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need to realize is that when I blogged JANUARY’s GOALS…. I only had 5 days to complete them before February snuck up on me! So! This month should be a more productive! In those five days I did manage to complete some of my list. My “Goals” are very different from my “To-Do’s” and this is important for me to remember. The “To-Do” list is a DAILY list that consists of things that MUST be done immediately… like emails, blogging, editing, laundry, dishes, making the bed, drink a mountain dew, hang out with my husband, meet with girls, etc. I don’t consider these things as “Goals”…. they are what make up my “Life”.

So now that we have that settled, I have to admit that when I was looking over what I had accomplished, I was reallllly tempted to mark off a few of these that really aren’t completed yet… just so I looked good. But hey! I’m just being honest. I didn’t accomplish that much and that’s ok. February is a new month and I’m ready for it! So here is January’s RECAP: (Teal and bolded = Accomplished!)

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Business Goals Recap| January

  • Finish album designs… ALL OF THEM
  • Update the Engagement gallery on my website
  • Re-order my personalized CD’s
  • Design Thank You cards for clients
  • Send Thank you cards to be printed
  • Come up with a better blogging calendar

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Personal Goals Recap | January

  • Daily quiet time
  • 30 Thank you notes done and mailed
  • Hang curtains in Youth Room
  • Order prints for ALL empty frames in the house
  • Start working on our Wedding Video
  • Finish editing Honeymoon pictures from Croatia

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And here is the official list for FEBRUARY!

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Business Goals | February

  • Finish album designs… ALL OF THEM
  • Update the Engagement gallery on my website
  • Re-order my personalized CD’s
  • Send Thank you cards to be printed
  • Finish the OFFICE and Blog it! WooHoo!
  • Mail back my extra sofa from Target (Long story)
  • Find a cute piece of old furniture to hold camera gear in office
  • Actually buy a real notebook to take notes in at WPPI this year (Hotel notepads will not cut it again)
  • Purchase either the 35 1.4 or a more professional backup system

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Personal Goals | February

  • Mail the 30 Thank you Cards from January and write 50 new ones
  • Hang curtains in Youth Room
  • Order prints for ALL empty frames in the house
  • Start working on our Wedding Video
  • Finish editing Honeymoon pictures from Croatia and Venice Part One
  • Hem the curtains in the hallway
  • Go to the gym 8 times (don’t judge….twice a week would be a huge accomplishment for us)

Thanks for reading!

— Katelyn

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