Hello 2017! {New Year’s Goals}

Well hello, 2017!

This morning I woke up feeling like the Girl on Fire. Not, unfortunately, because I view myself as some reluctant hero in a dystopian novel I didn’t like in the first place, but because I have a raging sinus infection and my nostrils are burning so badly I feel like I could breathe fire right now (you have been warned, my dear children). 

So here I am, out of bed, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as my entire family is still in the land of slumber. What a great time to make a written list of my new year’s goals. Keeping in mind that goals must be specific, measurable, have a time limit and be in writing, I am using this worksheet by Dave Ramsey to help guide me.

A little look back on this blog shows me how many goals I have accomplished. Here are some goals from  2010, 2014 and  2016. Some I met beautifully (I am especially proud of my growth in food photography) and some crashed and burned. 

Here are my goals for 2017.

Writing:

Finish my book proposal and book! I have failed miserably in this. Later today I will sit down and make a written schedule (with deadlines!) for accomplishing this Apollo-sized task. I will do this…

Day one of my 365 project.

Photography:

Increase the number of birth clients I book. I already have five booked for 2017. Ideally, I would do two per month.

Do more fusion births. I am just about finished with my first birth video/photography compilation. I can’t wait to share it!

Increase my income from my photography business.

Update and improve my Little Earthling Photography site.

Sell stock images.

Complete a 365 photo a day project. I started one last year and took only about a dozen photos for it! Oops. The busier I get with my business the fewer photos I take of my family. That. Must. Change.

Blogging:

Grow my readership here.

Consistently post one review per week over at Large Family Reviews.

Create an ebook or digital resource.

Master Pinterest.

Physical:

Lose weight (more on that later).

Be more active.

Take my vitamins.

Feel better.

Home:

I have a few areas of my home that I am desperate to streamline. I will break these down and add deadlines on my worksheet.

Cut our grocery spending by consistently meal planning.

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How about you? Any lofty goals for 2017? Please share in the comments.