If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It
Every year is another chance for us to start a new. January 1st is our time every year to reflect and dream of what’s to come. One of my favorite parts of the start of a new year is setting goals. For as long as I can remember, it has always been a tradition in my household to sit down and write out our goals as a family. There’s just something about putting your potential achievements on paper that makes them seem so much more attainable!
This year for the first time in a long time I’ll have two sets of goals! I find this exciting because I’ve always been a goal-oriented person and the idea of seeing how I’ve progressed by December 31, 2017 gives me something to look forward to.
Personal Goals
Save Money
This goal is a big one for us this year! Nick and I have been looking into some money saving challenges and will be starting one for the year today! We are excited to put the money away to save for a future trip or just something we might need for the house.
Give Thanks
You may recognize this goal from last month, but this is just a reoccurring goal for me. Life gets busy and it’s so easy to forget to give thanks for the people and things we are blessed with. This year for Christmas my mom gave Nick and I a notebook for writing down the things we are thankful for daily. I think this will be a fun exercise for us to review our blessings together each day!
Cook More, Eat Out Less
During our first six months of marriage, I’ve been slacking in the cooking department! After a long day at work sometimes it’s just more convenient to grab something on the way home. This year I’m aiming to cook at least three nights out of the work week. Wish me luck!
Make Time For Family
This goal is not something that I take for granted. Not everyone has the opportunity to always visit with their loved ones, but Nick and I do. We are both within an hour of parents and we love spending time with out family! After a very busy six months, 2017 should hopefully allow for more time with our loved ones.
Teach Roux New Tricks
On the 7th Roux will be six months old! It may seem like a silly goal, but Nick and I have always planned on teaching Roux some tricks while she is still a puppy. We have high hopes for our little furbaby who has already shown a lot of potential! Hopefully I’ll be bragging on Miss Roux Killebrew and all the tricks she learns later in the year!
Blogging Goals
Continue Blogging Consistently
Between a full time job and a social life, this goal can be hard to keep up with! I’ve tried my best since September to blog consistently and I plan to do the same for the new year. With a content calendar in hand and my blog besties (Allison & Lizzie) by my side, nothing is impossible!
Add Fashion Posts to Kait Around The Kingdom
I put out a Twitter poll, and the people have spoken! Fashion posts will be coming to Kait Around The Kingdom in 2017. Â This is a goal that I’m excited to start this year! Â Who doesn’t love the chance to wear cute clothes and get all dressed up?
Building My Following
My blog is still fairly new, but I’m planning to gain some following in the year 2017! Last night at midnight I documented all of my final numbers of 2016 and I plan to compare them monthly to track my progress. If you want to follow me on my journey this year don’t forget to subscribe to my blog and my social media so you don’t miss a thing!
Blog About Disney More
When I first started this blog back in 2015, the dream was to blog about all things Disney. With the help of Allison and Lizzie, I was able to figure out the new direction for my blog that you see today! This goal is definitely attainable because I’ve got tons of ideas and I already have a trip lined up for this year in February. Only 55 days until I’m back in my happy place!
I’ve had a great 2016, but I’m willing to bet that 2017 will be the best year yet! My motto for this year is “If you can dream it, you can do it!” Not only is this one of my favorite Walt Disney quotes, but I think it represents the whole idea behind goals. Â We set goals because we are trying to achieve something in life, and for most of us our goals and dreams tend to be the same thing!
So here’s to a fun and successful 2017. Push the limits, reach for the stars, and dream BIG!
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Jasmine | Little Limelight
January 2, 2017 at 1:01 amThis is the cutest outfit ever!! Love the color of the skirt!! 🙂
Jasmin N
January 2, 2017 at 1:16 amThese are some great goals! I hope you’ll achieve them & that 2017 will treat you well 🙂
Happy New Year to you both!
Helene
January 2, 2017 at 2:52 amYou have set some wonderful and realistic goals! Wish you can achieve all of them. Happy New Year!
Ang.
January 2, 2017 at 3:09 amI’m so ready to bring on 2017! I’m hoping for an amazing year too!
I am in love with that skirt. Beautiful!
Lianne
January 2, 2017 at 6:36 amGreat goals! I’ve read loads of 2017 goal posts today and they have all left me feeling inspired to set my own. Happy new year!
Lianne @ http://www.makesbakesanddecor.com
Amber Myers
January 2, 2017 at 7:34 amThis outfit is so pretty! I absolutely LOVE the color of that skirt.
Here’s to a fabulous 2017!
Author Brandi Kennedy
January 2, 2017 at 7:54 amI love your positivity, and how well it comes through in your writing voice. I think you’re off to a great start in 2017.
