Now that Christmas is over (not sure if that’s a good or bad thing yet), it’s about time to start thinking of the new year. Next Friday means 2016, which means all the ‘new year, new me’, ‘fresh start’, ‘clean slate’ mumbo jumbo is here.
I don’t particularly believe in any of those things. 2016 is just a new year. A new calendar.
BUT that doesn’t mean I don’t think it’s a great idea to set some goals to achieve in the next twelve months!
So, here is my list:
Blogging:
- Get 500 followers
- 10,000 views
- Have an active following, where no one is afraid to comment and discuss!
- Continue posting a few times a week
- Never forget a Monday Musings
- Post at least 20 book reviews
- Bring in more followers to the blog from Twitter
- Get 250 Twitter followers
Writing:
- Finish a second draft of Cover Up
- I need to finish the first draft too, LOL
- Finish the first draft of Where I Belong and start editing
- Write two additional pieces of short fiction per month
Reading:
- Read 30 books (I know it’s not much, but it’s more than I’ve read in a loooong time)
Personal:
- Get married!
- Feel good in my dress (I’m really trying to get it taken in, but we’ll see)
- Save another $1,000
- Go out and do things with new people
- Seriously I need friends here
So yes, those are my goals!
2016 will probably be great. I’m getting married in June, and pending a financial disaster of any sort, we are also most likely moving to Texas next year! Brad says as soon as we have the money (he wants $6k put away. We’re at $3500ish) we can sort out the details and get out of Virginia. I really need to get on my money-saving game. It’s hard, because I don’t have much extra money, but I think if I budget it correctly, it’s possible!
I’m sure I’ll post again before the new year, but in the meantime, I hope we all make the best of what’s left of 2015.
The Caffeinated Writer 
Wow. I admire those goals.
Thanks!
That’s certainly a lot more goals that I have. Good luck with them!
I’m trying to be ambitious! I really didn’t accomplish anything this year lol
Good luck!
Thanks!
I haven’t given a thought yet about goals or resolutions but I am glad to see you have. In advance, congratulations with your marriage. Should I forget in June, scroll back to this comment!
Hope 2016 brings you all that is good!
Thank you! I’m hoping I can make it the best I can. 🙂
Good luck on accomplishing those goals! 🙂
And thanks for liking my ‘100 followers’ post!
Thank you!
Everybody takes up New Years’ resolutions but of all the people I don’t think even 10% fulfill them. So I would be very ‘Happy’ on this day of next year if you accomplish! My very best wishes! 🙂
I figured most of these are pretty achievable. Usually I make my lists that way lol. We’ll see where I’m at in a year! 🙂
Hope you really accomplish your lists!
Good luck on your goals. Two years ago I made a goal not to go to bed with dirty dishes in the sink. Small thing for most people, monumental for me. And I was successful (actually still doing it). Didn’t make a goal list last year, still marveling that I had accomplished 1 goal. Best wishes this year and look forward to reading your posts.
Thank you! I could never go to bed with no dirty dishes in the sink, haha. Maybe when I have a dishwasher!
Thanks for liking my first post on WordPress! If I achieve a tenth of the amount you have planned for 2016 I’ll be satisfied. I also like to set horrendously unrealistic goals just in case others start to laugh as much as I do at my dumb jokes about the extremism in my cult-like family. By the end of next year, I would like to have 1000 sponsors each donating $2 per weekly article with half of this going to charity. Clearly not going to happen!
Man. I could live on that! If only that was a realistic goal, haha!
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