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The Monthly Goals Link-Up: January 2015

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Monthly Goals
How This works:

  1. Follow your hosts My So-Called Chaos and A Peek at Karen’s World to keep up with this link-up.
  2. Write up a post recapping last month’s goals and setting goals for next month.
  3.  Make sure to include the button in your post by grabbing the code above.
  4. Link up your goals post with the monthly linky which goes live on the first Thursday of the month.
  5. Visit other links in the party to show support and offer advice for other goal setters.
  6. Have fun and make some new friends!
December Goals Recap
  • Make some steps to get my health under control. Gym. WW. Something.  FAIL…
  • Get my house cleaned and ready for Josh’s visit next week. SUCCESS!
  • Get my new (to me) couch and chair hauled down from my grandmother’s house. SUCCESS!
  • Take some family photos of Kristina’s family to practice my photo skills. Postponed…
  • Finish up and give the homemade holiday gifts I’m working on. SUCCESS!
  • Work on other homemade crafty gifts with Kristina. SUCCESS!
  • Read/Listen to at least one book for fun. SUCCESS!  I read/listened to about 5 actually…
  • Finish finals and pass my classes. SUCCESS!  B+, B-, and a C+…
  • Finish watching Gilmore Girls. SUCCESS! Such a great show.
  • Throw a holiday party at the apartment. SUCCESS! 
  • Plan a second Thanksgiving with Kristina, Ken, and Josh! FAIL (other’s canceled on me)
  • Venture out of my comfort zone and go to Mandi’s party. FAIL (I was sick)
  • Plan a fun work potluck, Secret Santa, and baking/cooking competition. SUCCESS!
  • Help decorate for the charity event photos with my company. SUCCESS! 
  • Have Josh teach me a few things in my car that I should know.  SUCCESS! 
  • Actually decorate for the holidays this year. FAIL (This is kind of a hilarious failure…)
  • Learn to can/preserve. FAIL
  • Get caught up on Doctor Who. FAIL
  • Finish the second Outlander book. FAIL (I’m pretty close though…)
  • Get 100% caught up on laundry. FAIL
  • Make sure I’m fully registered and prepared for classes in January. SUCCESS! 
  • Send off all of my swap boxes… I think there are like four of them. SUCCESS! 
  • Attend my work Christmas party. SUCCESS!
January Goals
  • Make some steps to get my health under control. Gym. WW. Something.
  • Take some family photos of Kristina’s family to practice my photo skills.
  • Get caught up on Doctor Who.
  • Finish at least two books.
  • Get 100% caught up on laundry.
  • Organize my kitchen cupboards and dejunk them.
  • Start my classes out strong-I don’t want to play catch up this semester.
  • File my taxes as early as possible (if my work gets my W2s to me early enough)
  • Spend some time with Courtney before she heads out with the Navy.
  • Eat less meat/cook with more vegetables.
  • Pick a word of the year and write about it.
  • Actively participate in the 12×30 Love Yourself Challenge.
  • Host & Participate in the Books ‘n’ Bloggers Swap.
2014 Goals
I don’t make resolutions, but here’s a list of the things I’d like to get done at some point this year.
Mostly for my own record.  So I can remember to add them to my monthly goals as the year goes on.
  • Get most of my 30 before 30 goals done, since it’s only about a year and four months until I turn 30.
  • Take a photography class and learn how to use my fancy camera better.
  • Visit Josh in Canada
  • Visit Mr. Bingo in Oregon.
  • Visit Melanie Grace in Savannah.
  • Host my 2015 Best of Blog Awards 
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December Monthly Goals

