated every month until August. We skipped a couple months due to welcoming a baby, but we were able to get in a date or two at the end of the year, because of super happy grandparents. Our favorite date was playing BINGO at a local bowling alley. We spent $30 and won $333! Best date night in a long time!!
Gluten Free loaf bread has been on my mind all year long. I have fought so hard to not make it because my favorite GF bloggers made it look easy and I know it's not. But I braved it! I made dinner rolls. I waited until the end of the year and impressed my husband with dinner rolls. I was so proud of myself. I couldn't close the year out without giving this a try.
Summary
So there you have it. This year went quite well. I could not have asked for a better year. It was full of surprises, love and joy. My heart swelled looking at my husband cuddle with such a tiny human. I couldn't believe that my Grandparents got to see my son for Christmas.
It was not roses and sunshine all 365 days. There were two deaths, miscommunication that caused arguments and even the lost of a promotion. This is what being an adult, rather a human is all about. Things do not go as planned. We are presented with the opportunity to plan out our desires and the strength to endure what is given to us.
Stay tuned to what I am hoping 2018 will bring us. What is your Year End Evaluation?
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