Imani
January 2, 2017 at 8:43 amyour goals are in alignment with mine! much success and abundance to you! <3
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Steven Goodwin
January 2, 2017 at 9:18 amWhich money saving challenges are you looking into?
I wrote about a few that I’ve seen out there too: http://myfamilyonabudget.com/financial-challenges-to-try-out/
Hope you do well with your goals! I agree that it’s a lot of fun to see how far you’ve progressed throughout the year!
kittylimon
January 2, 2017 at 9:35 amgreat goals for the year, really wish you the best with them and good luck with growing your blog =^.^=
Krystal // The Krystal Diaries
January 2, 2017 at 9:43 amYour goals are wonderful! Saving money is so important. It’s nice to have a little extra cash to fall back on.
Amelie
January 2, 2017 at 9:45 amThose are great goals! I hope you’ll reach them all! And, by the way, I absolutely love your pictures! So lovely!
Casey Russo
January 2, 2017 at 9:45 amGood luck achieving all of your goals! Your outfit reminds me of Cinderella.
xoxo,
Casey // adolescentadulthood.co
Jamie Beckham
January 2, 2017 at 10:47 amSo many awesome goals! I definitely agree with you on the cooking part. After work I always just want to pick something up, as opposed to cooking. But it adds up! Cannot wait to see your style posts!
Cheers to 2017!
xx, Jamie
theblonderlife.com
Hannah
January 2, 2017 at 11:09 amYou look gorgeous:) Definitely an outfit for a princess! I loved reading your goals and I can’t wait to see more fashion posts on here!
xoxo, Hannah
Sheila Moon
January 2, 2017 at 11:29 amGood luck on your goals. Love the article.
Elly Leavitt
January 2, 2017 at 12:58 pmsaving money is so important! And I started eating out less recently and cooking more and love it- you feel so much more accomplished lol x
Jimmy and Tina
January 2, 2017 at 1:33 pmI really like your goals and how you set personal and blogging goals, I am working on the same. I have always been a very goal orientated person and don’t function well without goals or something to strive for. I like to set our long term and short term goals to keep me on track to get to the long term ones. I tend to set them as needed throughout the year so I don’t get bogged down by to many new years goals.
Sabra of Great Green Heron
January 2, 2017 at 2:21 pmAwesome plans! I’d like to do more fashion posts, too, but I never seem to get to it!
Melanie Rickmann
January 2, 2017 at 2:50 pmDreaming is definitely step one to achieving our goals!
And a tip for cooking more at home that helped me achieve this last year was to have several super easy recipes in your arsenal that can be made with staples you usually have on-hand. This saved me countless take-out meals! Good luck!
Katie
January 2, 2017 at 3:25 pmBest of luck on your goals this year! I love your outfit and the idea of doing a motto for the year too!
xoxo,
Katie
chicincarolina.blogspot.com
Danielle
January 2, 2017 at 4:35 pmThese are such great goals! I hope you have a good new year! Good Luck!
With Love, Danielle
Mihaela Echols
January 2, 2017 at 5:07 pmMy husband and I set goals around Christmas time then six months in the year we check on our goals and see how we did.
Tori
January 2, 2017 at 5:49 pmSuch a great motto for the year! I definitely will be applying it to my year as well.
Tori
Perla
January 2, 2017 at 5:56 pmVery reasonable goals, I am sure you can achieve them all. If you start to cook more, please share your recipes with us. I’ll be following you. Happy New Year!
Ana De- Jesus
January 2, 2017 at 6:15 pmYou are so pretty, I am excited to see your fashion posts and you look adorable in your tutu skirt. Making more time for others is a lovely goal.
The Travel Ninjas
January 2, 2017 at 7:34 pmHere’s to a great year meeting your goals. Good luck on accomplishing them all.
anastasia nicole
January 2, 2017 at 7:35 pmSuch a cute outfit! Good luck with your goals. 2017 is going to be a great year!
xx
Jenny
January 2, 2017 at 7:39 pmCheers to a wonderful 2017, girl! I can’t wait to see what this year brings for you.
valerie hansen
January 2, 2017 at 9:49 pmAwesome goals, and I love your ouftfit so darling! I have many new blogging goals…so hard to attain sometime with a full time job, but IM not giving up! Thanks for sharing!
Valerie
Fashion and travel
Kayla
January 2, 2017 at 11:01 pmI’m always trying to cook more and eat out less! Thanks for the reminder. I definitely need to add that to my goals for 2017. Happy new year!
