March was a great month for me! I officially launched Christina’s Convos (my podcast about blogging and completed most of my goals! Let’s get started ๐
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Overall, March was a good month.ย My goals were:
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- Make $90-ย I didn’t have any way to track this… but I’m also pretty sure that this didn’t happen. I was confident about this because of my success in February, but this month didn’t so well in this respect. That’s okay, though ๐ย
- Read through 1st Samuel-ย Yes! I did this and finished on the first of the month.ย ๐ย
- Make/Keep a prayer journal– Kinda? I did this for about four days… ๐ย I would say that this is a failure!
- Journal daily-ย Agh I was so close! I didn’t do it for a week near the end of the month (aka now) but I did it for 21 consecutive days! Pretty annoyed about this one, but I knew I wouldn’t be able to do it ๐ย (also sorry for using this emoji WAY too much)ย
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- Finish Omnibus Secondary Selfpaced– yes! I finished on the 8th! I was so excited… but also really disappointedย because it was the only class I 100% loved ๐ฆ
- Keep a practice log for Piano- Yay! I did this too ๐ Although I pretty much just did it 3 days at a time… (the logging, not the practicing)
- Practice Spanish every day- no ๐ฆ I was going strong for a while but weekends were harder. Honestly, I practiced Spanish daily but I was counting only Duolingo. The only days I missed were Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and towards the end of the month I just… quit. Whoops.
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- Blog every Monday and Friday (9 times)– Yes! I did this ๐ Of course, all with the help of my trusty WordPress scheduler. What would I do without you?
- Send out emails on Thursdays 4 times- Yay! I did this too. Probably the first time in the history of C & C that I actually did soo yay ๐๐
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- Make $50-ย Significantly lower than last month. But I still kinda doubt I can do it… I’ll probably earn around $30 which is low but that’s okay!
- Read through 2nd Chroniclesโ To keep track with my “read the bible in 2019 plan”, I need to this. Again, pretty confident! Especially since I’m in 1st Chronicles right now ๐
- Workout/Run/Yoga dailyโ I really need to do some sort of exercise daily so I’m putting this down. I doubt I will do it (guys I’m such a desk potato- like I don’t sit on the couch I just sit at my desk ๐)
- Drink moreย waterโ I feel like every time I drink water, I feel sick. xD I know it’s not true though… but I really do not drink enough water. I probably only drink 16 ounces a dayย on a good day and I’m supposed to drink 64. So this is really important!
- Do Camp NaNo-ย I signed up for Camp NaNo like last week but I’m really excited ๐ I’m also starting a whole new story (like I have not developed ONE character and I have no idea what’s going to happen) soo pray for me guys. (I mean, jk, but please actually do ๐)
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- Keep a Practice Log for pianoโ This month, that’s my habit tracker ๐ But still, it’s important, so I’m putting it down.
- Practice Spanish every dayโ Honestly I doubt I will do this. But since I need to try, I’m going to *attempt* to do Duolingo every day! Of course, I have Spanish class also, but I want to do this ๐
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- Blog every Monday and Friday (nine times)-ย I pretty much have to do this soo
- Send out emails on Thursday four timesโ I’m confident about this, but I need to do it so it’s a goal ๐
- Post four episodes (at least) on Christina’s Convos-ย This is going to be hard because I need to schedule them ahead, but I’m hoping that I can do this!
- Get ahead with blogging– I feel like I’m running in a hamster wheel thingy- I get ahead and then I’m behind again. This month, I really want to actually get REALLY ahead and stay ahead ๐
- Do (some of) Maggie’s April Blogging Challenge– Maggie is hosting an April blogging challenge, and I’m super excited about it! I know I’m not going to be able to do all of the challenges, but I will try to do some of them ๐ I may end up doing all the challenges for each week in one post, but that’s okay.ย
Thank you guys for reading! What are your goals for April?
My April goal is getting 100 followers on my blog!
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Good luck, Lydia!
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Good luck, Lydia! I bet you can do it- your blog is great!
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Happy new month and goodluck to you on your goals
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Thank you, Dewana! You too!
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Yay!! โค Go, Christina! Nice job on those goals. ๐
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Yes! Thanks, Ari!
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You’re welcome!!
