It Starts With Coffee

Back in January I wrote about my New Years goals so I figured it was time for me to check in and see how I was doing:

Here is what I originally wrote and in bold is how I am doing

Checking in on my goals

1. Read 12 books: This sounds like not that many. But I work around 80 hours a week on my blog/business so honestly if I can finish one a month I would be super pumped and thrilled. I already have them all downloaded and ready to go. Plus I plan to re read The Happiness Project. I have read 3 books so far so I feel like IM on track-ish 
2. Fight Right: In the Happiness Project she talks about fighting right. Not blaming people, listening and trying to see both points of view. No matter if its a family member, friend, acquaintance, co-worker, lover etc. A and I always fight right(we barely fight) and I feel like as far as other people I have been a lot better of using my words. 
3. Be there for my friends more: I know I am a good friend. I want to spend more time with my friends especially Amber and Kiley. I feel like its so few and far between that the 3 of us can have our schedules work so I am going to make more of an effort with all of my friends to make sure I see them more. I need to improve here. I feel like Im there for my friends but I dont feel like I see them enough. Sometimes its hard cause 2 of my best friends dont live here 🙁 
4. Spend more time with my parents and grandparents and cousins: I see my family a lot more than a lot of people. My mom and I need to get back to our weekly mother daughter dates which Is just as much my responsibility as hers.  I love spending one on one time with my dad and having brunch with him so I want to make sure we do that more. I need to stop by my grandparents who’s high rise I pass almost daily and even if its just to say hi. I call them twice a week to chat but I need to see them more. My cousins and I are all close in age and lately we have been planning lots of mani/pedi, brunch, shopping, wine nights so I just want to continue that and be closer wit my cousins now that we are all in our late 20′s early 30′s. They are such great girls and I love them so much. I have spent a lot more time with my grandparents which I am super grateful for. However I dont see my parents as much as I’d like or my cousins. 
5. Work out 5-6 times a week( usually do this anyway but want to keep it up): Self explanatory here.  I want to get back to doing Bar Method 3 times a week, running twice a week and having my 6th day be something fun like yoga, pilates, or zumba.Def on track here. I work out usually 6-7 times  a week yay! 
6. Let A teach me how to cook  He is an amazing cook and has cooked me these really wonderful home made things. I do not cook. I mean sure I CAN cook and I know how to cook some things but I hate doing it. So I told him he could teach me more about how to cook  I wouldn’t say he has taught me how to cook as much as I have helped on small things in the cooking and I watch hahaha. 
7. Have my business grow twice as much as it did in 2012: My LLC will be official in a few short days. Then its on. I am a business owner. Thats really fucking scary. I am responsible for the rise or fall of my business. I didn’t start taking money for my blog til last January and in one year it grew every month and sometimes twice as much as the month before. I also freelance wrote a ton and took on several freelance social media clients. Now there is a company. I will share more when its official  Lets just say Waste of Makeup Media is very successful 🙂 
8. Have an article published in a Magazine: I have had articles published on online magazines, the Dallas Morning News and now my next goal is a Magazine. Not just a local one but Glamour, Self, etc. Its going to happen. I will make it happen. Not yet but Im working with some people who can help this 🙂 
9. Finish my two eBooks: One I am writing with a friend, one on my own. I want both of these done this year. Would you buy them? They are both about blogging  UGH I need to write more. This has not been as much of a priority as it should be 🙁