2018 Goals

Hey friends! Last year I posted a bucket list/2017 goals post about halfway through the year, and I loved having the list to keep up with! I’ve been working on building a list of 2018 goals (which stemmed from this post) and wanted to post it now to start crossing things off.

2018 is going to be a big year for me and has already brought so many extra blessings and challenges. I’ll be celebrating some big milestones like graduating college and my 21^st birthday in 2018, but I’m also focusing on making my prayer life a priority.

Thank you for all your support, I’m so excited for this year!

2018 Goals

updated September 25, 2018

Prayer & Personal

• Fill two journals, cover to cover
• Prayer journal at least 5x weekly on average (or the majority of the week)
• Use Jesus Calling daily devotional along with prayer journaling (make it to the end of the book!)
• Read lots (two book per month average?) – see my 2018 reads here
• Join Comma Club for Dance Marathon at FSU (personally raise >$1000)
• Go vegetarian for Lent… or longer! (been eating veggie since February 14!)
• Dye my hair for the first time. 
• Celebrate my 21st birthday

Service

• Dance Marathon 2018!!! I personally raised $1,200 and FSU raised $2 million total! Read my post from last years DM here.
• Donate blood twice.
• Join the bone marrow donor registry.

Academic

• Graduate college!
  • Complete honors medallion
  • Become a Garnet & Gold Scholar

   

   

• Complete the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program.
  • Present my research at the Open Education Symposium with FSU Libraries.
  • Present my research poster at the Undergraduate Research Symposium.
  • Study for the LSAT.
• Take the LSAT.
  • Apply to law school.
• Apply for jobs…
  • Get a job

Travel

• Travel to at least 8 different cities in the US –
  1. Gainesville, FL – tour Shands Children’s Hospital, the beneficiary of Dance Marathon
  2. Atlanta, GA – CCWL conference in January
  3. Plant City, FL – Florida Strawberry Festival 
  4. Tiger, GA – Covecrest 2018
  5. Clemson, SC – Kelly’s College Graduation, May 2018
  6. New York City, NY – Spring Break, March 2018
  7. Sarasota, FL – visiting family, March 2018
  8. Orlando, FL – Disney weekend
  9. Dallas, TX – visiting family
  10. Waco, TX – Magnolia Market!
• Attend one sorority conference
• Travel to Europe

Creative – Blog, Etsy, & Photography

• Double my Etsy sales from 2017
• Celebrate 2 years of blogging!
  • Read about my 1^st blog-iversary here!
  • My 2nd Blog-iversary & My 1st Q&A
• Grow to 1750 Instagram followers.
  • I passed 2000 the end of August!
• Make an Etsy Instagram! (Follow it here!)
• Start a YouTube channel!
• Publish more ‘Candidly Kristen’ posts. (Read them for January and February!)
• Create a photography page on the blog – See it here!
• Do more photoshoots, and do at least 3 quasi-professional ones
  • 1. Maclay Gardens with friends – 2/10/18
  • 2. Maddie grad photos – 4/23/18
  • Other Moments Captured:
    • Spring Bid Day – 2/18/18
    • Easter – 4/1/18
    • Sunday with Hayden – 5/6/18
    • Downtown Tallahassee with Brooke – Sept. 2018

Do you have any goals for 2018? Big or small, I’d love to hear from you in a comment or via social media!