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First, before we get to the goals-I have an announcement.  Starting in January 2015 the Monthly Goals Linky will move to the first Thursday of the month, instead of Wednesday.  We’ll also have a new button! Keep an eye out for it!
Christmas is only 22 days away.  I’m sorry-you may or may not have wanted to hear that.  I am so not near ready.
November Recap
  • Read at least one book for fun. SUCCESS! 
  • Get my house cleaned and ready for Josh’s visit in December.  In Progress… I still have a few days… lol
  • Make some steps to get my health under control. Gym. WW. Something.  FAIL.
  • Budget. FAIL.
  • Start working on the homemade holiday presents I’ve been planning.  SUCCESS!
  • Host the 12 Days of Giveaways here on My So-Called Chaos.  SUCCESS! (it’s your last day to enter!)
  • Co-Host and participate in the 12 Days of Christmas Swap & Giveaways at Chaotic Goddess Swaps.  SUCCESS!
  • Write some more personal blog posts.  It’s been a while.  SUCCESS! (I’ve started making Musical Mondays more personal again-it’s what I always meant for it to be.)
  • See Neil Gaiman on November 13th. SUCCESS! 
  • Get my new (to me) couch and chair hauled down from my grandmother’s house. In Progress. (This weekend)
  • Take some family photos of Kristina’s family to practice my photo skills. FAIL.
  • Get back in touch with some of my spirituality. SUCCESS.
  • Pay off some debt. SUCCESS.
  • Learn how to make a pie.  SUCCESS!
December Goals
  • Make some steps to get my health under control. Gym. WW. Something.
  • Get my house cleaned and ready for Josh’s visit next week.
  • Get my new (to me) couch and chair hauled down from my grandmother’s house.
  • Take some family photos of Kristina’s family to practice my photo skills.
  • Finish up and give the homemade holiday gifts I’m working on.
  • Work on other homemade crafty gifts with Kristina.
  • Read/Listen to at least one book for fun.
  • Finish finals and pass my classes.
  • Finish watching Gilmore Girls.  (Sadly-I don’t want it to end!)
  • Throw a holiday party at the apartment.
  • Plan a second Thanksgiving with Kristina, Ken, and Josh!
  • Venture out of my comfort zone and go to Mandi’s party. (I wont know anyone but her)
  • Plan a fun work potluck, Secret Santa, and baking/cooking competition.
  • Help decorate for the charity event photos with my company.
  • Have Josh teach me a few things in my car that I should know.  lol
  • Actually decorate for the holidays this year.
  • Learn to can/preserve.
  • Get caught up on Doctor Who.
  • Finish the second Outlander book.
  • Get 100% caught up on laundry.
  • Make sure I’m fully registered and prepared for classes in January.
  • Send off all of my swap boxes… I think there are like four of them.
  • Attend my work Christmas party.
Whew, that’s a lot of goals for December… But it’s also my only month without school-and there is always so much to do in December! It’s a month full of visitors, and parties, and planning, and so much more… Not to forget finals and preparing for the next semester of school.  Yowza.
Monthly Goals Linky Party
Monthly Goals

Want to play along?

  • Follow your hosts: My So-Called Chaos, A Peek at Karen’s World, & Jenee Thompson
  • Write up a post recapping previous goals & setting goals for the next month. The post needs to include the Monthly Goals button, use the code above!
  • Link-up your Monthly Goals post in the linky below!
  • Visit other blogs in the linky to show support!

November Monthly Goals {Monthly Link-Up}

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The days are getting darker and the nights are lingering longer… The cold is starting to set in here in Utah, how about where you are?  Does it feel like Winter is just around the corner?  Time for goals again? Wowza. Time flies.

October Recap
I have seriously had the hardest time doing anything other than work or school.  When I do have a free moment, I’m so wiped from the week that all I want to do is veg out, so my house and my health have completely been ignored in almost every way possible.  This must change. 
November Goals
  • Read at least one book for fun.
  • Get my house cleaned and ready for Josh’s visit in December.
  • Make some steps to get my health under control. Gym. WW. Something.
  • Budget.
  • Start working on the homemade holiday presents I’ve been planning.
  • Host the 12 Days of Giveaways here on My So-Called Chaos.
  • Co-Host and participate in the 12 Days of Christmas Swap & Giveaways at Chaotic Goddess Swaps.
  • Write some more personal blog posts.  It’s been a while.
  • See Neil Gaiman on November 13th.
  • Get my new (to me) couch and chair hauled down from my grandmother’s house.
  • Take some family photos of Kristina’s family to practice my photo skills.
  • Get back in touch with some of my spirituality.
  • Pay off some debt.
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October Monthly Goals {Monthly Link-Up}

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Oh crap.  Where did September go?  I seriously have no idea… I feel like it flew by so fast I’m dazed in it’s draft!

