Every month it catches me off guard how QUICKLY the next month comes and that it’s already time (or past time!) to post goals, again. I know these aren’t the most fun posts to read, probably, but it’s been so good for me to publicly list things out and see what I accomplish. And even when I don’t get them accomplished, I hope it serves as encouragement that not everyone out there is always on top of things and as perfectly organized and DIY-ish as they come across on Pinterest. ;) So, keep setting goals, in whatever way works for you, and feeling successful when you accomplish them, even if not every month looks as “accomplished” as it could.

Anyway, June was packed FULL of stuff, both for work and personally. I had 4 weddings (one for a longtime friend in Indiana!), and a weekend with a house full of happy people who were in town for a friend’s party. I also finally got my iMac, and my office feeling more “put together” with fun pieces of furniture, discovered that we have lovely wildflowers growing behind our house, shot with two awesome Sarah’s (Goodwin & Danaher) in one weekend, and got to collaborate (by modeling, for a change!) with two of my favorites, Janie & Laura! It was a wonderful month, for sure, even if slightly crazy, at times.

A look back at June’s goals:

PERSONAL

– Work out at least 3 times per week (I came close, but it definitely didn’t happen some weeks…)
– Write to my grandparents (Uhh…totally forgot about this one :-/)
– Skype with one or two friends
– Try 2 new recipes
– Hang curtains from Mom
– Paint kitchen (Started! Not finished, but it’s a big project that we’re making great progress on :)
– Sort and deal with final boxes

BUSINESS

– Finish 3 weddings
– Order canvas(es) for office
– Finish LAST album design
– Submit at least 1 wedding
– Finalize list for “duty day”
– Set up iMac
– Work on schedule for intern
– Get back to blogging 5 days a week (Need to get back to planning ahead for this one!)

Not bad for how busy June was! But here’s to July and seeing if we can’t finish up some of those things:

PERSONAL

– Work out at least 3 times per week
– Write to my grandparents (for real)
– Host Girl’s Craft Night
– Have coffee time with at least 2 friends
– Learn to use the new grill
– Pick fabric for new dining room chairs
– Finish Painting kitchen
– Start painting trim in dining room
– Get rid of items piled in dining room
– Organize shoes in closet
– Learn about the plants in the garden & how to take care of them

BUSINESS

– Edit 4 weddings
– Order canvas(es) for office
– Submit at least 2 weddings
– Finalize list for “duty day”
– Finish schedule for intern & set up weekly time to come
– Write out blog schedule for July
– Time the wedding editing process from start to finish
– Buy new printer

My mother and father -in-law were here visiting last week, and it was SO fun to show them our house and have them help us tackle a lot of the trim painting (since we took a deep breath and plunged into it!), and now MY mom will be coming tomorrow to visit for a few days. So, we’re definitely in productive house-mode. It’s also just so cool to have our parents get to see the place we’re calling home and beginning to really make our own.

Hope you all are having a happy July, thus far! What are your major goals for this month?