[ seven in seven ]

I forgot to post about weekly goals yesterday, so here I am!

Last week's goals:

1. Finish up the organization of the mail folders. - just about complete... I'm incredibly perfectionist-y about stuff like this
   
2. Finish up Jesse's Chrismukkah stocking. - I was planning on getting the last few things on Friday, but ended up not having time, so maybe today.
   
3. Finish wrapping things for Christmas / Chrismukkah. - completely done!
   
4. Mail out some more fun stuff! - completely done!
   
5. Have fun at the events Jesse & I are going to this week. - we did indeed... see Saturday's post for details
   
6. Finish writing out Chrismukkah cards & mail them. - also done!
   
7. Find a Chrismukkah Cactus! - done, and decorated!
   

Wow... I was quite successful at my goals this week. This tackling-goals-on-a-weekly-basis-thing seems to be working out for me quite well. Now for this week!

1. Think of things to do with Mom & Dad when they get here.
2. Read one hour a night, instead of watching television.
3. Figure out what to eat for Christmas dinner.
4. Research some day and weekend trips for the spring.
5. Create contact database from business cards.
6. Finish up mail system.
7. Finish up Chrismukkah... it's next week!

I seriously cannot believe that it's already December 10th (it's my half-birthday! woot). When did that happen? It's almost 2008. How is that even possible? I've gotta make some fun and exciting plans for the new year. Anyone doing anything amazing?

[ weekly goals ]

After a nice, one day break from posting, which was totally necessary... I have returned! Weekly goals update time!

Last week's goals:

1. Make more progress on Mom's cards, hopefully including sending her the ideas - I finally caved to the reality that there was no way I would be able to design them all and get them printed and mailed to her in time for her to mail them out in time for the holidays. Curses.
   
2. Finish Christine's proof site & email her - Done!
   
3. Mail folders system - I made some progress... I've got the major categories done, now it's time to focus on the subcategories
   
4. Finish the Hanukkah cards - Just about... we've decided to go digital. I'm going to finish up the design, and then Jesse's going to email the image to all of his family members.
   
5. Finish the promo materials for 5GG - Again, progress made!
   
6. Make plans with Stuart & Katie to have dinner - Done!
   
7. Mail out some fun stuff! - Done!

Now, to come up with a list for this week! Here we go:

1. Finish up the organization of the mail folders.
2. Finish up Jesse's Chrismukkah stocking.
3. Finish wrapping things for Christmas / Chrismukkah.
4. Mail out some more fun stuff!
5. Have fun at the events Jesse & I are going to this week.
6. Finish writing out Chrismukkah cards & mail them.
7. Find a Chrismukkah Cactus!

In regard to #5, Jesse and I have all sorts of fun things going on this week. Tuesday, we're most likely having dinner with Stuart & Katie. Wednesday is Jesse's office's holiday party. Thursday is the Ladies Who Launch AZ holiday party. And Friday is First Friday, downtown. We haven't decided if we're going to First Friday, but if we do, that'll be fun too!



Today, I got my holiday music playlist organized on my iTunes, and I'm currently rocking out to some of the music from LoveActually. I love holiday music. And I love holiday movies. I'm excited to watch Rudolph (the claymation one, which is the only way to go... the animated one is creepy) and Charlie Brown and The Grinch. Yay!

The holiday spirit has officially begun to infect me! Yayyayyay!

[ ps ] it was very very weird to not use the tags "today i am thankful for" or "nablopomo2007"

[ sunday goals ]

Alrighty... so my first attempt at Seven in Seven didn't work out too well. However, I'm going to be okay with the fact that the holidays is a good excuse, especially since I was hosting, so my apartment was full from Tuesday to Saturday. So here's my update:

1. Design at least five cards for Mom's gift list - got sketches for five or six, no full designs yet
   
2. Hang the shelves we bought about two weeks ago - done, see previous post!
   
3. Get Christine's proofs up and email her - in the works, will get done tomorrow, hopefully
   
4. Organize my Mail folders into a system that actually makes sense - didn't even think about it
   
5. Design and order Hanukkah cards for Jesse's family - I know the design, just have to create and order them
   
6. Work out a design for the wall art project I want to do - again, didn't even think about it
   
7. Create promotional materials for FiveGoodGoats, including pricing lists - got my pricing all worked out, now I just have to make it pretty!
   

And here's my list for this week:

1. Make more progress on Mom's cards, hopefully including sending her the ideas
2. Finish Christine's proof site & email her
3. Mail folders system
4. Finish the Hanukkah cards
5. Finish the promo materials for 5GG
6. Make plans with Stuart & Katie to have dinner
7. Mail out some fun stuff!
   

A week with no holidays = a week that should be full of goal-completion! Here's to hoping!


TIATF:

Lazy Sundays. Jesse and I slept in a little, ate a yummy breakfast, went to see August Rush (I enjoyed it thoroughly, not something I would buy, but it was definitely good... the music was fabulous), ran a few small errands, and then just bummed around for the afternoon. Delicious!

[ new goals strategy ]

Can it be? Two posts in one day? Am I totally screwing myself over? It is posssssible!

Anyway, as some (most? any?) of you know, I've been working on a 101 in 1001 list of goals. And my 101 in 1001 goals list still only consists of 39 goals. Yeah, not quite right. I was thinking about it today, and I realized that I'm treating it too much as a long-term goal list. There's really no reason I can't put a goal on there that I want to accomplish in the next month. Or week, really. But to me, a list that extends over two and a half years in the future is a long-term goal list. Therefore, I've come up with a new strategy for keeping myself motivated.

I'm going to work on a week-by-week basis. Sure, I'll have some long-term goals, but I will only state goals that I want to accomplish within the next week. Today, I will post my first list of goals. Next Sunday, I'll post about how well I did accomplishing those goals, as well as post a new list of goals. I'm going to choose seven goals per week. One goal per day.

To me, that is doable. That is something I can wrap my mind around. That is something I can totally grasp and attack.

Some of my goals may be smaller steps in a larger goal. They may be as simple as remembering to go to the bank that week. They may involve several steps. But the point will be, to move forward on seven (or so) things, every single week.

And so I proudly present,

Seven In Seven

1. Design at least five cards for Mom's gift list
2. Hang the shelves we bought about two weeks ago
3. Get Christine's proofs up and email her
4. Organize my Mail folders into a system that actually makes sense
5. Design and order Hanukkah cards for Jesse's family
6. Work out a design for the wall art project I want to do
7. Create promotional materials for FiveGoodGoats, including pricing lists
   

Join me if you'd like. Let me know what your goals are, and if you accomplish them. Have fun with it. Become more productive. Become more motivated. Help motivate me, and I'll help motivate you.



TIATF:

The creator of 101 in 1001. I don't actually know who started it, but I've seen it all over the place. It's a great idea, and definitely the inspiration for this plan, but it just doesn't seem to be for me. But that doesn't mean I'm not thankful for it existing!