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Week 7

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I’m an aggressively Type A 24-year-old living just outside of Fort Bragg, NC. I graduated from Princeton University in June 2015 and completed my MBA program in December 2016. I work remotely for a productivity-focused startup. I am currently…

Reading // I don’t usually read multiple books at a time, but I happen to be right now. I’m reading:

  • Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
  • Black Hearts by Jim Frederick
  • Business Boutique with Stephanie Martian
  • Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff

Watching alone // Ozarks, Season 1 (Netflix)– not really watching anything here
Assault Bike Show // —
Watching with Casey // Game of Thrones, Season 5 (HBO)
Stitching // Baltimore Ornament

My Word of the Year: FINISH

February Goals (Set on Burke Does)

  • Read 3 books: 1️⃣ Get Money by Kristin Wong
  • Have one date night out ✅ and one budgeting date.
  • Finish writing evergreen content for February and March
  • Finish getting contracts sorted out with help from CAI
  • Finish final project for Udacity course and sign up for Term 2
  • Finish launching new brand
  • Add Welcome Funnel to new opt-ins in ESP
  • Update Top 6 Posts from 2017 with new graphics, opt-ins, and zhushed content

February Weekly Goals

  • Dress up at-home date night 🆗
  • Read 150 Pages 🆗
  • Wedding Planning Progress. This month I need to: send the save the dates ✅, finish our registry at BB&B, schedule our preCANA, make a beauty plan, figure out the veil situation, book the florist, and finalize the bridesmaids dresses✅.
  • Check in with Stephanie on our BB Progress 🆗
  • Weekly goal setting posts on MyToDoLists.com 🆗

February Daily Goals

  • Go to the gym. Monday through Saturday. 30 minutes on the Assault Bike on Sundays.
  • 20 minutes of stitching. Needlework is good for the brain.
  • Write 700 Words. On my Freewrite. Every morning!!
  • Track my reading.

Last Week

  • Udacity: Finish Project 3. 🆗 I submitted the first draft and got feedback, but I need to finish.
  • Write 2 new blog posts. ❌ I’m the worst.

Must Get Done This Week

  • Udacity: Finish Project 3
  • Write 2 new blog posts

Roses: What was the highlight of the week?

I got to go to my first technical conference in PyTN! That was so excited, especially because I got to hack away at some cool data science projects. I also got to work on a chatbot and kinda make an OS contribution, kinda. This was a great week.

Thorns: What went wrong during the week?

I had a bit of an epiphany this week that I’m still too scattered. I need to focus more. The problem is that when I have the time to make progress on goals, I’m still faced with making the decision about  what to work on. In that case, I need to just focus on one and there needs to be a clear prioritization. Right now, I NEED to finish my Udacity projects since those have a cut off deadline of Feb 20. That’s what I need to focus on.

Buds: What are you looking forward to next week?

I’m looking forward to finishing this Udacity course! I submitted the final project, got feedback, and need to incorporate feedback. We should have a special Valentine’s Day dinner. Otherwise, I’m hoping it’s just a quiet week!

Week 6

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Emilie’s Profile

I’m an aggressively Type A 24-year-old living just outside of Fort Bragg, NC. I graduated from Princeton University in June 2015 and completed my MBA program in December 2016. I work remotely for a productivity-focused startup. I am currently…

Reading // I don’t usually read multiple books at a time, but I happen to be right now. I’m reading:

  • Get Money by Kristin Wong (early copy for review)
  • Black Hearts by Jim Frederick
  • Business Boutique with Stephanie Martian
  • Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff

Watching alone // Ozarks, Season 1 (Netflix)- not really watching anything here
Assault Bike Show // —
Watching with Casey // Game of Thrones, Season 5 (HBO)
Stitching // Baltimore Ornament

My Word of the Year: FINISH

February Goals (Set on Burke Does)

  • Read 3 books
  • Have one date night out and one budgeting date.
  • Finish writing evergreen content for February and March
  • Finish getting contracts sorted out with help from CAI
  • Finish final project for Udacity course and sign up for Term 2
  • Finish launching new brand
  • Add Welcome Funnel to new opt-ins in ESP
  • Update Top 6 Posts from 2017 with new graphics, opt-ins, and zhushed content

February Weekly Goals

  • Dress up at-home date night
  • Read 150 Pages
  • Wedding Planning Progress. This month I need to: send the save the dates, finish our registry at BB&B, schedule our preCANA, make a beauty plan, figure out the veil situation, book the florist, and finalize the bridesmaids dresses.
  • Check in with Stephanie on our BB Progress
  • Weekly goal setting posts on MyToDoLists.com

February Daily Goals

  • Go to the gym. Monday through Saturday. 30 minutes on the Assault Bike on Sundays.
  • 20 minutes of stitching. Needlework is good for the brain.
  • Write 700 Words. On my Freewrite. Every morning!!
  • Track my reading.

Last Week

  • Udacity: Finish Project 4. ✅ Yes! That is, though, all I got done
  • Udacity: Finish Project 3 ❌ I didn’t even start! Again.
  • Welcome Funnel ❌ I finished the five day “how to budget” course, but not the welcome funnel.
  • Update 2 posts ❌

Must Get Done This Week

  • Udacity: Finish Project 3.
  • Write 2 new blog posts.

Roses: What was the highlight of the week?

Visiting Savannah! It was so nice to be in the city again! And to be reunited with my love, haha. That too.

Thorns: What went wrong during the week?

I didn’t get enough of the things I needed to get done done.

Buds: What are you looking forward to next week?