September Recap

  • Read at least 2 books for fun.  Lowering my number due to school. – FAIL. I read one-ish.
  • Start playing duolingo at least 3 days a week. – FAIL.  More like 3 times a month.
  • Budget. – FAIL.  Though I didn’t spend nearly as much as I usually do.
  • Start meal planning for one. – FAIL.  Yep, there’s a trend going with my goals…
  • Get back to the Gym. – FAIL.  
  • Complete the #NOEXCUSES challenge for once! – FAIL.
  • Sell my car. – SUCCESS!  Worked out a payment plan with my baby brother. 🙂 
  • Finish cleaning up my bedroom and moving stuff into the craft space. – FAIL.
  • Keep up on my school work/grades. – In Progress… I almost lost this one, but I’ve got it back now… I think.
  • Have a rockin’ awesome time at SLC ComicCon. SUCCESS! 
  • Figure out what I want to do for Fall Break in October.  – FAIL.  Still up in the air.
  • Announce my Holiday Hotlist by September 17th. – SUCCESS!  See it HERE.
  • Participate in Swapoween with Chaotic Goddess Swaps! – SUCCESS – Well signed up. 
  • Get everything lined up for CGSwaps 12 Days of Giveaways. – In Progress… We need one more!
  • Maybe try and find time for a date somewhere this month… Maybe. lol – SUCCESS–right at the deadline… lol
When I look at all those Fails I want to say a different four-letter word that starts with F and doesn’t end in AIL.  I don’t even know why I was such a failure… A lot of it may be the fact that I am buried under homework.  Taking three classes with full time work was ambitious and possibly foolish.  I’ve got B’s in all of my classes-because I’m struggling with keeping up and I feel like I have no time for anything… In reality, I just need to balance my time better, but I suck at that too! 
October Goals
  • Read at least 1 book for fun.  (Lowering the number due to necessary school reading lol)
  • Start playing duolingo at least 3 days a week.
  • Start meal planning for one.
  • Do better at the new #NOEXCUSES challenge.
  • Get back to the Gym.
  • Get back into the swing of drinking water-I’ve lost it somewhere.
  • Budget.
  • Finish cleaning up my bedroom and moving stuff into the craft space.
  • Do better at keeping up on school work and grades.  Especially doing my reading. Blah.
  • Figure out what I want to do for Fall Break.
  • Sell more Holiday Hotlist ads.  

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September Goals {Monthly Link-Up}

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August Recap
  • Read at least 3 books. SUCCESS! I read FOUR!  I read and reviewed:  Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes, The Promise of Stardust, Austenland, and Outlander (review coming soon!)
  • Start playing duolingo daily to prepare for French class. FAIL.
  • Get back in a gym routine. FAIL.  
  • Start meal planning. FAIL.
  • Figure out a budget. FAIL.
  • Make some dental appointments. FAIL.
  • Complete the new #NOEXCUSES #1500in31 Challenge. SUPER FAIL.  Not even one minute…
  • Finish my loan paperwork and actually buy Josh’s car. SUCCESS!
  • Sell my car. FAIL.
  • Start working on my new Etsy project. FAIL. I don’t think this will happen.
  • Say goodbye to Josh and help send him off to Canada. SUCCESS! 
  • Buy a new couch. FAIL.
  • Buy a new TV. SUCCESS! Well, I bought Josh’s TV that I know and love…
  • Set up my new craft/art/spare room.  In Progress…
  • Get school books & start classes. SUCCESS! 
Ugh, can I just say-where on earth did August go?  That month flew by so fast I feel like I’m standing here in a whirlwind wondering what I just missed.  The answer is a lot.  I missed a lot of y’all’s blog posts, some posts of my own, life events, and the sad thing is I’m not sure that is going to stop entirely-though I’m going to try harder.  Work, school, Josh moving… It’s been a blur! 
September Goals
  • Read at least 2 books for fun.  Lowering my number due to school.
  • Start playing duolingo at least 3 days a week.
  • Budget.
  • Start meal planning for one.
  • Get back to the Gym.
  • Complete the #NOEXCUSES challenge for once!
  • Sell my car.
  • Finish cleaning up my bedroom and moving stuff into the craft space.
  • Keep up on my school work/grades.
  • Have a rockin’ awesome time at SLC ComicCon this coming weekend.
  • Figure out what I want to do for Fall Break in October.  I’m thinking maybe OR again…
  • Announce my Holiday Hotlist by September 17th.
  • Participate in Swapoween with Chaotic Goddess Swaps!
  • Get everything lined up for CGSwaps 12 Days of Giveaways.
  • Maybe try and find time for a date somewhere this month… Maybe. lol
Monthly Goals Linky Party
Monthly Goals
How it works:
The linky goes live on the first Wednesday of each month.

