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and I know it. It’s 1am and I JUST got done catching up on some emails from being gone for a week! My bags are not unpacked, I need sleep and I have a stack of mail to go through…. but it’s July 6th and guess what I haven’t done…. BLOGGED my GOALS! It’s pretty sad if you always wait until mid-month to blog your monthly goals. So I’m just getting this done right NOW!! And I have some exciting news to share…. my THANK YOU CARDS are DONE!!!!!!!! The sad news is that I waited  SO LONG to get them done that the Postcard Postage went up a few cents and no one told me!!! So I’m PRAYING

 

everyone’s thank you cards don’t get sent back to me! If they start coming back in the mail I’m going to cry…. a lot. That would be absolutely miserable!!!  Ok and Ps. in case you didn’t know, I use honeymoon pictures for my “goals” post because I love them so much…. and guess what… you won’t be able to guess, it’s that crazy… I designed a HONEYMOON album on my trip last week! Yup. I did it! I’m so proud of myself!!!! Ok, now that I’ve completely distracted you, here we go:

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So here are the goals… I’m being easy of myself this month because July is CRAZY.  I’ve already shot one wedding over 1200 miles away and next weekend I’m shooting TWO. Then I shoot one more and fly out to Missouri the next day for a week long mission trip! Ohh-em-gee! So my to-do list is really just a “July Survival List”. I just want to survive this month.  I want to keep the business a float, keeping the blog rolling and enjoy life. I’m not trying to re-organize closets or get curtains made (still haven’t done that! errr)….. I just want to do what I need to do and live life!! Doesn’t that sound good?? Yes it does!

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  • BUSINESS GOALS | JUNE

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    Update the Engagement gallery on my website
    Design and order a 9×11 sample album (started it!) – Decided not to do this
    Design and order an new engagement guestbook sample album
  • Design and order another 10×10 sample album – STILL NEED TO ORDER THEM… designed 4 though!!!
  • Update WEDDING galleries on Website – NOPE, didn’t happen
  • Shoot my 5 JUNE WEDDINGS really well! – DONE
  • Stay on top of editing, one week turnaround for weddings.  – YESSSSS!!!
  • Buy 2nd Mark II and 50mm for backup Bought the 135 2.0 instead and I’m loving it!
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    PERSONAL GOALS | JUNE

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  • Continue to workout weekly WITH Michael! – uh, this was a fail. ugh.
  • Finish the remaining 50 Thank you cards and MAIL them! – WOOHOO!
  • Finalize the last little touches for the Youth Room and blog it! – Blogging it soon!
  • Kitchen Valances HAVE to get done!
  • Create 1/4 of our wedding video… this is killing me!
  • Make the Bed every morning… it just makes me feel like the house is so much cleaner! – almost every morning!
  • Cook 4 meals at home… we’re gone ALL the time… this sounds pitiful but 4 dinners at home would be great! – I think we did this!

 

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  • BUSINESS GOALS | JULY

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  • Catch up on albums!
  • Shoot my July weddings well!!
  • Love my clients well!!
  • Stay on top of editing!!
  • Stay on top of emails!!
  • Pre-blog when I leave for a week!!
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    PERSONAL GOALS | JULY

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  • Of course working out is going to stay on the list….fingers crossed
  • Don’t let my laundry pile to get to be the size of Mount Everest
  • Watch “So You Think You Can Dance” with my awesome husband every week!
  • Start my day with a good QT and try not to be selfish with my time…. people matter more than photos
  • Post Emy’s b-day pics on Facebook

 

 

 

 

 

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