I have shared multiple posts regarding goal setting and vision boards. You can check some of those out here : Goal Setting Top 5 Tips, Goal Setting Reminder & Tips, Family Goals, Vision Boards, Vision Boards & Goal Setting 2021.

I thought I would share some areas I am choosing to focus on this year (2022) and work towards. I personally like setting goals because I have focus areas that are in the forefront of my mind. I recently read Atomic Habits and am inspired to create achievable habits with each goal I am striving towards. If you are wanting to create habits, you can check out my top 5 tips to start here.

Whenever I create my goals and vision board, I always like to focus on multiple areas in my personal life including health, finances, career, faith, etc. I create specific achievements on my vision board that I can check off and more generalized goals for day to day. My goals are remaining the same this year because they are all things I am wanting to improve on, however there are changes with my vision board for specifics.

I have ten goals I try to focus on throughout the year, however I thought I would share five that may inspire or motivate you in your own goal setting! I would love to know anything you are focusing on.

1.Maintain Balanced Health

I am currently in a season of life where my focus is on health. I am passed the days where my goals include my physical appearance. I am constantly striving to maintain balance in my health and wellness with nutrition, exercise, and mental well-being.

2.Present & Intentional With Time/Energy

I feel like this is something I will always be working towards because there are so many distractions in the day to day.

3.AM/PM Routine

If you know me, you know I love a good routine. Although I already have some great things in place for morning and evening, I still feel like it is an area I can improve on and be even more intentional with.

4.Grow in God’s Word

One of my big goal’s is to read the entire Bible on my own. This is part of my morning routine, however I am also wanting our family to find a church home and get involved in small groups.

5.Save Money

This is a goal I have every year, however the specifics change regarding actual numbers and things we want to do with our finances. For example, my husband and I plan to max out our Roth accounts this month and have a specific number regarding our investments and accounts for our boys. This is an area that should be extremely specific and change each year!

I hope everyone has a wonderful start to the new year!

As always, sending light and love.

Blessings,

Jac

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and are excited about the new year. We are winding down from Santa, visiting family, and celebrating our oldest turning four! I am now in cleaning/organizing mode to bring in 2022.

I recently shared the books I read this year which you can check out here. I thought I would piggy back off that post and share the shows I watched this year and my thoughts. I would love to know any of your favorites or recommendations. You can also check out some of my favorite Netflix shows here.

Lighthearted/Feel Good

1.Younger (7 seasons): Divorced 40 something year old pretends to be younger to focus on a career in publishing.

2.The Bold Type (5 seasons): Follows three women who are best friends and work for a magazine in different positions.

3.Emily In Paris (2 seasons): American who moves to Paris for a job opportunity and navigates her new life.

4.Ginny and Georgia (1 season): Mother and daughter duo that try to start over in new town.

5.Ted Lasso (2 seasons): American football coach begins a new journey coaching English soccer.

Drama

6.In The Dark (3 seasons): Blind woman and friends get mixed up with drug dealer.

7.Sneaky Pete (3 seasons): Con man takes on prison mate’s identity after jail.

8.The Americans (6 seasons): 2 KGB intelligence officers undercover in America.

9.Suits (9 seasons): College drop out starts working as a law associate for a big firm.

Science Fiction

10.The Handmaid’s Tale (4 seasons): Society is reorganized after war in a religious construct. Fertile women are subjected to the role of a handmaid to fix the infertility crisis.

I honestly would recommend all of these shows! I enjoyed each one and am looking forward those that are continuing seasons! Let me know some of your favorites!

As always, sending light and love.

Blessings,

Jac

Every year I like to share the books I read with my recommendations. My yearly goal is always one book per month because it is the most realistic with our current stage of life. My favorite genre is murder mystery, however I also like to dabble in a little bit of everything. I did receive two different series last year as gifts, so those were definitely on my list of books to read this year! You can check out my previous books here: 2020 Books & 2019 Books.

What are some of your favorites I should put on my 2022 list? I would love to know!

Outlander Series

• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon: Woman (Claire) travels through time to 18th century Scotland where she finds love and adventure.
• Dragonfly In Amber by Diana Gabaldon: Claire and Jaimie try to prevent Jacobite rising.
• Voyager by Diana Gabaldon: Claire travels back in time and discovers what happens to her Scottish husband years later.
• Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon: Jamie and Claire start a new life in the American colonies.

*Highly recommend this series. They are lengthy, but have so many amazing elements wrapped into one. The show also follows the books extremely well and is one of my all time favorites.

Crazy Rich Asian Series

• Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan: Rachel joins her boyfriend for an elaborate wedding back home in Singapore where she discovers many things about his family.
• China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan: Continues story of China’s elite and Rachel.
• Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan: Continues each story line of the elite.

*Loved this series! They are romantic comedies and are so easy and fun to read. I enjoyed all of them.

Mysteries

• The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell: Family living together with many secrets and a girl discovering who she is through them and unexplained inheritance.
• The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian: Woman wakes up to a man murdered next to her and tries to figure out what happened.
• The Death Of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware: Girl mistakenly receives inheritance from grandmother.

*Loved each one!

Personal Development

• Peace by Becky Thompson: Biblical teachings on how to help navigate feelings of anxiety as a mom.
• Atomic Habits by James Clear: How to create habits and break old ones.

*Both are great!

2022 List

• The Fiery Cross
• A Breath Of Snow And Ashes
• An Echo In The Bone
• Written In My Own Heart’s Blood
• Where The Crawdads Sing
• What Happened At The Lake
• Not A Happy Family
• Brain Maker
• 9 Perfect Strangers
• The Lost Man

As always, sending light and love!

Blessings,

Jac

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