  • Follow all three hosts: My So-Called Chaos, A Peek at Karen’s World, & Jenee Thompson
  • Write up a post recapping previous goals & setting goals for the next month. The post needs to include the Monthly Goals button, use the code above!
  • Link-up your Monthly Goals post in the linky below!
  • Visit other blogs in the linky to show support!







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August Goals {Monthly Link-Up}

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July Recap

August Goals
  • Read at least 3 books.
  • Start playing duolingo daily to prepare for French class.
  • Get back in a gym routine.
  • Start meal planning.
  • Figure out a budget.
  • Make some dental appointments.
  • Complete the new #NOEXCUSES #1500in31 Challenge.
  • Finish my loan paperwork and actually buy Josh’s car.
  • Sell my car.
  • Start working on my new Etsy project.
  • Say goodbye to Josh and help send him off to Canada.
  • Buy a new couch.
  • Buy a new TV.
  • Set up my new craft/art/spare room.
  • Get school books & start classes.
Ack, going to be a busy month, but I can rock it.  So much change coming!  Wow.  Can you believe it’s August already?  This Summer flew by WAY too fast-I’m not ready for change and responsibility yet.
Monthly Goals Linky Party
Monthly Goals
How it works:
The linky goes live on the first Wednesday of each month.

  • Follow all three hosts: My So-Called Chaos, A Peek at Karen’s World, & Jenee Thompson
  • Write up a post recapping previous goals & setting goals for the next month. The post needs to include the Monthly Goals button, use the code above!
  • Link-up your Monthly Goals post in the linky below!
  • Visit other blogs in the linky to show support!


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July Goals

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Recap of June Goals
Oooooops, that was a lot of fail.  I totally slacked off bad in June!  Guess I’ll have to make July my bitch!
July Goals
  • Read a book.
  • Make some art.
  • Play Duolingo at least 3 times a week
  • Go to the gym 3-5 days a week
  • Start meal planning.
  • Start a budget and stick to it. (With the roommate moving, this is so important!)
  • Talk to my bank about getting a loan to buy Josh’s car.
  • See the weight loss specialist (July 14th).
  • Plan the annual camping trip.
  • Go to my 10 year High School reunion (yowza…)
  • See MelanieGrace who will be in town from Georgia!
  • Make some Dental appointments
  • Complete the #NOEXCUSES #75IN31 Fitness Challenge
Monthly Goals Linky Party
Monthly Goals

How it works:
The linky goes live on the first Wednesday of each month.
  1. Follow all three hosts: My So-Called Chaos, A Peek at Karen’s World, & Jenee Thompson
  2. Write up a post recapping previous goals & setting goals for the next month. The post needs to include the Monthly Goals button, use the code above!
  3. Link-up your Monthly Goals post in the linky below!
  4. Visit other blogs in the linky to show support!
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June Goals

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Recap of May’s Goals:

June Goals:
  • Read a Book.
  • Make some art.
  • Start Playing Duolingo again (at least 3 times a week).
  • Keep going to the gym (at least 3-5 times a week).
  • Start meal-planning so I can get my diet back on track.
  • Talk to my bank about getting a loan to buy Josh’s car.
  • Get blood work done.
  • See the weight loss specialist (Apt on June 12th)
  • Figure out what’s wrong with my foot/heel. (Dr. apt on June 17th)
  • Clean off my Craft/Art table that is far too cluttered right now…
Monthly Goals Linky Party
Monthly Goals

How it works:
The linky goes live on the first Wednesday of each month.
  1. Follow all three hosts: My So-Called Chaos, A Peek at Karen’s World, & Jenee Thompson
  2. Write up a post recapping previous goals & setting goals for the next month. The post needs to include the Monthly Goals button, use the code above!
  3. Link-up your Monthly Goals post in the linky below!
  4. Visit other blogs in the linky to show support!
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May Goals