I’m heading to PyTN next week, so I’m definitely front-loading my work!

Week 5

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Emilie’s Profile

I’m an aggressively Type A 24-year-old living just outside of Fort Bragg, NC. I graduated from Princeton University in June 2015 and completed my MBA program in December 2016. I work remotely for a productivity-focused startup. I am currently…

Reading // I don’t usually read multiple books at a time, but I happen to be right now. I’m reading:

  • Get Money by Kristin Wong (early copy for review)
  • Black Hearts by Jim Frederick
  • Business Boutique with Stephanie Martian
  • Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff

Watching alone // Ozarks, Season 1 (Netflix)
Assault Bike Show // —
Watching with Casey // Game of Thrones, Season 5 (HBO)
Stitching // Baltimore Ornament

My Word of the Year: FINISH

January Goals (Set on Burke Does)

  • Dress up and go out date night  ✅
  • Read 3 books ✅
    • 1️⃣ Crossing the Chasm ✅
    • 2️⃣ The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown ✅
    • 3️⃣ Born a Crime by Trevor Noah ✅
    • 4️⃣ 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam ⭐
  • Make solid progress on my Udacity Course.
    • Coursework ✅
    • Project 3
    • Project 4
  • Setup my new ESP ✅ with its welcome funnel
  • Plan, categorize, and prioritize content for the audit
  • Update Top 6 Posts from 2017
  • Get contracts sorted out with help from CAI

January Weekly Goals

  • Dress up at-home date night or self-indulgence night ✅ Yes, I went for solo sushi last night.
  • Read 150 Pages ✅ I absolutely crushed reading this week!
  • Wedding Planning Progress ✅ I finished our wedding website and day-of timeline. I need to finalize the Save the Dates and get those out!
  • Business Boutique ✅ We’re both on track

January Daily Goals

  • Go to the gym. Monday through Saturday. 30 minutes on the Assault Bike on Sundays. ❌ I did not go to the gym on Monday, but I rode the assault bike. I did not go on Saturday.
  • 20 minutes of stitching. Needlework is good for the brain. 🆗 I did okay at this. I didn’t do it every day, but I spent a lot of time reading.
  • Code 1 hour. Every morning. 🆗
  • Write 700 Words. On my Freewrite. Every morning! ❌ I was really focused on coding and didn’t get much writing done at all.

Last Week

  • Udacity: Finish Coursework ✅ Yes! That is, though, all I got done
  • Udacity: Finish Project 3 ❌ I didn’t even start!
  • Welcome Funnel ❌ I finished the five day “how to budget” course, but not the welcome funnel.
  • Update 2 posts ❌

Must Get Done This Week

  • Udacity: Finish Project 3.
  • Write 2 new blog posts.
  • Welcome Funnel.
  • Update 2 posts.

Roses: What was the highlight of the week?

While this was definitely not my best week, it was FULL of cooking. This week I made two different kinds of bread: an italian seasonings loaf and a loaf with rosemary, minced onion, and cheese mixed into the batter. I made a cheese dip recipe for a sponsored post I’m working on. I made lots of spinach salads (which were a total staple in my diet when I lived alone) and took advantage of my Instant Pot tons!

Thorns: What went wrong during the week?

I could not recharge this week. I could. not. I tried. I really did. I deleted all the apps from my phone. I didn’t watch TV. I stayed away from the computer when I wasn’t working. I took baths. I painted my nails. All of it. I just could not recharge at all! I already feel better this morning than I did at any point last week.

Buds: What are you looking forward to next week?

This week we’re supposed to get our big PCS news which is super exciting and will hopefully make me feel like I can start to plan things again. C comes home next weekend and I can’t wait! I’ve got a big client project to finish off in the next two days and kick off another one later in the week. It should be good!

Week 4

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Sorry that I disappeared and then came back and then lost this post but now I’m back.

Emilie’s Profile

I’m an aggressively Type A 24-year-old living just outside of Fort Bragg, NC. I graduated from Princeton University in June 2015 and completed my MBA program in December 2016. I work remotely for a productivity-focused startup. I am currently…

Reading // I don’t usually read multiple books at a time, but I happen to be right now. I’m reading:

  • 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam
  • Get Money by Kristin Wong (early copy for review)
  • Business Boutique with Stephanie Martian
  • Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Watching alone // Ozarks, Season 1 (Netflix)
Assault Bike Show // —
Watching with Casey // Game of Thrones, Season 5 (HBO)
Stitching // Nothing!

My Word of the Year: FINISH

January Goals (Set on Burke Does)

  • Dress up and go out date night  ✅
  • Read 3 books. 1️⃣ Crossing the Chasm ✅, 2️⃣ The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown ✅, 3️⃣ 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam.
  • Make solid progress on my Udacity Course.
    • Coursework
    • Project 3
    • Project 4
  • Setup my new ESP ✅ with its welcome funnel
  • Plan, categorize, and prioritize content for the audit
  • Update Top 6 Posts from 2017
  • Get contracts sorted out with help from CAI

January Weekly Goals

  • Dress up at-home date night or self-indulgence night
  • Read 150 Pages
  • Wedding Planning Progress
  • Business Boutique

January Daily Goals

  • Go to the gym. Monday through Saturday. 30 minutes on the Assault Bike on Sundays.
  • 20 minutes of stitching. Needlework is good for the brain.
  • Code 1 hour. Every morning.
  • Write 700 Words. On my Freewrite. Every morning!!

Must Get Done This Week

  • Udacity: Finish Coursework
  • Udacity: Finish Project 3
  • Welcome Funnel.
  • Update 2 posts.