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It’s been 3 months so here’s an update

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Hi. My name is Kelli and for some reason it is hard for me to write (or in this case, type) my thoughts out. Especially when it comes to sharing them with the world.

I haven’t posted anything in 3 months so I thought I might write a little life update.

I feel like my whole personality here lately has been taking care of my mom’s dogs, reading and working. Sometimes I splash in some fun hobbies or activities.

My favorite hobby is reading. I have read 45 books so far this year. Last year and this year I have made time for reading. I’ve loved it for as long as I can remember, but after high school I hadn’t made time for it.

I read my physical books, on my kindle and sometimes an audiobook. One of my goals for this year is to get through some of my physical TBR. I have over 200 unread books, but I have read 9 of them so far this year. I am hoping to get at least 6 more in. — which seems like a big jump, but if I put my energy into it instead of my kindle books then I can do it. Maybe. Of the books I have read, 3 of them are physical books that I borrowed from someone else. (Not included in the other 9 physical books I’ve read).

Two other hobbies I have is writing (for my book) and playing video games. I haven’t done much of either here lately. After work and taking care of my mom’s dogs, I have been so exhausted. I’ve been taking a lot of naps.

Although I do admit that some of why I haven’t been playing video games is because a roommate has taken over my office. For some reason I don’t really want to play my PC outside of that room.

We only have a roommate right now (and have for a couple months) because one of our friends can’t find a place to rent. I’m hoping he does find a place soon. I don’t really mind him at the house, but at the same time, I would like my space back.

I want to really get back into my book writing. I currently have two WIPs. A zombie apocalypse book and a biker romance are in the works. I am hoping to get back to it since my life is starting to calm down.

Taking care of my mom’s dogs has taken up a lot of my time. She has been on vacation for over a month. I’m not really happy about it, but she won’t listen. For a month and a half, she took two with her, but she left her two outside dogs. I’ve made one of them an inside dog. She did come back for like 12 hours, and now I have one of the inside dogs too which is fine because I missed her.

Other than all that, I’ve celebrated my boyfriend’s birthday, my birthday (28 🥳), my pa’s birthday, went on a trip to see family, and started working out again.

As of yesterday, I just started a new 30 day challenge where I walk at least 10,000 steps a day. Since I didn’t go on my walk yesterday, I had to jog in place for a while before going to bed last night. A month from now I plan on making a post where I’ve kept up with my steps every day and weekly weigh-ins/thoughts.

This is pretty much it for an update. I’ve been busy, but I feel like it’s the same things all the time. The holidays are coming up, and I am hoping to be able to go to a pumpkin patch, see some Halloween lights, eat some good thanksgiving food and enjoy Christmas time!

See you in the next post!

December goals

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I am a week late in posting my December goals, but better late than never, right? I have made up 5 goals/things I want to focus on this month.

VLOGMAS

I believe this is my 3rd year doing vlogmas. Last year I did it all the way through, and I plan on it this year as well. While there could be pressure to post 25 days in a roll, at the same time, I don’t feel so much pressure in making sure everything is perfect… Not that I really do with regular content. It’s just my regular day-to-day things with some Christmas things sprinkled in.

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

CHRISTMAS IS LESS THAN 3 WEEKS AWAY, AND I HAVEN’T BOUGHT ANYONE PRESENTS. I’m panicking just a little bit. I have decided this year to get everyone a small gift just because I have so many to buy, but it’s still the principle of making sure I get everyone’s gifts.

CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES

Christmas is probably my favorite time of year. My favorite thing to do is to go see Christmas lights. I also still love to take a picture with Santa if there is an opportunity. I did it for the first time last year or the year before for the first time in years, and it made my day! Sometimes it’s nice to feel like a kid again. This year I hope to make some Christmas cookies and read some romance books based around Christmas time.

BLOGGING

I keep failing to get better at blogging, but I am going to keep trying! I’m one of those people who just have a really hard time sitting down and starting something because if I can just start then I can finish it. For instance, I have put off this blog post for a whole week, but now that I’ve finally started it, I am going to post it the same day. My goal for this month is to publish at least 12 blog posts! This one is number one.

