During my recent blog break, I was having a think (not too hard though, I might have hurt myself! ) about what I could do to improve things on here. I realised that I don’t particularly share much about myself on here; I bang out review after review and that’s about it! I’ve always wanted to incorporate more of my personal life through lifestyle posts on my blog but I never knew how to approach it. I thought I would give it a go by sharing with you all today the goals I am setting myself in October. I set myself a few goals in September and I found it helped me to be a lot more productive and generally happier!
BLOG GOALS:
Blog every day in October
This is a pretty big goal ( ok, huge! ) but I owe it to you all having abandoned you in August and September without explanation. I want to have a post up every day if possible , but not by writing a load of posts at the end of the month and sneakily back dating them. I am only cheating myself at the end of the day. *stern look at self in the mirror* This is the only blog related goal I am only setting myself this month as it won’t be easy.
PERSONAL GOALS:
Read 4 books
I set myself this challenge in September and I completed it – yay me! I want to do it again in October and it’s a goal I feel pretty confident about achieving. It’s about one book a week which is do-able for me.
Watch a Japanese film
It has been far too long since I have sat down and enjoyed a Japanese film; I am a little ashamed. I blame Netflix. And books. Mostly Netflix though. I am hoping to either watch Satsujin Hensachi 70 (Murder Standard Score 70) which stars my beloved Haruma Miura or a Studio Ghibli film, perhaps My Neighbours the Yamadas or Arriety the Borrower .
Do not buy any books or make up
I put myself on an immediate spending ban when I realised that I had more stuff then I actually needed. Far too much. This is another goal that I set myself in September, and even though Amazon in particular tried to catch me out with their Kindle deals I am proud to say I resisted .
When it comes to the beauty aspect of my spending ban, the high street hasn’t been that exciting recently which has definitely helped . I have only been buying items when they have truly needed replacing. I have to say it’s such a satisfying feeling watching my savings slowly go up, and my stash go down.
Finish That 70’s Show on Netflix (or finish Season 7 at least)
I am currently under this show’s spell and I desperately need to escape. I need to be doing things that are productive, such as reading and blogging. I am debating whether to cancel Netflix in its entirety and only re-sign back up when Orange is the New Black returns, or whether I can trust myself to take it slow with another show. I have two seasons left of this show now and knowing my sloth-like self, I will be able to at least finish one of the seasons this month. If you have any recommendations for me about what I should watch next I would love to hear them.
Have you set yourself any goals for October?
Dannie x
You should definitely watch RuPaul’s Drag Race, it’s on Netflix from season 2 (you don’t need to watch season 1) and it’s honestly my favourite thing!
Good luck with your goals @ me if you need to gossip about RuPaul :)
It’s on my to watch list! :)
Aww thank you sweetie <3
I also love Orange is the New Black and I basically binge watched the whole lot – so good! And reading 4 books sounds like a good challenge, I love reading :) Good luck with these xx
Sam // Samantha Betteridge
It is SO good, I want everyone in my life to watch it!
I love reading too, but sometimes other things can overtake it… *cough* blogging *cough*
x
I am loving the look of your blog doll! I completely agree I need to stop buying make up and books too haha xxx
Thank you <3
They're so addictive! I'm doing well though :) x
First time on your site and reading a post!
Your introduction is everything. I understand how difficult it is to incorporate your own lifestyle on your blog. We bloggers are so busy being niche focused and making sure that we stick to our brand that we exclude ourselves (personal + daily experiences), and don’t know what to do
Hello hello! :)
We really do, but hopefully I will be able to start sharing more on my blog :) x
You’ve got a lovely mix of goals, a little bit of everything to keep things interesting! Good luck with achieving them :)
Jess xo
Thank you lovely, good luck to you too with your goals! x
Good luck with your goals! It’s a nice mixture too. I’ve got back into reading recently (I don’t normally give myself the time to read), but I’ve really got into The Maze Runner series xx
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Aw thank you :)
I don’t think I’ve ever read those… I must go check them out :)
xx
Love this, set myself some goals too! Any good book suggestions? I need to buy some more. Read all the ones i own :(
Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne is one of my favourites atm, it’s so gooood :) x