Kayla | kaylablogs.com
Christina Sanders
January 3, 2017 at 12:16 amAwesome goals. I set goals for myself too on my blog! Thanks for sharing yours!!
Anne
January 3, 2017 at 12:24 amI loved your outfit. Such honest and realistic goals. Good luck!
Holly
January 3, 2017 at 12:44 amWhat a cute outfit. You set some really good goals too!
Elizabeth O.
January 3, 2017 at 1:13 amI’m sure you’re going to have an amazing year this year! 2016 was a roller coaster for me but I got through it without any scars, thankfully! I am loving your goals for this year!
Manavi Siddhanti
January 3, 2017 at 3:20 amI love the tulle skirt you’re wearing. It is just too cute. 🙂 Hope you succeed in achieving your goals for 2017. Wish you all the very best. 😀
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Rachel Ritlop
January 3, 2017 at 8:04 amSo awesome that you guys had that tradition growing up! Also love these photos! Where were they taken?
Rachel | The Confused Millennial
Tiffani
January 3, 2017 at 9:08 amYou totally look like Cinderella in this adorable outfit! I think having blogging goals is such an awesome thing! I didn’t make any definite blogging goals until mid way through last year, and once I did, I really started seeing change! Cheers to 2017!
R U S S
January 3, 2017 at 9:58 amYou go girl! I like how your goals are realistic, attainable, and most of all practical. I wish you the best in the things that you would like to accomplish both in your personal life and the blogger aspect of it. I need to start cooking, too but with my work schedule & all I’d rather sleep when I get home than cook – but I guess I’ll get there. Happy New Year!
Aleksandra
January 3, 2017 at 10:01 amBlogging more about Disney is definitely something I should do more. Only wrote one thing that I remember about Frozen, I’m sure there’s way more to say. Better do some research and watch them all again. For research…of course… 🙂
Aleksandra
January 3, 2017 at 10:04 amhttp://www.bunniesaremagic.com/?p=947 is the post if you fancy reading it. 🙂
Lovely dress by the way. Very frozen esque!
adriana
January 3, 2017 at 10:22 amThese pictures are SO beautiful!! I love them! Such great goals too – good luck!! 🙂
Debra Schroeder
January 3, 2017 at 11:27 amBest of luck to you with your goals for this year. I can totally see you blogging more about Disney, after all, you’re so cute in your outfit, it’s almost princess like.
Helen
January 3, 2017 at 2:40 pmThat outfit is absolutely adorable!
Emma white
January 3, 2017 at 4:15 pmYou have very similar goals to what I have got, I love your give thanks goal and I’ve added that to my list to! As you say with day to day life it’s easy to take things for granted and not show the appreciation we feel so I think taking even just 5 minutes to go out our way to show how thankful we are can make someone’s day! All the best with your goals!
Bella
January 3, 2017 at 4:31 pmAww you look so cute girl!! I love that skirt its adorable. So many great goals.
Angela Zimsky
January 3, 2017 at 7:17 pmI would also like to cook more at home and eat out less.
Airina Desuyo
January 4, 2017 at 12:52 amGood luck on these goals! I hope you would be able to achieve them. Happy New Year!
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Ron Mariano
January 4, 2017 at 8:18 amGreat goals and wishing you the best this year! Can’t wait to see more Disney related posts. Happy New Year to you!
katrina gehman
January 4, 2017 at 11:33 amthose are great goals. i’m trying to cook more as well. it’s only the 4th, but so far so good. Good luck!
Caitlin
January 4, 2017 at 11:38 amAre we twins?! Saving money and blogging consistently are two of my big goals for 2017 too. Good luck with your year 😊
TColeman
January 4, 2017 at 11:42 amI love all of your goals. They are so simple yet so moving at the same time. People should really follow suit with goals like this!
Divine Mwimba
January 4, 2017 at 3:08 pmLoving your blog and your outfit. Definitely very airy. I love that you used to blog about Disney as I love Disney. Looking forward to reading more of your blog. And your goals are awesome, an amazing way to stay accountable for yourself.
Wildish Jess
January 4, 2017 at 6:19 pmYour whole outfit is absolutely adorable and you are definitely rocking the cinderella vibe. Where did you get it?
Deb dutta
January 4, 2017 at 11:41 pmCongrats on a great 2016! Excited for what’s in store for you this new year! Your outfit is picture perfect 🙂
Angela Zimsky
January 4, 2017 at 11:51 pmThat is a very cute outfit by the way.
Isaly Holland
January 5, 2017 at 3:07 amYou look beautiful! I love january is the best way to make a fresh start. I can’t wait to see more of your posts about Disney.
Isaly Holland | http://www.memoriesbyisaly.com