2024 Personal Goals

While this blog has been traditionally a book blog, I would like to include other happenings from my life this year - dogs, gardening, house projects, and Peloton workouts.  I have a few goals that I would like to work towards in 2024 and here are the ones that I am going to share here:

1. Enjoying my kitchen.  I love my house and my kitchen is such a fun space.  I was a girl who makes a lot of similar things at home and I want 2024 to be the year where I branch out.  I love trying things in a restaurant, but I want to bring that energy into my kitchen.  My goal is to try a new recipe once a week, whether that is a main, a side or a cocktail.  I would love to have a few new things that I can make for myself and others.  

2. In 2022 and 2023, I distanced myself from my Peloton and workouts and instead got my fitness done in other ways.  I want to return to spinning, yoga, and pilates and take that time for myself.  I don't have a measurable goal here, I just want to do more of this in 2024.  

3. My garden!  I have spent the last year creating a new backyard garden and I can't wait to spend time out there planting, nurturing, harvesting, and maybe killing a few pests!  There isn't a goal here, but more a place where I want to spend time and my hope is that this goal will "feed" into my first goal and something I grow will inspire me to cook something different or interesting.  

I already have tomatoes from last year's harvest and making homemade pasta sauce is on my early to do list!    

Beyond this list, I promise there will be some dog photos this year.  I have two sweet pups who bring me joy and I love spending time with them in our home and on walks around our neighborhood.