The Paper Pod

Paging Motivation..

Alright, so I know I said LAST month I’d get back to blogging and I what, had three posts- and two of them didn’t even include words. Truth to be told, as of lately if I don’t have to do something it hasn’t been a priority. My chore list is mighty long and my laundry pile is scary tall. I had big plans to get back on track come May 1^st, at least over here on Paper Pod and Etsy. I planned a post for each day. And here I am 6 days later just finally getting around to writing up a post.

My motivation is shot guys. This happens when the weather turns warm. If you look at my track record of blogging during the warmer months over the last three years, you’ll notice I play a lot of hooky. The sun beckons my name-yesterday was a prime example! Now if you work a 9-5 Monday through Friday and live in Ohio you may notice a cruel pattern Mother Nature likes to play- it’s sunny and beautiful all week and then rains on the weekend.  So when I woke up to see not a cloud in the sky with a high temperature of 82 I didn’t even consider looking at my to do list. Instead we went out for breakfast, drove up to a greenery, took the dogs to the spa, got some ice cream, laid out, went to the mall and took the dogs on a long walk. It was a glorious Sunday.

But when you fall down, you have two choices- lay there or get back up. It’s a new month, a new week and a new day- so let’s see if I can get things rolling again. Before I venture into my May goals let’s see what I accomplished for my April ones:

1. Get back on the bloggin’ train: well clearly this was a fail.
2. Wrap up 85^th sorority celebration: done! And the weekend was a ton of fun and a great success!
3. Spend a weekend locked in my studio: done! Surprisingly I made myself do this one :)
4. Complete wedding invitations: done! And they are beautiful. After the wedding I’ll be sure to post a picture of them.
5. Yoga 1-2x a week: done! Although I may not have been blogging or doing my housework I still have managed to work out almost every day of the work week with one day dedicated to yoga.

Overall I am happy that I met most of my goals for last month. Four out of five is pretty good! For this month I want to put a little bit more emphases on completing not just want I need to get done but what I want to get done too:

1. More blog posts. I know I have readers- I’m sure they miss me :)
2. Get back to listing once a week. Because I do have lots of cute designs waiting to be showcased on the world wide web.
3. Finish tags for Miss Ellie.
4. Complete graduation invitations for my cousin.
5. Keep up with housework. In January I set a daily household task to complete- that worked well so maybe I need to reinstate it!
6. Get back to using My Fitness Pal. I’ve been a real slacker in that category too.

So, how have you guys been the last month? Anything you’re seriously slacking on or is it just me?

Hello, April

The days are longer, the weather is warmer and I’m really not going to complain that old man winter came and left without a blizzard this year. I really can’t believe it’s already spring, but I’ll take it! A new month means new goals to achieve. Hopefully I do better at them then last month.. let’s take a look at last month:

1. Complete the final updates for the kitchen (paint, rewire lights, install backsplash). Check! It’s nice to finally say we have another completely finished room in the house. Thanks to Young House Love we were able to knock the backsplash out in just one weekend. Which is pretty impressive for us!(this picture was taken in process)
2. Run 20 miles with a few runs being 5 (+) miles. Fail! I’m not even sure I ran 3 miles last month.
3. Complete two custom invitation/banner orders due this month. Check! But then again, I always make sure I complete my custom orders- it would be bad biz if I didn’t!
4. Of course, a new listing each week! Fail! The only reason this didn’t happen is because I’ve yet to take pictures of my new designs. Which is absolutely absurd, the sun is out until after 7pm. I guess I’m just lazy after work!
5. And find a race to participate, but that it seems to be impossible with my travel schedule.. Fail! Well not completely, I did find a race that fit into my schedule however I did not sign up for it. More about this later…

Now, what to accomplish in April:

1. First and foremost I need to get back on the bloggin’ train. My posts have been scattered and inconsistent lately. I suppose that’s what happens when I spend almost 50% of the month out of town! I finally understand why other blogs have guest bloggers!
2. Later this month is a big weekend celebration for my sorority’s 85^th Celebration- I have some loose ends to finish for the fundraising events that will take place. A big portion of this month will be focused on that.
3. Spend a weekend locked in my studio because I really need to restock my inventory.
4. Complete the wedding invitations that are due on May 1^st.
5. Yoga 1-2x a week.

Not a long list, but everything to accomplish is time consuming. Besides the yoga, but I like having a fitness goal to try to tackle!

Anything exciting planned for your April?