I've been thinking a lot about "spring cleaning" and how that can apply to all areas in one's life. A lot of things that have been important to me have fallen by the wayside. And well... I guess that's life! But I figured I'd start putting some of my goals out there to the Universe, so I can start getting motivated again. Nothing happens without goals. No one knows that better than me in this past year.
+ Change the blog's layout back to a regular blog style. In the fall I was SO excited to change to the current grid design, but it's been formatting issues galore. Plus I did some test marketing (aka, asked my husband and my brother), and the layout confused both of them. Gotta go old school again.
+ Plan our summer camping trips!! Last year, I went camping for the first time since I was 5 years old. We drove up to the Catskills with our neighbors and friend Kayleigh, and it turned out to be a really good time!
TBT, I don't love sleeping on the ground and not being able to do my hair/ makeup properly. But I DO love a super cheap vacation with friends and smelling like campfire in the morning. Bug bites and bad hair are a small price to pay.
+ Get relaxed AF in the Virgin Islands. Yes, this is a humble brag :P We're going to St. Croix for a week starting on Saturday.
Matt and I are getting a lot more interested in travel, and have a laundry list of places we want to go. Actually, one of the reasons I got serious about playing music was because I wanted to go out and see as many places and meet as many people as possible via touring. It's exciting, and I always feel like my best self when I'm in a new place.
+ Plan and execute one blog post per week. Getting back to the actual to-do list... I know one post per week isn't exactly a game changer, but it's a vast improvement from 0 posts per week. I need to start small or I'll just intimidate myself and never do it. Sticking to one of my mom's wisest quotes- "Progress, not perfection."
+ Re-organize sidebars and info pages. At a certain point when my blog slowed down, I took down all the info sections thinking I'd re-do them at some point in the future. Well surprise... it's the future! Time to re-arrange some things.
+ Post 3x per week on Instagram. Instagram is the only social media platform I truly relate to anymore. Pretty images always make me happy. I tend to post here and there, and have been trying to have a more consistent schedule for ages.
+ Apply for more music teaching jobs. I sooo miss teaching as much as I did back when I was in Brooklyn! I really do love helping people find what their potential truly is.
+ PUT OLD RECORDED SONGS ON SOUNDCLOUD!! This might actually get done in June... or July. It's been so long, I'm not sure how to go about releasing recordings anymore! I think I just have to say "screw it" and stick them on the Internet, whether or not anyone is listening at this point. They just need to be out there.