Naturalle Drea

We are in the 3rd quarter of the year and 8 months into 2025. It is crazy that it is August already and Summer is just about over. I wanted to do a check in on the yearly goals I set for myself this year. Honestly, I kind of forgot about them lol but I still have time to work on these goals.

Creator Goals

Stay A Consistent That Fits My Schedule – Looking back over my notes, I had more creator goals planned but I guess I decided to not focus this too much. It seems like towards the end of last year I was letting go of trying to make this a full time thing and wanted to put the joy back into it. I’m not sure if I still feel that way about giving up trying this full time but I know I’m looking to still monitize. Creating content hasn’t been easy but I’ve been enjoying it way more. I know I need to work on engaging more and continue growing may community and all. I also put that I wanted a new camera and still looking at a few options.

Now as to staying consistent to fit my schedule, it hasn’t been easy. I didn’t factor in the unexpected things that happen in life or the work burnout where you are not in the mood for doing the content or the creator burnout and loss of motivation to do anything. I’m still struggling with having a schedule but I still have time to work on it.

Personal Goals

It seems like I wanted to focus more on myself as a whole and not so much on the creator stuff which made sense to me. I’m still a work in progress and just need to continue that.

Be Financially Stable – This started off great at the beginning of the year and then life happened. I’ve been more aware of my spending habits and attempting to stick to a budget and it has been up and down honestly. Unexpected expenses come up that you sometimes don’t anticipate and the cost of living has been going up as well. It is crazy how much grocery shopping is now and shopping for other household items. It just blows my mind how much things have gone up. I want to be more prepared for that and also focus more on my spending habits.

Taking Better Care Of Myself – As I always say, I am still a work in progress and this has been up and down. I have been trying to have better eating habits and watching what I eat. I just wish the area I lived in had more healthy food options and not so many fast food places. I have to travel a bit if I want better food options.

I’ve also been trying to cut out the bad habits and intake of certain things like too much coffee, fast foods and alcohol. It has been a little struggle but we still have time to work on it. I have been drinking my water thanks to the Stanley cup I have.

I have been trying to stick to my daily walks pending the weather and I also finally joined the gym recently! I’m excited to be more active and have no excuses since I’m paying a monthly fee. I just need to figure out the best time of the day to go.

As for the mental health piece, this has been a struggle. I haven’t been to therapy this year and just not putting the self care first. Things have been a bit stressful lately and just need that outlet for myself. I’ll get it together.

Read More/Daily Reading – Do work emails count as daily reading? I meant I do read things everyday but I feel like I meant books and I have to say I got through 4 books so far. I am currently reading one that is a bit of tough read and have been struggling to read it but I feel like I’ll hit my goal of reading 7 books this year.

Find A Hobby For Myself – So I completely forgot about this one but it is not too late. I did start coloring and fell off from that and just never picked anything else back up. I know I’ll find a hobby soon.

I feel like I have been making good progress with my goals and on track to accomplishing a few of them this year. How are you making out on your goals for the year? Let’s chat