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Good luck with your goals! I’m doing NaNo too, but I’m literally just writing as I go along. My goal is only 5,000 words…. I did well today, which is good because I’ll likely skip some days haha. I want to join Maggie’s challenge for some days, but hopefully I’m not putting on too much…
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Thanks, Arabella! I think we’re in the same cabin. My goal is 5K words too… not much but it’s what I can do so I’m okay with it! I’m going to do it once a week with all the challenges in one post, so if you want to do that too you could ๐
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๐ I am also starting a novel with Maria, plus I’m super busy, so even though I have a lot written, I’ll be extremely busy this month and won’t get to write every day. Thanks for the tip! ๐
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Wow! I’m busy too, but sounds like you are really busy ๐ No problem!
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Yeah! School can make up most of my time, haha! I’m starting track next week, which meets Tues-Thurs most weeks until the end of May. Luckily we have April break right in the middle!
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Yeah, I guess I might have a little more time because I do online school. Cool, you do track? I’ve always wanted to but I don’t really have any opportunities soo…
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Yeah! I just started this year, so I don’t know how it’ll be… ๐ Maybe there’s something in your community you could try??
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Cool! Good idea ๐
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I like your goals, Christina! So far, my goals are to start and finish a Bible reading plan and complete a short story (I’m going to try writing everyday for about an hour)! ๐
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Thanks, Heaven! Great goals ๐ Are you doing Camp NaNo?
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I’m not doing Camp NaNo this month, but I’m going to in July! This month is just like a little jumpstart. ๐
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Great idea!
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Thanks!!
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Although you didn’t complete all your goals, I’m sure you tried your hardest! All the best on your april goals ๐
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You’re right! That’s actually really encouraging, Starling ๐ Thank you. You too!
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Glad you found it so!
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Nice goals! It really helps to write them down.
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Thank you! I agree ๐
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Hi Christina! I hope your April goals go well! I just found your blog, I love to blog too @ http://www.gemsoffemininity.ca Have a lovely day, and don’t ever stop prioritizing your relationship with the Lord; it’s so important! โค
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Hey, Kate! Thank you ๐ Cool! I will check out your blog! Thank you, I agree โค
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Oh I forgot this in my last comment, I was curious as to how you do your graphics ad what they all look life, I’d love to start into doing graphics, but I’m a little bewildered as to where to start- any recommendations?
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Do you mean the divider/intro? I actually didn’t make the dividers ๐, Mukta over at {https://piquestudios.com/} did! However, I think probably she used a black/white divider graphic and did a colored overlay (google tutorials, because I am not good at teaching things like this ๐, but the Well, Hello graphic I made in befunky (a design program that is free online). I would reccomend canva or befunky because they are SO easy to use, and honestly just experiment! It’s okay if it doesn’t work the first time, that is how I learned ๐ Also, I would match the background of the graphic to the background of the post (in my case, white) so that it blends in more.
Sorry for such a long answer, and thank you for asking โค
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Great! Thank-you Christina! ๐
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Aaaaah good luck!! I just stumbled across your blog so these goals are all new to me. Do you have an Etsy store or a part time job? Also do you have a mailing list? I’d like some emails please ๐ ALSO also, I always use the laughing emoji so you’re not alone and I’m pretty sure everyone crickets when I use them but whatever. And omg you have a podcast?! I’m going to binge your posts once I find time!! Yess I need to work out and drink water more too. Btw tmi but today I drank a lot of water and for the first time had to use the washroom at school (this rarely happens because I can hold it easily) but hey there’s some water progress right there ๐ and I did cardio this morning yaay. Wish you the best for April!!
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Thanks! I don’t have an Etsy (yet!) or a part time job, but I do have a mailing list ๐ This is the signup link: https://wordpress.us18.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=77c716d1c48b18a22dbc8fa43&id=2e5145fbac (also sorry it’s very long) xD I do it way too much ๐ I do!!! xD I don’t even have that much water progress yet so ๐ Good job! I’m so bad at working out, but I loved your post about it (just recently)! Thanks โค
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This was an awesome read ๐. Itโs always good to keep up to date on what you need to work on and I loved your goals. My goal for this year is write seven times in both of my blogs and itโs been coming along well. Some days challenging but I just try to stay focused. When it comes to you making a certain amount of money, do you mean like save $50 or make that amount? If so is it through a job you have?
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Thank you! I agree ๐ Great job! Yes, I know what you mean. Well, I would love to save it all but that’s they amount I want to earn. Not a lot but I wanted to give myself a really achievable goal ๐ I mostly just babysit at this point!
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No problem Christina. That is an amazing way to make some money. I hope you make more this year ๐. Have a lovely day/weekend.
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