Great Big 2021 Goals

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Well, we’ve made it to 2021. That’s a pretty big feat considering what 2020 has thrown at us! I won’t go on and on about what a crazy year it was (I’m so tired of the word unprecedented), but I’ll recap how our 2020 goals have gone and then tell you what’s on the horizon for 2021!

We’ve ended this year in a way I definitely didn’t expect – we put our house on the market on December 16 and accepted an offer on December 18 after 15 showings in 2 days! As of yesterday we are officially sold! We also put an offer on a magical house from the 1850’s and I cannot wait to share it with you. The ink isn’t dry on that yet… but I promise as soon as it’s ours I’ll be sharing everything!

2020 Goals Recap

Read all about our 2020 goals when we made them!

Save $10,000 Toward a New Car

Um, well we saved $3557.00 toward a new car. Definitely not the 10K we had planned but this goal fell by the wayside in March when my husband started working from home. We definitely aren’t driving as much, and decided this goal wasn’t something that was serving us. Saving for a new car is still something I want to do (I’d really like to buy an electric vehicle in the next few years), so we’ll keep putting little bits away.

Plant Trees For Every Flight We Take

Well, we took exactly zero flights this year, so I haven’t donated to plant any trees! I was planning to keep track of kilometers driven to donate but I haven’t done that either. Overall a bit of a fail, but traveling less has made a positive impact on the environment!

Read 12 Books

I love reading, but I usually end up on my phone instead. I read 13 books this year, and enjoyed most of them. My favorites being The Power Of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile, and the Sign of Seven series by Nora Roberts. Nora Roberts books are not my usual genre, but it was a great summer deck read. Looking forward to more reading in 2021!

Walk/Run 1000km

I did it! I ran/walked 1068km! I only counted intention walks/runs, not just walking around the house. It’s been great getting outside most of the year and I always enjoy listening to a podcast. A few times I went on our treadmill indoors if the weather was bad. Overall this was a really positive goal to set and I definitely want to continue.

Great Big 2021 Goals

Work Location Independent

We are moving about an hour and a half away from where we currently live, and I will be leaving my massage therapy job likely in March! I have been a massage therapist since 2010, and I’m not 100% sure yet if I will continue massaging when we move. I want to have a job that is location independent so that we have the option of going away for the winter in the future.

Renovate Our New House Within Budget

I told you it’s from the 1850s right? Luckily the current owners have done some renovations so it’s not a huge job to renovate, but there are so many things we want to do. I can see how it will be easy to go way over budget, so I want to make sure we don’t spend too much.

I’m not sure what the budget is going to be yet, it all depends on how much profit we make on the sale of our current house. I definitely want to make sure we invest some of the profits too. I’ll be doing a full post in the future all about this process!

Eat More Veggies

I have noticed over the past year that my veggie intake has gone down. I definitely want to work on preparing healthier meals and make sure we are getting the right nutrients!

Read 14 Books

More reading, less endless scrolling on social media! I love social media; it’s connected me to so many great people and keeps me in touch with friends and family who live all over the world, but we all know about the endless scrolling which leads to time being wasted. I try to read most nights before bed and I want to continue that into 2021.

Final Thoughts

2020 will be a year to remember. We missed a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Europe, and my best friend’s wedding had to be postponed, but my husband and I got to spend so much time together (and discovered we still enjoy each other’s company even spending 24/7 together for months). I started a small business, we sold our first house and decided to move back to our hometown.

If you’re reading this, I’m grateful for you. Your support over the last few years while we’ve blogged about our struggles and victories has kept me going!

Happy 2021, I hope it brings something good into your life