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This month I decided to change things up and post my goals instead of my monthly favorites. If you want to check those out you’ll have to look out for it this Sunday on my YouTube channel. As for my goals, I want to basically make you guys my accountability team. We all have goals big and small so if we have people supporting us and pushing us to be better than reaching our goals might get a little easier.

Reach 50 Followers on My YouTube Channel

In January, I began a YouTube channel. This is something I have been telling myself I would do for the year prior to actually starting it. I am so glad I did. For the first like six months my only subscribers were family, but I have grown it to 15! That’s a lot considering I barely put my YouTube channel out there. Until now!

My goal for November is to literally tell everyone I know about my baby. I am silly, I talk about fashion, and I love every second of it. Trying to reach 50 people will be difficult, but I am excited to try!

Be More Active on InstaStories

Instagram is one platform that I really worked hard at to grow, but I feel like I really stink at InstaStories. I rarely think to use it. I figure no one wants to see me ramble about how I haven’t had time to put make up on for the third day in a row. If I am at a place or doing something that I want to share on social media I will usually just take a photo and post it later.

InstaStories is very “in the moment” and it’s never on my mind. Anyway, with that being said, I think it is a great feature that can be really fun and I want to take advantage of it! This month I want to try and post something on InstaStories daily. You should follow just to see what the heck is going to be on their because honestly, I have no plan. This will be a very impromptu and off the cuff so basically there will be no filter. Wish me luck!

Get The Hang Of Poshmark

I started a Poshmark account in October and I’m pretty excited to try and sell some of my best thrifted finds! I really want to be posting/selling at least 5-10 pieces a week. This is new territory for me so it’s pretty exciting! I love everything I am selling and basically the only reason I am not keeping everything for myself is because it doesn’t fit. Basically, if you like my style you should go check it out. Just saying. If any of you guys use Poshmark and have any tips let me know and leave your link below so I can check your shop out!

Make 5 Meals a Week at Home

Meal planning has been a goal of mine for a few months now and I just really haven’t gotten the hang of it. I would rather come home from a long day and make a bowl of cereal than make a well-balanced meal. Due to not making any food I never have leftovers; thus, I always buy lunch out when I am at work. This meal is under $11 dollars, but adds up when you do it five days of every week for the entire year when you could be bringing food from home and saving that money. These five meals include the weekend because then I can use those leftovers for work. It’s kind of a lot, but once I get in the habit I think it will get easier.

Read At Least One Book This Month

I LOVE to read. I couldn’t stop reading when I was a kid. Once I got in trouble in school because I was reading under my desk, not texting or using some sort of electronic device. I was reading. It has been a long time since I read that much. I always have intentions to read, but something always gets in the way. I am going to try and read a few pages in the morning or on the train in the evening when I don’t feel like working on any blog posts. Any suggestions for books to read? Post them in the comments!

Those are all my goals for November! If you guys miss October favorites you can check them out on my YouTube channel this Sunday. If you have any goals you are looking to achieve this month, let me know in the comments below so we can all be accountable!

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When you have a 9-5 job, a blog, a YouTube channel, and a wedding to plan, things can get pretty dicey. Some things slip through the cracks, others get forgotten all together. I have been trying quite a few ways to keep organized and on top of all tasks every day. Here’s what has worked for me and what didn’t exactly keep me on track.

What Has Worked

Notes App To Do List

I have a running to do list on my phone in the Notes app that I am always accessing. These are broad tasks that I want to accomplish. For example, “figure out blog and video ideas” is pretty much always on there.

The Notes app works for me because I am able to see a broad task that I want to accomplish if I am burnt out from actual to do list tasks (more on this later). I can look at that list and see that I need two or three more post or video ideas this month and spend some time brainstorming.

When I have a good idea, the Notes app is where I jot it down. I have a note for blog ideas, video ideas, resources for information I am trying to learn and more. This helps keep it all in one place for me to easily look over later.

My Actual To Do Task List: AnyDo app

I have been trying to find a to do list app that I love and this is absolutely it. I have the free version, but they also have a subscription that provides more features. I am pretty happy with the free version because I only use it for the calendar and the to do list which are provided.

How I Stay Organized When Life Gets Busy

This app holds my content calendar (also linked with my iCal if I need to see the calendar without looking at my phone). I can see what posts I have scheduled and can add specific tasks to each day. Another bonus is that it is super easy to edit if things change.

How I Stay Organized When Life Gets Busy

The app has another tab that is just your to do list. Your tasks are split up into four sections: Today, Tomorrow, Upcoming, and Someday. I like this feature because you are not only able to organize your tasks, but also prioritize each task by day and by the order they are listed.

Did I mention there is a very satisfying line through each task when you tap that it’s done? Because that’s pretty nice too!

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Paper Planners

This is going to seem a bit excessive, but I have two paper planners. One planner holds a copy of my content calendar along with a more workflow-type to do list. This breaks down each task I need to accomplish to complete a larger goal. For example, to post a blog post I need to do the following:

write the post
edit it
read through it a final time (out loud)
take photos
edit photos
lay out photos within blogpost
link any products, blog posts, or videos mentioned
adjust post for readability and SEO
add tags
add a featured photo
schedule it

It is a workflow I can follow as a reminder that there is always something I can be working on. Plus, it’s more things I can check off throughout the week!

In this planner, I also write out my most important goal for that week which keeps me focused on getting that done first.

The only thing I keep in my second paper planner is wedding stuff. I only use it to keep track of dates and deadlines for payments, meetings, fittings, etc. This makes sure I will never miss anything, especially when it gets closer to the date of the wedding.

What I Want to Work On

I have a pretty solid system, but I need something more substantial for scheduling social media posts. I usually post to Instagram using Planoly, but I don’t have a system for any of my other social media platforms. I need a schedule so I can use social media as more of a marketing tool. The only annoying part is that a lot of the scheduling apps and websites are subscriptions that you have to pay for. I want to get the hang of scheduling with a tool before I pay for it. I am considering creating my own schedule via Microsoft Excel. Let me know what works for you when it comes to scheduling social media in the comments below.

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