{"id":8078,"date":"2015-04-02T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T19:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/highdesertmg.wpengine.com\/our-holly-days\/2015\/04\/02\/april-goals\/"},"modified":"2015-04-02T12:00:29","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T19:00:29","slug":"april-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/2015\/04\/02\/april-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"April Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:16px\">By  <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/2015\/04\/april-goals\/\">Holly Sosa<\/a><\/span>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/2015\/04\/april-goals\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/maya-angelou-quotes.jpg\" alt=\"maya angelou quotes\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><em><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/stylecaster.com\/inspirational-quotes-pinterest\/?crlt.pid=camp.GXR1EES6uuZg\">source<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Over here in Casa de Sosa, we are welcoming April with a slew of events and busy weekends. While I&#8217;m a goal driven person, I&#8217;m not exactly sure how I&#8217;ll do this month, so I&#8217;m keeping it low key. First, let&#8217;s check out how I did in March with my goals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/april-goals4.png\" alt=\"april goals4\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>BLOGGING GOALS FOR MARCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<em>Vlog twice<\/em>: I didn&#8217;t do well with this at all.<\/li>\n<li>\n<del><em>Design my resume<\/em><\/del>: This is complete!<\/li>\n<li>\n<del><em>Create high quality content<\/em><\/del>: Complete<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Make a blog binder<\/em>: This is such an important thing for me to get a move in with, but I spaced it. Whoops!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/april-goals2.png\" alt=\"april goals2\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>PERSONAL GOALS FOR MARCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<del><em>Manage my time<\/em><\/del>: I&#8217;m getting much better with this, but still need to set some office hours.<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Have a Mama tribe date<\/em>: I didn&#8217;t get to hang out with my girlfriends because we have all been so busy this month, but I&#8217;m coming for you in April, B! Ya hear me?!<\/li>\n<li>\n<del><em>Lose another 10 pounds with Medifast<\/em><\/del>: I&#8217;m down a complete 10 pounds!<\/li>\n<li>\n<del><em>Continue seven minute workouts three times weekly<\/em><\/del>: I didn&#8217;t stick to these like I should, but still do them and still include them in my plans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/april-goals1.png\" alt=\"april goals1\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>FAMILY GOALS FOR MARCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<del><em>Celebrate Collin, Aiden, and Evelyn&#8217;s dedication<\/em><\/del>: We had a great time with family and the ceremony was just lovely.<\/li>\n<li>\n<del><em>Take the girls on a date<\/em><\/del>: We took the girls to a mall and they got to shop at Justice and get a Build A Bear. We enjoyed lunch together afterwards. Sometimes a simple date with Dada is just what a gal needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For me, setting goals each month keeps me moving forward, gives me something to work towards, and makes me more productive overall. While we have a busy month ahead of us, I want to make sure I&#8217;m still taking steps towards achieving things I want and need to accomplish in my life as a wife, mother, and blogger. Here are my April goals:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/april-goals3.png\" alt=\"april goals3\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>BLOGGING GOALS FOR APRIL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<em>Stay on task<\/em>: With us being out and about most of the month, I want to keep it simple and just stay on task. Get my posts up and nothing extra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PERSONAL GOALS FOR APRIL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<em>Get in my seven minute workouts whenever possible<\/em>: I&#8217;m not going to commit myself to any number of times per week, but I do want to actively try to keep up with these.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>FAMILY GOALS FOR APRIL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<em>Have quality family time over spring break<\/em>: The boys have already had their spring break, but the girls&#8217; starts early in April and we want to make sure we do some quality activities with them. Movie night, game night, craft night. All on plan!<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Visit Sea World<\/em>: Sea World granted me four tickets to head out and share their park with you guys. I&#8217;m excited to go. Jacob and I will be bringing Aiden and Collin along for the fun adventure and are excited to share the experience with them.<\/li>\n<li>\n<em>Start planning Aiden&#8217;s birthday party<\/em>: Aiden will be five in May and he&#8217;s requested a Ninja Turtle party, so I&#8217;ve got to get a move on. Pizza, anyone?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What are some of your goals for the month? Do you find goal-setting helpful for your life?<\/h2>\n<p>The post <a target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/2015\/04\/april-goals\/\">April Goals<\/a> appeared first on <a target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/\">Our Holly Days<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Source:: <a href=\"http:\/\/ourhollydays.com\/2015\/04\/april-goals\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"April Goals\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Holly Sosa source Over here in Casa de Sosa, we are welcoming April with a slew of events and busy weekends. While I&#8217;m a goal driven person, I&#8217;m not exactly sure how I&#8217;ll do this month, so I&#8217;m keeping it low key. First, let&#8217;s check out how I did in March with my goals. 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