Good On Paper

Every month, I set goals for myself and write them all out trying to be as specific as possible with dates or at least a time frame attached. Maybe they are not always realistic but no one can say I’m slacking. Optimistic as they may be, I really feel they keep me on track and keep my thinking moving forward. The only downside is how I feel when I don’t meet them all. Like this month. I’ll admit I must have been really having a great day when I made my list for July; I was either feeling like wonder woman or mixed in some long term with my little monthly list. I don’t know if everything on paper would have been possible but it looked really good on paper. But I should know from all my years of making personal spending budgets and managing household bills, good on paper is a wonderful thing but you always have to leave some padding for “unexpected expenses” or at times, in my case, a really good sale. And although I only bought small items; that scarf and perfect pair of summer sandals, it all adds up.

Thinking about this blog actually is what triggered my train of though this way as I’m a little disappointed in myself for not keeping up with my weekly goal of writing and updating but I will say, within all my ambition and good intentions, I honestly did not leave room for “unexpected July expenses” or in this case, when life happens, things change or get really busy and you can either paddle like mad for land and end up exhausted and farther from the shore than when you started or accept it and drift as well as you can until you hit dry land. Believe me, I’ve done plenty of mad paddling – you should see these guns! But this month, I think I was more into floating. Maybe it was part of the July heat, that always seems to slow me down. Regardless, I can’t believe it’s almost goal setting time again, August is just around the corner. So I guess I better take care, try to be more patient and keep the list at a realistic amount. I never know when a good sale will catch me off guard.