March Accomplishments & April Goals

Ah, March. Where I planned to toss 40 bags, declutter my life, practice yoga every day, and work on building my newsletter. I did exactly as I said... I forgot. ADD, you are so predictable.

Not all of it. I did try a yoga pose every day, finding the new limits my muscles have post surgeries. Some poses are a hard no, others I hadn't been able to attempt in years. 

I started to declutter... but there is a lot of clutter and it is easy to get distracted. I've decided to keep up with the '30-day' declutter challenge, and embrace that it will take me as long as it takes. I'll get a sticker for each assignment. I love stickers. 

I did much better on the 40 Bags in 40 Days, In fact, I still have a few days left. I managed half the bags - including 4 bags of books! My office closet hasn't been this organized since we moved in. My desk is another story entirely. I'm continuing to declutter, which means I'll have more bags heading out. I just won't keep count.

Keeping up with the Social Media 12-month Challenge is something I touch in some way every day. I read a ton about newsletters and gathered tons of opinions. Some say bigger is better (ha!), others think organic (ha!) is the only way. Some give things away to their newsletter list, some think that invites freebie seekers, not readers. It's enough to make your head spin!

30 days wasn't enough time to try all of the tips I wanted to, so more newsletter tips and tricks later on when I can see what works.  

I think this is the longest I've stuck with any  New Year's Resolution. It's kind of the way to go, trying a new challenge every month and learning more about something I should already know. I set myself up for a win with this!

I'll still be working on my newsletter in April, but I'm also trying to figure out instagram for the Social Media 12-month Challenge. I'm not sure if it will be effective as a marketing tool, but a sixteen-year-old explained why everyone is approaching it wrong... and it made sense! I'm taking his advice and it's working like he promised. I won't know if it has any RTI until I have a new release. Fingers crossed. 

What 30-day challenge to try... considering I'll spend a week at a writing retreat this month. That means a healthy eating or sleep or exercise isn't something I'll succeed at. Hmmm. Since I'm working on instagram, I'm doing a #Bookstagram challenge. No, I don't actually understand what it is or what's going on. But this April, I intend to find out!!

What challenge should I take on next month?

 

30-day Challenge: Forgetting, Failing & Finding the Fun

Remember in January where I said I was going to be SO productive this year made a New Year's Resolution to do a 30-day challenge every month? And then...I made it 6 days on the self-care challenge. I stuck with the  Social Media 12-month Challenge for two months and counting. Plus, I am still using my planner. Mostly as a place for stickers. But it's a start.

This month I'll focus on my newsletter for the social media challenge, and take on a trifecta of challenges so that I can catch up. 

But Jenna, if you forget to do one challenge, how will you remember to do three? That's where the planner and stickers come in.

One of my girlfriends posted that she's going to do  the 40 Bags in 40 Days Challenge for Lent. I've started it before, but draw a blank on where to declutter, and forget I'm supposed to. However, organizing always has me tossing stuff out to simplify. So I got some cutie-patootie stickers on etsy for the 30-day Declutter Challenge with the daily task. See where I'm going with this? Day 1 was the fridge which was much easier to do after a tossed out a bag of condiments we don't use and expired schizzle. 

The third challenge is a 30-day Yoga Challenge. Just doing one pose a day, which is almost my speed because I'm only a month out from surgery. I'm hoping to get back to practicing three hours a week, eventually. 

Because I'm in a planner kick, I made up a FREE printable for 40 Bags in 40 Days stickers. Keeping it cute keeps me on task.

Click here or on the image to print. 



Who wants to play along?