quarterly goals | episode three

I've been feeling very disillusioned with time lately, as I'm sure many of us have throughout this bizarre other-world year of 2020. Telling me we're in the third quarter of the year both makes total and no sense to me. As the prophets say, time very much is an illusion but it's one I rather like and I'd like to keep hold of it thank u! My bullet journal has been invaluable in terms of helping me keep an eye on myself and my life but I feel it's time to kick it up a gear and commit to it in a way I haven't for many years.

We've all collectively been going through such a traumatic and revolutionary period that goals seem both pointless and vital. I've been a little misguided in the way I've been approaching my goals these past six months, something I completely understand and forgive myself for, but something I feel the need to refine now. It's been hard to pinpoint what I can aim for when everything around me is changing so rapidly. And instead of pulling myself further inwards and breaking big goals down into now-focused mini goals, I've been writing the whole thing off. Again, I completely understand and forgive myself for this. But now that I'm in a better place, I can use hindsight to project myself forwards. 

Something which has helped a LOT in navigating my goals is Sighh's 'The Shit List' desk pad. My main goals in life currently are moving out and earning a promotion, and I found myself growing more and more frustrated by how large and seemingly impossible they were. They qualified for the shit list, that's for sure! Now that I've sat down and broken these goals down minutely, I see what can be achieved in the present. Before we get stuck into what I'm aiming for from now until October 1st, let's see what I hoped to achieve by July 1st!

Quarterly goals, episode two:
Deadline: July 1st 2020

• £2,000 in savings. Absolutely nailed it. Making small adjustments to my budget overall has worked very well in my favour, both weekly and monthly.
• Construct 2 bridges, an incline and upgrade my house on AC:NH. Another biiiig tick! Soy is currently undergoing a huge revamp (when isn't it tho) and these new features have added a lot of interest and dimension to my beloved isle.
• Sort out the wall behind my bed. I'm halfway there! I just need to remove the old nails and insert others where I want my new gallery wall to be.
• Complete my crystal healing diploma. Will I ever finish this?! I completed a few modules in June but I'm still only 24% of the way through. I'm finding it hard to balance everything, so I may demote this to a 'complete one module per month' goal.
• Finish 3 art projects. In future I'm going to change this to 'have 3 creative sessions' because I rarely complete bigger projects in one sitting and it's so hard to define what qualifies as a 'project'. I painted a few Animal Crossing villagers for my favourite people, but does that count as one project, or two? Does a blog post count? Too many questions, not enough answers.
• Read 4 books. A big nope! I finished two books in April and haven't picked up anything since! Again, a balancing act that didn't tip in my favour.

Quarterly goals, episode three:
Deadline: October 1st 2020

• Have £2,800 in savings.

• Pay off my Argos card completely.
• Re-do my work bible and earn a new skill/responsibility.
• Sort the wall behind my bed and finish S's bedside table.
• Enjoy 6 creative sessions.
• Post weekly on @soyisland and here on Lunaswren.

Beyond these pretty babies, I'm going to start creating monthly to do lists for myself to tie in and hopefully encourage completion for every point! I know in my heart that each of these goals are going to greatly improve my life and overall well-being. They're important! It's okay for me to treat them as such! I intend to use my bullet journal to keep track of everything, as it's such an invaluable tool that I don't take advantage of as much as I should. Up the revolution!!