As My Home Life Crumbles, I Need to Keep Going and Make Some Goals for Myself

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Now, before you get all wound up, I am NOT going through a separation or a divorce. I am going through trouble with my neighbors, which has led to trouble with the SPCA and the township.

If you haven't had a chance to read my first piece, you can read it here.

However, it didn't end there. My second article is right here if you would like to check it out.

That being said, I am really struggling. I have no idea what is going to happen in the next few weeks and months. But I do need to continue to go on. I have to take care of my animals (even if I have to give them up), my family, and my home (even if I have to move). Plus, even though I want to give up, I have to continue going to work and get my freelance business back up and running. I haven't had too much time over the summer to devote to my writing and my POD business, but that has to change. I have to make it work. I am going to need some more income, especially when this gets nasty.

So, here are my goals for the rest of the year (and I hope that you are able to help me reach them or push me when I really feel like giving up).

I have got to clean out my boys' closets so that I can get their clothes back into their dressers (getting them out of the living room). This has been my goal ALL summer long, and all I have done so far is spend a few hours on one closet. Though it is almost done, the worst one is yet to be done. There is still so much stuff in their rooms that they can't even get to their dressers.

I really need to start focusing on my health again. Since COVID hit and my stress levels have gone through the roof, my weight continues to rise. I have got to get back onto the treadmill (or do some exercise videos) so that I can start feeling better about myself. I feel miserable and that doesn't help me in other aspects of my life.

I have got to get back to what makes me happy, writing. I have been really busy lately and haven't spent any time writing. However, as I have been writing more and more about what is going on with my life, it has really helped to take some of the pressure off. Some I want to keep writing, both pieces that allow me to get my feelings down on paper and ones that will help me grow my business. This is the first year where I am spending more on my business than I am making. Even the first year, I was in the positives most of the year, while this year is not going in that direction!

I want to continue to explore my POD business. I love designing products and selling them (though I am not really selling much). I know that I need to continue to add to my stores because the more that you have for sale, the more likely you will sell things. I hope that this is true. I hope to continue to grow my stores and finally see a payoff with it!

To do that, I also want to focus on marketing on Pinterest. I recently discovered Tailwind and I am hoping that, as I continue exploring that, it will help me with my sales.

As you can see, I have a lot on my plate. Maybe that is why, at the end of my one day to myself, I don't really feel like I get much done. There is ALWAYS plenty to do, and just not enough time. However, I am going to focus on what I can at the moment, my boys' closets, my health, writing, and POD.

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