February 2023 Monthly Goals

I’m back on my goals BS. I started sharing my goals last year as a way to hold myself accountable for actually making things happen in my life while also breaking down my larger New Year’s resolutions into more manageable tasks, so each month I was actually working towards my larger yearly and life goals. I started to realize that without an action plan I might never accomplish some of the things I have on my vision board and life list and I’m all about taking action. Plus, let’s be serious, I love checking things off my list. Of course I could just write these down in my planner or on Apple notes and not bother you with them. But I hope that by sharing them with all of you, it helps me to actually be accountable but also maybe inspires you to do the same. We can cheer each other on, motivate each other, and hopefully, build the life of our dreams. I firmly believe you have to take control and make things happen and so this is one of the ways I’m trying to do just that in my life. Since I started the year with resolutions, I am starting this month with my February 2023 monthly goals.

In forming them, I’m essentially looking at my bigger resolutions for the year, my goals for my life/vision board (I don’t have a physical one but have created ones in my mind that I think about/obsesses about before I got o sleep each night), and then breaking those down into things I can do this month to work towards my larger goals/vision. I also like to sprinkle in any additional ambitions that I have for that particular month or for my life that have popped up. So here we go team. Let’s look back at the end of this year and be blown away by all we’ve accomplished and how much we’ve changed our lives.

Here are my February 2023 monthly goals.

Post Daily on TikTok: I have been pretty good about this in January but I really want to stick with it this month and grow my TikTok and figure out more what I like to do on that platform. It’s far more fun, so I’d like to let myself have more fun there.

Plan out Reels and Improve Quality: In 2022, I started really focusing more on posting Reels, experimenting with them and creating content daily. It was more about being consistent and forcing myself to use the tools and get more comfortable. Now I want to improve my quality and really make sure I’m offering something with everything I post on IG, even if it’s just to share a bit of my life or fam. I think planning in advance and batch shooting will help.

Come Onto IG Stories Daily: Checking stories is my favorite part of IG and I love when the people I follow share their lives and talk to their followers, and I want to make sure I’m doing the same more. It’s my goal to get back into using stories more. I have let it go while focusing on Reels and I know I’m losing some of my core community and the connection I get with all of you.

Clean Out Closet: I really want to pare down my closet to what I actually wear and want to be wearing and donate/sell/recycle the rest. I know it’ll make it easier for me to get dressed and feel good each day.

Wallpaper Kids’ Rooms and Bathroom: I want to get the kids’ rooms in a better spot design wise. These spaces are so much fun to design and I want to do it before they outgrow what I have in mind 🙂

Make Living Room More Liveable: Eventually I want to completely redo our living room and make it a really chic space. But right now, we have so many other priorities and the room isn’t used much. It’s such a great space, so I want to get a few items to help it feel more complete and like a space we can live with right now that I don’t cringe at until we have the headspace and budget to devote to really making it great.

Sign up for Spring Tennis: This won’t happen this month but I want to get back into tennis and the best way to do that is to force myself to sign up.

Book Anniversary Trip: We’re coming up on our anniversary and I really want to do something fun this year since last year I had just given birth. Debating going to Sundance where we got married if we can find the childcare or doing something else special.

Host Super Bowl Party: Even if it’s just a small party with a few neighbors, I’d really like to do something fun for the Super Bowl this year, mainly because I love entertaining and want something to look forward to.

Make Plans with Friends at Least Once a Week: With the commute and kids and everything, I have been neglecting our social life, which is fine. I wouldn’t mind doing nothing all winter, but I know it’ll make me happier if I make more of an effort with friends or at least check out the restaurants in town with the hubs. It’s time we start getting to know where we live. To make this happen, I’m just going to book plans once a week for the whole month now. It’s only like four things total and it will feel like we’ have some quality us without kids time.

Wake up Before the Kids: This was a goal I started in January, but I’m including in my February 2023 monthly goals too because I got a bit off track. I was on a streak with this and then Brooks had a few bad nights and I got out of it. It really makes such a difference in my day when I get up before the kids and workout and get some work done. It’s hard because 5:30am is really early when you’re up all night with a baby but we’re going to keep working on the sleep training and hope it sticks/Brooks doesn’t get sick again and it all gets blown to shit.

Make a Birthday Plan: I have a birthday coming up in March and it’s a special one, so we’re hoping to plan something fun. It sort of snuck up on me and I don’t feel super ready to leave all the kids right now with Brooks being so young and also no one is exactly volunteering. But I think we’re going to try to an overnight and then plan a bigger trip to Europe this summer. Debating if in the meantime, we plan a little trip or party. What do you think?

Work with Other Creators and Friends: I think sometimes I’m tempted to be an island and just do my own thing, but I’m realizing in order to grow and accomplish all the things without going crazy, I need to lean more into my network and work more and collaborate with other people. I’m going to start a series where I interview other working moms doing really cool things and feature them on my blog and maybe Insta, but I was also thinking about working with my mom friends starting things in other ways. What would you like to see? My goal to start this month is to have plans and lunches with some fellow moms and friends who are doing cool things and go from there.

Make More Time for the Kids Without Working: I need to put down my phone and focus more on the kids on weekends and after work. I am really trying to do this but I think just putting the phone away will help.

That’s it for my February 2023 monthly goals. I’m trying not to go overboard here, but it’s hard. I have so much I want to accomplish.