I actually do what is more of a slight variation on SMART goals (which are intended to be "Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely"), but I change out the "Achievable" to "Achieved". I only include what I have done, not what I hope/intend to do in the future. This keeps my interaction with record keeping positive, while also encouraging me to continue to act in ways that can be recorded as positive actions.
Training theory says that X-ing out tickey-boxes is a Useful Signal and helps in changing habits. That as certainly proved true over the last decade... For me, the combination of a monthly active chart that I add to with every blog post, and a larger whole year chart that is filled in every month with progress, continues to work well to encourage my efforts to move forward over the year, as well as showing me both where I am investing my time, and where I could use a bit more attention. There is something very satisfying about seeing the actions of a whole year delineated.
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notice all the things that were created, or repaired, or let go of in the last year, despite how little it felt like, and how much still remains undone or unfinished...
SMART goals challenge 2024
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 1 | Jedi obi sash | reinstall octopus | recycle bin |
| 2 | Jedi underlayer | hang candle lantern | recycle bin |
| 3 | 2 tiny books | paint tiger frame | yard waste bin |
| 4 | teal knit top | patch closet holes | recycle bin |
| 5 | 3 mini hats & scarves | teal top mended | recycle bin |
| 6 | plaid flannel slip | RÅSKOG assembled | recycle bin |
| 7 | 5 tiny books | RÅSKOG adapted | drywall mud |
| 8 | hatband roses | bike rear wheel | recycle bin |
| 9 | Jedi tunic | prune persimmon | some driveway moss |
| 10 | Jedi tabard | wall storage bathroom | recycle bin |
| 11 | 5 jars marmalade | wall storage utility | yard waste bin |
| 12 | tiny camel print | dark of night neckline | recycle bin |
| 13 | superb owl traybox | 3 separating zippers | recycle bin |
| 14 | grey acorn brooch | bathroom access hatch | yard waste bin |
| 15 | pinch pouch | wool pinafore | yard waste bin |
| 16 | wooly bear brooch | Goran Laurel | recycle bin |
| 17 | teal acorn brooch | plunger hook | persimmon prunings |
| 18 | dark Pelican enamel | bathroom undersink access | forsythia prunings |
| 19 | red enamel samples | contrast numbers on oven knob | yard waste bin |
| 20 | turn buttons | paint frame black | recycle bin |
| 21 | 6 tiny books | frame gift painting | front plum pruning |
| 22 | 2 velour sports bras | front yard dandelions uprooted | yard waste bin |
| 23 | Stromgard enamels | computer zone lamp | recycle bin |
| 24 | velour sports bra | blog template | dead rosemary |
| 25 | indoor hat | grey turtleneck collar | yard waste bin |
| 26 | stitchbird brooch | indigo bunny art | yard waste bin |
| 27 | print knit top | taxes done | recycle bin |
| 28 | tiny Easter basket | redone bag ties | wonky kitchen light |
| 29 | tiny angora print | kitchen soapdish | yard waste bin |
| 30 | 5th God bag | half front yard mowed | recycle bin |
| 31 | scroll calligraphy | more front yard mowed | dead box fan |
| 32 | Pelican scroll | replace cloudlight bulb | recycle bin |
| 33 | grey rose brooch | clean large paper lantern | books to LFL |
| 34 | 3 pyramid bags | pocket brown pinafore | recycle bin |
| 35 | blood orange marmalade | reframed raindrop print | yard waste bin |
| 36 | 4 tiny books | partial backyard mowed | recycle bin |
| 37 | 10 tiny books | front yard mowed | yard waste bin |
| 38 | tiny footstools | horses blouse edge | yard waste bin |
| 39 | acorn bowls | kitchen light fixture | big plum tree |
| 40 | angora goat lino | Luxo plug | driveway moss |
| 41 | mini cushions | plaid flannel slip | recycle bin |
| 42 | copycat sunhat | oak wall hook ebonised | yard waste bin |
| 43 | OGGS setting | towel clip ebonised | yard waste bin |
| 44 | sunscreen mitts | cleaned keyboard | recycle bin |
| 45 | musk ox print | pruned grapevine | yard waste bin |
| 46 | green linen Jedi tunic | horses blouse | old light crap |
| 47 | Nandina floral dress | some more pruning | recycle bin |
| 48 | 2 tiny knit skirts | even more pruning | yard waste bin |
| 49 | tiny knit cardigan | poster hanger | recycle bin |
| 50 | Salish wooly dog print | nut chopper handle | yard waste bin |
| 51 | bathrobe hook | elderberry harvest | recycle bin |
| 52 | tiny batik skirt | refurbish Felco | recycle bin |
| 53 | sheep print | worm bin | yard waste bin |
| 54 | 5 tiny knit tops | plinth wheels | recycle bin |
| 55 | 4 tiny knit vests | corduroy pinafore | yard waste bin |
| 56 | tiny cargo pants | pruning fruit trees | recycle bin |
| 57 | very smol Birks | porch curtains west | recycle bin |
| 58 | silkworm print | porch curtains south | random book parts |
| 59 | 4 reversible skirts | removed frost | recycle bin |
| 60 | Peach tinyprint | prune persimmon | yard waste bin |
overflow SMART goals!!!
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 61 | 8 tiny tops | tidy walking onions | yard waste bin |
| 62 | 2 tiny cardigans | string trim parking strip | recycle bin |
| 63 | 2 pillowcases | long jane waistband | recycle bin |
| 64 | yak print | black winter slip | - |
| 65 | tiny bell-bottoms | harvested quince | - |
| 66 | tiny camisole | pruned apple | - |
| 67 | small pressing tools | repot spider plants | - |
| 68 | tiny playset | harvest persimmons | - |
| 69 | denim hat | moar pruning | - |
| 70 | lots of dolly clothes | grape pruning | - |
| 71 | neon tetra block | mailed advent boxes | - |
| 72 | tiny nightdress | long jane hems | - |
| 73 | ScribeTober 1 | renew worm bin | - |
| 74 | blue wolf enamel | more clothesline | - |
| 75 | shibori scarf | cardboard down | - |
| 76 | robin and holly acorn cap ornaments | set up paperwhites | - |
| 77 | Kenya skirt | grey linen pinafore | - |
| 78 | pumpkin overalls | bandana hem | - |
| 79 | Textile Livestock | calendar pages | - |
| 80 | applesauce | keyboard key cap | - |
| 81 | Halloween cushions | kitchen sink drain | - |
| 82 | applesauce | appletree pruning | - |
| 83 | cat head graphic | - | - |
| 84 | 6 jars to ferment | - | - |
| 85 | lime curd | - | - |
| 86 | quince jelly | - | - |
| 88 | Sidewalk Joy books | - | - |
| 89 | tiny hearth fire | - | - |
| 90 | rainbow cowl tassels | - | - |
| 91 | 85 origami squares | - | - |
| 92 | heraldic potholders | - | - |
| 93 | pine needle stars | - | - |
| 94 | solstice sweets | - | - |
| 95 | 2025 calendar | - | - |
| 96 | flannel pillowcases | - | - |
| 97 | 62 masu boxes | - | - |
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