2018 Goals

Goodbye 2017. Hello 2018.

While 2017 was a fairly good year (my husband and I bought our first home together and moved), there was so much that I didn't do that I really wanted to.




In 2017 I really wanted to:

BLOG/INSTAGRAM

+ Take one webinar a month//I didn't take one every month but I did take several so i'll give myself some credit there.

+ Grow my blog lovin' to 200//I'm at 190 so i'm almost there.

+ Grow Instagram to 1,000//Because of the algorithim changes I didn't. I was at 860 in the summer then the number plummeted.
It's crawling back up now though so maybe this is the year.

+ Collaborate with other bloggers// I did do a few collabs with other bloggers so that's a win.

+ Host a link up//Thanks to my sweet friend Betsy I was able to participate in the Welcome Home Wednesdays link up where I even learned about coding, which wasn't really even a goal but a huge bonus because it felt so good to conquer that.

+ Start sponsorships// I had 12 sponsored posts on Peaches & Willow last year so that's definitely a win.

+ More fashion posts//Big win here because I did 7 style posts and ThredUp was my biggest sponsor of the year. #winning

+ Host an Instagram giveaway// I hosted a Mother's Day giveway and it was so much fun.


PERSONAL

+ Read for one hour a day// This was a struggle. I read one entire book and that was it.

+ Lunch/Girls Day once a month//Though I didn't keep track I will give myself partial credit because I went to lunch a lot more this year with girlfriends. The entire month of December was filled with lunch dates and girl time. In September, my former neighbor and I staered monthly lunch dates because we don't see each other every day anymore. That's been so fun.

+ Practice being still and intentional//This goal was easily one of the best ones I made this year because it made me slow down and focus on what really matters most.

+ Go on a family vacation// Fail but for good reason. See below.

+ Build our house// Fail but we did buy a new house that we are so in love with. The home is much bigger than what we could have built and the neighbors are amazing. Getting here was a hard process and there were lots of tears (by me) but it was worth it. It's also why we didn't go on a family vacation in 2017 but I still wouldn't change a it.

+ Exercise five x's a week//some weeks I was really good, other's not so much but I'm calling it a fail because, overall, I gained weight instead of lost it.

+ Stay on top of e-mail inbox//I did so much better with this goal but i'm about to create another e-mail to set up my Peaches & Willow Facebook account so I get to start all over.

+ Monthly date nights with my hubby//We didn't do date nights per se but we did have a lot of day dates, which were just as fun so i'm calling this a win.

+ Open an etsy shop// This didn't happen but I decided that my heart just wasn't in it so I put it on the back burner. That's where it remains for now. Maybe this will be the year it'll happen but probably not, if i'm being honest.


2018 Goals

Personal

+ Read 12 books
+ Run one marathon
+ Try one new recipe a week and post about it
+ Lose 15 pounds
+ Remodel our kitchen
+ Travel somewhere tropical
+ Say yes to more events
(last year I missed out on an awesome Sephora event and a blogger mixer because I let my anxiety get the best of me. No more of that in 2018!)

Social Media

+ Keep my goals group up and running
+ Grow Instagram to 1,000 followers
+ Host another Instagram giveaway
+ Create a Facebook page for Peaches & Willow
+ Learn to take better photos for my blog and Instagram
+ Utilize Tailwind


Blog

+ Collaborate with another blogger for a series
+ Start an e-mail newsletter
+ Work with one company a month
+ Focus on growing Peaches & Willow through Pinterest
+ Participate in 6 webinars
+ Add another affiliate to Peaches & Willow
+ Create a new blog series




What are your goals for 2018?