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What are you up to this weekend? My in-laws are coming into town and we are so excited to have them here. The boys always feel extra spoiled and loved with them around. Also, we have Jay’s little birthday party on Saturday which will be fun.

 

Here are some of my favorite links this week from around the web:

I’m loving this article so much. Its making me rethink how I show up in all my relationships.

A cool basic t-shirt that I just ordered and am really excited about.

We’re putting together our 72 hour emergency kits, and this list I found is really comprehensive and awesome. We’ve been getting one new thing each week so it isn’t too much of a financial burden.

This made me laugh.

I’m making this cake this weekend, for Jay’s birthday, and hoping it lives up to its name!

This is a sheet face mask I’m dying to try. I’ve heard it works wonders. *I actually ordered it for my Mom for her birthday but accidentally had it sent to the apartment we lived in last summer in Louisiana. So I guess we won’t be seeing that face mask anytime soon, oops!*

39 neat ways to serve with children.

A book that I really want to fill out with the boys when they get older. And there’s a mother-daughter version too.

and… Mexico’s best kept secret.

 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

 

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Last year, when January rolled around, I felt extremely unmotivated to set goals. This was a big deal for me, because for every year of my life before this, I had set multiple goals in 5 or more categories, and went over them quarterly to make sure I was on track. I grew up like this, and in most phases and stages, I think this works. But last year was different for me.

I was, quite frankly, pretty overwhelmed with life. I had a one year old and a brand new baby. The idea of setting heavy goals in all categories of my life just felt exhausting. So last year, I didn’t set goals. And it was a great year. I made bucket lists, and had other ways of gently moving myself toward progression. But goals weren’t in the picture for me.

So this year I approached the New Year, debating what to do. I wanted to help myself progress, but still felt like the traditional way of “goal setting” might be too much at this phase. Then, as I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts, Gretchen Rubin’s, “Happier,” I heard an idea that I loved. She encourages setting goals in the form of 18 for 2018. Its 18 things you want to accomplish in 2018, small and whimsical, or large and meaningful. I love it! Its so much less pressure and makes it fun and simple for me.

So I set my 18 for 2018. I go over them every once in a while to see how I’m doing, and I love being able to check some of them off my list.

Here are some of mine:

1. go camping with my family
2. take a dance class
3. declutter the basement
4. hike Mt. Timpanogos with Nick at sunrise
5. read 1 book a month
6. take a girls trip
7. learn how to bake bread
8. attend the temple once a month
9. grow an herb garden

 

How do you like to set goals?

 

 

 

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