It’s halfway through June and I am finally sitting down to review my May progress.
It’s true what they say about wedding planning being back loaded. The wedding is in 5 weeks, and I’ve been scrambling to get so much stuff done. Coming into summer, it’s also the perfect time for camping, barbeques, and trips, so I have been pulled away from laser focusing on the wedding over the past few weeks.
It’s definitely been busy and, as a result, we really haven’t had our monthly review until now.
Here’s how I’ve done:
Lose 15 Pounds
I’m still kicking myself for not recording my weight at the beginning of the year when I made this goal, because the time has flown and I have no recollection of what my starting weight was.
I know that at one point this year (I think it was in February) I saw a weight on the scale about 8 pounds heavier than I weigh in now, so that’s good news for my progress, but I can also say this:
Since April, I have lost 3 pounds.
I went for a dress fitting last week, and while the dress fits (and looks amazing), I think it would be more comfortable if I lose a few more pounds so I am working hard on that.
$20,000 Online Income
In April, I made $1678.33 online. In May, I made $1533.82. This is only online income and doesn’t include income from investments or offline income. This has helped a lot with wedding costs!
I found a cool new way to make money that I absolutely love doing and isn’t even remotely related to blogging, so I have been having a lot of fun building that up.
June is already an amazing month for online income and I have no doubt that it will continue throughout the month and hopefully the rest of the summer.
1 hr/day Unplugged
This was an easy goal to reach again in May. With the sunshine and my need to de-stress after all of the wedding planning and freaking out, I haven’t even had to think about this in order to reach it.
Our garden has been going nuts lately, so lots of this time has been spent tending to it, which is a surprisingly fun activity.
Get a Promotion
This goal is on hold while I figure out whether I want to make a career move. I have had a couple of promising leads, but they are risky decisions and I’m conflicted and need to work them out.
One would give me a raise of about $7,000/year after tax, but it’s a temporary position which may lead to a regular opportunity. It is with a company I’ve previously worked for so I know I love working with them, and the role sounds really exciting, but I keep getting caught on the temporary piece.
Everyone keeps reminding me that I’m young and if ever I am going to take risks with my career, now is the time, which I agree with. Even if, worst case scenario, the term ends and I haven’t found another position, I have built up a steady income online. I’m sure I could sustain myself while searching (or, maybe just travel for awhile and continue building up my online businesses).
Change is scary.
That’s how I did on my goals for May.
Congrats on your progress, Daisy! It’s amazing you are able to accomplish so much with your wedding planning going on. That must suck up a lot of your time. Hopefully you can enjoy the process and the wedding and not stress too much! Just breathe… and garden.. ha ha!
It’s great to have opportunities, don’t put yourself in a position where ten years from now you’ll wish you weren’t so afraid of the change. I’ve found it pretty incredible how my attitude toward risk has changed over the past few years, without me noticing. I miss adventures! Take them while they are available.
Take risks while you’re young! It’s easier to recover from your risks than when you’re older with possibly a larger family that is dependent on your finances. If it’s something that you’re interested in, go for it!
Good luck with getting the promotion and extra $7,000 a year is HUGE. What may be more beneficial than that is the experience you will gain in your new role that can make you more marketable to your firm, and to other companies. I have had a few promotions over the last several years and each step I was nervous to say the least, but it always turned out well, thankfully I have had a strong management team above me that has helped me along the way, I hope you have some higher ups in your corner too! How long is the temp job supposed to last? I think it makes a big difference if it is a 3 month, 6 month, or 22 year assignment.
I’m in a similar situation as you when it comes to career. I really want to take a risk but it’s scary as hell. People always remind me to take risks when I’m young as well. It’s great advice, I just need to learn to do it. 🙂
You can absolutely sustain yourself if you need to, especially with your online income growing at that rate- I speak from experience.
That’s great that you have another sideline not related to blogging! How are you feeling with your wedding being just five weeks away?
I recently lost weight with my wife. She lost 12 pounds and me like 22 in about 2 months. How we did it???? Smoothies! fruit and veg smoothies for breakfast and lunch with a normal dinner. We also cut down the junk food to only a couple times a week.Was actually quite easy and my body really needed the detox. Give it a try!
best of luck on the incoming wedding and your goals. When you make money online u gotta unplug to recharge those batteries.
You are quite a juggler, aren’t you? And quite good, if I may add and very admirable. Imagine being able to do so much and while planning for a wedding at that! Wow!
The only thing I can say is that your goal of getting a promotion is tough, isn’t it? Because it depends on other people to realize your potential and boost you up. I like goals better that are 100% in my control. Like the weight thing. Or the 1hr/day thing. Good job on those!