Another year is drawing to a close. It never fails; they seem to fly right by. Of course, with the end of another year... brings another recap of how my goals turned out. This year, I think that I did pretty well with them overall.
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I always love looking back at how the year went. Making goals and seeing how I did is something that I've always enjoyed doing. And tt's been a tradition here on my blog ever since I started! (You can read my past Disney goal posts at the following links: 2014 goals, 2014 recap, 2015 goals, 2015 recap, 2016 goals, 2016 recap, 2017 goals, 2019 goals, 2019 recap, 2020 goals, 2020 recap, 2021 goals and 2021 recap.)
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I went into 2022 optimistic about how they'd go. And for the most part, I was able to achieve quite a few of them. Here are my my 2022 goals if you need a reminder:
Melissa's Blog and Disney Goals for 2022
1.) Go to Walt Disney World for the 50th Anniversary
2.) Get Two Puppies
3.) Work on My Scrapbooks
4.) Decorate the House for the Holidays
5.) Celebrate our 10th Wedding Anniversary
6.) Make Disney Home Decor for the House
7.) Use My New Disney Planners and Journals
8.) Make Disney Decor for the Holidays
9.) Make Disney Accessories
10.) Have Disney Movie Nights
11.) Have Disney Board Game Nights
12.) Disneybound/Themed Outfit Challenge
13.) Have a Disney Themed Party
14.) Take an Online Class
15.) Design an Imagineering Project
16.) Read Disney Books
17.) Paint Disney Art
18.) Decorate House with Disney Touches
19.) Launch My Clothing Line
20.) Launch Our Home Decor Business
21.) Create New Products for Happily Ever Hatter
22.) Be More Creative in the Kitchen
So, without further ado, let's jump in and see how I did!
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Melissa's Blog and Disney Goals for 2022
1.) Go to Walt Disney World for the 50th Anniversary
I just squeaked by with this one. Eliot and I are literally at the Magic Kingdom today, and this is the first time we've been able to be at Walt Disney World for the 50th!
This didn't pan out this year... but I'm hopeful for next year!
I didn't even have space to attempt this. Maybe next year!
4.) Decorate the House for the Holidays
We didn't get the inside of the house decorated. But Eliot and I were able to get quite a few of our decorations up outside in our front yard and on our porch for Christmas.
5.) Celebrate our 10th Wedding Anniversary
This didn't exactly go as planned since we cancelled our 10th anniversary trip to Walt Disney World and then Eliot was very sick on our actual anniversary. But we've made up for it since then and we still have a lot of time to celebrate this entire year!
6.) Make Disney Home Decor for the House
I've been working on a few personal projects. I don't think that I've posted about any of them on my blog, but I'll definitely be trying to share more of them when I have time to!
This is a disaster and I haven't bought anything for next year. I've gotten really good at using my computer and my phone but I've totally failed at using a physical planner.
8.) Make Disney Decor for the Holidays
Just like the home decor, I've been making stuff behind the scenes.
9.) Make Disney Accessories
I did make myself a few things this year... no where near what I'd love to. But I did make myself a few hair clips and brooch pins from our Happily Ever Hatter supplies.
10.) Have Disney Movie Nights
Ok, so I didn't have formal "movie nights" but I did watch a bunch of movies. I've realized that Eliot isn't home when I want to do many of these things, so a girl's gotta do what a girl's got to do. I was my own movie date with my couch and the donkeys.
Like the movie nights, we didn't have game nights. Although, Eliot and I did go over to my cousin's house to have game night. They just weren't Disney games.
This is another disaster. I have so many clothes and I never seem to wear them. I did make more of an effort this year though... Hopefully I can get our master bedroom straightened out this winter so I can easily get into my outfits, accessories and jewelry!
We still really aren't in any shape to host a party, but hopefully that will change sooner than later. (Right now, our house looks more like a workshop than a house...)
14.) Take an Online Class
I did take a few online classes this year. They aren't the super exciting creative ones that make sense to share a lot about here on my blog... but I did enjoy them. Maybe I'll take some crafty classes next year!
I didn't even think of this... I'd love to design something though!
16.) Read Disney Books
I did finally read a book this year! And when I started it, I devoured it in like 2-3 days. I want to read it again, and dive into a few of my other Disney books. I have a ton!
I didn't even think of this either... although I have a bunch of great ideas!
18.) Decorate House with Disney Touches
I'm slowly working on this... at pretty much a snail's pace. But it's slowly happening!
Blah, this is just getting embarrassing at this point. I really need to get this done!
Oie... let's be real with this one. Eliot and I can't seem to agree on a starting point for this business. He has ideas, I have ideas and we haven't been able to pick a direction to go in. I think that I finally found the perfect project that combines both of our ideas though... so I'm hoping that I can get something drafted out in the coming months!
21.) Create New Products for Happily Ever Hatter
I was able to make some new products in the form of mouse ears. It wasn't exactly what I had in mind at the beginning of the year... but I am making some progress towards that with gathering supplies. I also thought of many ideas for even more new products this year... so there's a lot happening behind the scenes!
22.) Be More Creative in the Kitchen
I was definitely a bit more adventurous in the kitchen. I haven't really played around with baking and desserts much, but I have cooked more. Hopefully I can keep making progress with this next year! I love experimenting!
And there you have it! Overall, 12 out of 22 isn't awful. It's not as great as I wanted to do, but I definitely way better than the 6 out of 20 that I got done last year.
I also continued to do the seasonal bucket lists that I started last year. I've made a lot of progress on those. So if you include all of those, I've gotten a ton of goals done this year. And this is the first year that I actually felt like I made decent headway on not only my goals, but with living the type of year creatively that I want to.
Finally, I also made sure to really focus my energy towards my 2022 Word of the Year: BALANCE. I've been struggling with trying to balance our work lives and our business lives. This year, I really focused on it, and for the first time since we started our Etsy shops, I actually feel like Eliot and I had some balance in our lives.
I didn't stress out when I didn't get blog posts done on time. I didn't stress about orders that were late. (Ok- so I did a little, but I also acknowledged that I'm a human and that I can only do so much.) Eliot and I took time to enjoy each season. We took time to enjoy each other's company. And I really feel like I was fulfilled in my personal life... which is something that I've struggled with for years.
So overall, 2022 was a wonderful year. I definitely feel life I'm going down the pathway that I'd like to be heading in. Thank you 2022 for the memories and love. °o°
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