Monthly Goals

Ah, crap. I'm a little late for this month's Athena Dreams Design Monthly Goals Meet Up, aren't I? Well, better late than never, I s'pose.

February's goals were:

1. Reopen Etsy shop on or before 2/5. Yeah right. I'm not sure what I was high on when I said that.
   
2. Make at least 10 sales. Can't make any sales without opening the shop, can I?
   
3. Post at least 20 blog entries. I blogged 8 times. Almost half of my goal, and more than any previous month!
4. Redesign business cards. Started working on it.
5. Find a storage solution for my work area (craigslist, antique mall). It's getting out of hand! I'm still hunting. I found a few things that would work, but I need a sugar daddy to pay for them.
6. Practice screenprinting on canvas and make a pillow with my handsome Mao on it. Didn't get anywhere near this one. :(
   
7. Get accounting in order before it becomes a huge pain in the ass. I gathered receipts. It's a start!
   

So February wasn't a total failure. I didn't get to completely cross anything off of my list, but I did do a few things that weren't listed. I started The Couch-to-5K Running Plan on 2/16, and I've done an awesome job keeping up with it so far. When I finish the program, I'll be able to cross it off of my list of 28 things to do before I'm 29! Yay for lists!

March goals:

1. Redesign blog. (Entry headers, bio, sidebar, etc.)
2. Research printing photos. (sizes, paper, cost, etc.)
3. Keep looking for storage.
4. Again, get accounting in order before it becomes a huge pain in the ass.
5. Post at least 10 blog entries.
6. Keep up with Couch-to-5K.
   
7. Finish custom embroidery project.

Oh, and... I went part-time at work! With an extra 2 1/2 days off every week, I have no reason to not kick my new list's butt, right?

Monthly Goals

I've been kind of slacking on my participation in the Monthly Goals Meet Up over at Athena Dreams Design, but I'm going to try to make it a regular thing again.

I don't have any set goals from last month, so I'll just start fresh.

1. Reopen Etsy shop on or before 2/5.
2. Make at least 10 sales.
   
3. Post at least 20 blog entries.
4. Redesign business cards.
   
5. Find a storage solution for my work area (craigslist, antique mall). It's getting out of hand!
6. Practice screenprinting on canvas and make a pillow with my handsome Mao on it.
7. Get accounting in order before it becomes a huge pain in the ass.

Did I really just say I'd open my Etsy shop in, um, THREE DAYS? I should probably go work on that, huh?

My September Goals

(Thanks to the Modish Biz Tips blog for inspiring me to do this. You guys are such an awesome resource!)

Ah, where do I even start? I have a million things in my head that I feel like I need to take care of before I open my Etsy shop, but getting overwhelmed with these thoughts is getting in the way of my progress. At least I can confidently say August was pretty productive. I've finally made it to the point where I'm able to photograph things, and I thought I might never get there. Okay, September. Here we go.

September Business Goals

1. Start listing items in my Etsy shop this coming Friday (!!!).
   
2. Embroider more. Get at least 5 embroidered clutches listed this month.
   
3. Get my accounting system in place before it get's too backed up & scary.
4. Blog at least 4 times a week & use Twitter more often. (a.k.a. Stop being so damn antisocial!)
   
5. Design some super rad business cards & have them printed.
6. Practice yoga at least once a week. On Monday for sure. I mean it!

September Personal Goals

1. Post Craigslist ads: Condo, couch, dining room set.
   
2. Find an awesome temporary place to rent with the boyfriend.
   
3. Spend more time with the kitty children.
4. Get rid of clothes & useless junk so moving won't be so painful. Purge more, dammit!
   

Well, those all sound pretty doable, right? I can't wait to report back in October to let you all know how successful September was!