WRITING

I had the goal at the beginning of the year to already be done with this book I want to publish, but I have barely even started it. I’ve restarted it so many times (one of those times this month) so that is why there’s not much progress. I hope now I am at a place that I can continue forward with my writing. I hope to be mostly done with my first draft by my 26th birthday next year (so roughly 9 months).

These are my 5 goals for the month of December. At the end, I will, hopefully, post an update about them. Do you have any goals/things you want to accomplish this month? What are they?

2020 New Year Resolutions

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Hello everyone! I hope you have all had a great year so far! This year I am really putting a challenge on myself to become a better and happier person. I wrote out a whole list of New Year Resolutions that I want to complete this 2020. I actually put them in a notebook and am logging the things I get done. What I mean by this is, for example, I want to workout at least three times a week. To keep myself motivated, I created a ‘workout log’ in a notebook so I will more likely hold myself accountable each week. Here are some more resolutions (and how I keep up with it):

1. Self-care to help your mental health – I wrote a list of things I can do that could help my mental health. For example, workout, dance, hot shower, face mask, ect.

2. Be a better friend and family member – I wrote out ways I could do this.

3. Read at least x books in 2020 – When I read a book, I write the title, author and the date I finished reading it.

4. Save money (goal: $5,000) – I write out the date I deposit money, the amount deposited and the total amount saved in 2020.

5. Workout log (goal: 3 times a week) – I have writen ‘week x (month date – month date), and then under it have the day, how long I worked out and what kind of workout.

6. Podcasts (goal: watch 2 a month) – I write the podcast name, the author and the date listened.

7. Trying new things (at least 4 a month) – I write down the new thing I tried, the date I tried it and a note about if I liked it or not.

8. Learn how to cook – I list the things I have cooked and when I cooked it.

9. Youtube ideas – I have a list of ideas for my youtube channel.

10. Blog ideas – I have a list of ideas for my blog.

11. How to be more extroverted.confident – I have a list on things to achieve this.

These are the New Year Resolutions that I have for this year. What are your New Year Resolutions? Do you have any suggestions on what else I can do to have a happy 2020?

Goals for May 2019

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These goals are mainly for my benefit because it is easier for me to get things done if I have them written out. With that being said, down below are the things I hope to do in May of 2019.

  1. Volunteer at the animal shelter at least twice.
    • I love volunteering at this local animal shelter with my friends. At the time of day we go, we usually finish walking what ever dogs have not been walked yet. Then we clean what ever it is that they want us to clean.
  2. Plant the flower seeds I got.
    • I love planting seeds, but I honestly have a hard time keeping them alive. I don’t have a green thumb when it comes to my own plants. I do help my grandpa with his gardening though. He grows lots of watermelons, cantaloupes, and tomatoes. We sell them all summer.
  3. Post on WordPress at least twice a week.
    • I’m hoping that I am able to stay consistent this time. A year ago, it was hard to decide what I wanted to write about, but now that I’ve decided to go with what ever is on my mind – whether it be a story, a recipe, or something like this – I’m going to go with it.
  4. Post on Tumblr at least once a week.
    • I like to write fan fiction and post it on Tumblr.
  5. Go to two festivals – Strawberry and Folk festival.
    • I went to the Strawberry festival a few days ago, but the Folk festival is next week. I’m really excited to go because there’s going to be music, crafts, and old cars.
  6. Post at least 2 YouTube Videos.
    • The only problem I have with posting YouTube videos is that I have to be really motivated and happy, but here lately I haven’t been that so I have been struggling to make content.
  7. Start working out again – 3 times a week.
    • I’ve been neglecting working out. This is probably part of the reason why I haven’t been motivated to make YouTube videos. I’m hoping to start running and lifting weights again.
  8. Work work work work work.
    • I have to pay for some schooling next school year so I need to work as much as I can. On top of that, I have to pay for groceries, books, and what ever necessities that I have.

These are eight goals I hope to accomplish this month! Do you have any goals for this month? If so, comment them down below! 🙂