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Monthly Goals Linky Party
Monthly Goals

How it works:
The linky goes live on the first Wednesday of each month.
  1. Follow all three hosts: My So-Called Chaos, A Peek at Karen’s World, & Jenee Thompson
  2. Write up a post recapping previous goals & setting goals for the next month. The post needs to include the Monthly Goals button, use the code above!
  3. Link-up your Monthly Goals post in the linky below!
  4. Visit other blogs in the linky to show support!
April Recap
  • Make some art – FAIL
  • Bring up my French Grade – FAIL – Stayed about the same
  • Play Duolingo to practice my French at least 3 times a week. – SUCCESS
  • Read at least one book for fun – FAIL
  • Register for Fall Semester & Get FAFSA handled – In Progress – Registered, but no FAFSA.
  • Attend SLC Comic Con – SUCCESS
  • Have a birthday dinner someplace good – SUCCESS
  • Have a fun birthday party – SUCCESS
  • Put together an awesome birthday giveaway – SUCCESS
  • Go to LaCaille with the roommate’s Jr. High class – SUCCESS
  • Clean/Dejunk my bedroom once and for all! – SUCCESS
  • Finish destashing my nail polish/beauty goods – In Progress
  • Keep working on cooking/learn to cook new things – SUCCESS
May Goals
  • Finish school with at least a passing grade. (Ugh, that’s all I can hope for at this point)
  • Read a Book.
  • Make some art & figure out where to order prints from.
  • Work on reopening my Etsy shop (yay now that summer is free from school!)
  • Save $300
  • Play Duolingo/practice French at least 3 times a week.
  • Start exercising-no excuses!  Replace school with fitness and art!
  • Make some doctors/dentist/optometrist appointments
  • Keep spending time with a certain someone
  • Plan a dinner with Friends for May
What are your goals this month?

Let’s Party! {UBP 2014}

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Hello and welcome to both my current readers and visitors from UBP 2014!  I’m joining the party today and celbrating, and since you can’t see me-just know that I’m over here dancing.  I’d totally be toasting if I wasn’t at work, and then off to school-but when I get home I promise to raise a glass in celebration of the Ultimate Blog Party!  This is my third time participating-I did first in 2010 and then the last time I played along was 2013!  This year I have also donated 3 months of featured ad space that you can enter to win HERE.
My So-Called Chaos: Ultimate Blog Party 2014
My name is Angie, but I go by Miss Angie around here.  I will be 28 on the 18th of this Month (yay birthday month!) and I’m a single girl living in Salt Lake City with my best friend.  Currently, I’m attending college part time and working full time.  I love to make art and be crafty, get outside for things like camping and hiking, travel, and throw parties.  I’m big on hosting things.  Want to know more about me?  Check out my About page!

Here are a few photos I feel might give you insight into my life and show you my personality in a very visual way!

My So-Called Chaos: Road TripMy So-Called Chaos: Meeting Nicholas Brennan
My So-Called Chaos: Visiting Friends in SeattleMy So-Called Chaos: Shawn & Justin got married!My So-Called Chaos: Gay BingoMy So-Called Chaos: SeattleMy So-Called Chaos: SistersMy So-Called Chaos: Yarn and WineMy So-Called Chaos: Eric HimanMy So-Called Chaos: Family
My So-Called Chaos was started in 2008 as a way to document my life and connect with others.  It has blossomed into so much more than I ever imagined.  Here on My So-Called Chaos you will still find the documenting of my life, my dating misadventures, and so many photos-but you will also find crafts, art, recipes, reviews, and giveaways.  I LOVE to give stuff away.  No joke.

 I also enjoy regular activiites around here such as my Musical Mondays linky where we share music, link up, and enter to win a month long music-related giveaway; or the Monthly Goals linky where you link up your goals and support each other each month; or our sunday linky called The Weekly Round-Up where we show off posts by other bloggers!  I love to support other bloggers and handmade shops.  My So-Called Chaos accepts advertising, find an extensive breakdown of sizes and offerings or sign up HERE.

Some posts you may enjoy:

Say Hello and introduce yourself in the comments below!