For the last two years, I made myself monthly goals to try and achieve each month. Usually I pick 4-6 goals to focus on for the month. Sometimes I roll over goals, or sometimes I roll over entire months of goals. Here are all the goals I made for each month in 2020 with a few notes and thoughts.

JAN
Think slower / act slower
Create
Read every day - reading was on my mind early in the year.
See two friends
Enjoy our anniversary - what did we even do???

FEB
Beach at least four times
Take a yoga class - HA
Watercolor
Dance more - nope
Stay warm / stay slow

MAR
Eat vegan once a week - this goals was on my mind a lot this year. I think we did make strives toward eating more vegan, even if it wasn’t once a week. This is something that I want to pursue more in 2021.
Schedule two docs
Schedule two trips - I can’t imagine this happened but I can’t remember.
Go to Brooklyn - So sad. I never made it to brooklyn and with the state of the world I prob won’t for a long time.
Write two letters

APR
Learn some and do some yoga
Finish some art and illustration - what? No.
Read 3 books - Nailed it!! this was the first month that my reading really blew up!
Be mindful of the garden
Continue to improve my health

MAY
Do not over work/take your days-off off. - coming back from lockdown was a real mental blow. It was traumatic for me and frankly, I never got over it.
Remember all your goals/the things you liked about lockdown/isolation.
Keep sourdough starter alive. - Yikes. my sourdough failed hard in the warmer months.
Walk every day.
Tackle one big project.

JUN
Inbox to zero, but really this time
Make 1 comic - I think this is a great goal but I can barely remember making it and I def didn’t achieve it.
Make 1 video - it took like 4 more months but I did eventually do this.
Make more concrete goals from the things you like about isolation
Stretch

JULY
Inbox to zero, but really this time - this is about the time that I actually got this to work for me. Part of it was getting it to less than 50 not to 0 but I’ve continued this goal and made it routine.
Make 1 comic
Make 1 video
Stretch - it’s funny how long this has been a goal. Will 2021 see me unlock this skill?
Restart sourdough
Work on Decluttering

AUG
Sew - I did start sewing again in 2020 and I really hope to pick it up a lot more in 2021.
Stretch
Make 1 video
Tattoo work - this is something I have been meaning to restart for a long time and I hope 2021 is the year.
First steps on my book - this goal took an indefinite hiatus, but I still think it’s a good idea.

SEPT
Have two quilt finishes - I think setting this goal really halted my progress. I won’t be making finish goals next year, I don’t think. I’m going to lean to more slow and steady.
Stretch
Swim/beach
Make 1 video
Tattoo work
Book step two

OCT
Two quilt finishes
Make 6 videos - here’s where I really started filming.
Book tattoo appointment/practice tattoos.
Go on a over night trip + 1 day trip
Take Irving in the car - this is still a hope and goal!! I think Irving would be good on car trips!!

NOV
Make 15 videos
Better cleaning routine - I’ve been working on this and have yet to find a smart way to go about it. But I want to make this work.
Tattoo appointment - I gave up on this goal. One day I would like to bring it back.
Get back to walking every day - working on it.
Have one Life Admin Day - this is something that I want to bring back in 2021.

DEC - Still working on these so check out my December goals wrap up, coming soon!!
Cleaning Routine
Stretch 10 min, Walk 10k
Life Admin Day (in the first 1/2 of the month)
Bxxkmas

Did you set monthly goals in 2020? How did you do on them? What’s your goal setting strategy for the new year?