January Goals

 It's time for fresh new goals for January, and for 2026! Here are my goals for the month. I'm going to be getting off to a slightly late start, thanks to a fun trip to Las Vegas (not usually the healthiest), and I also have a work trip thrown in later in the month.

But, here are my goals for a great month!

Financial:

• Continue to pay for both boys college expenses
• Stay on top of food waste by using up 3 pantry or freezer items
• Be more intentional about savings & spending. We have a tuition payment due for Nick & our property taxes, so this will not be a savings month. However, I'd like to be very intentional about our "splurge" spending, and keep it low. I don't have a benchmark for this, so January's goal will be to establish one.
• Find one expense to optimize

Family:

• Continue to help the boys navigate college & life
• A monthly date with M
• Continue planning our New Zealand trip
• Bucket list travel planning 

Fitness:

• Dry January! Technically, this will go from the day we get back from Las Vegas (1/4) to the day we leave for New Zealand (2/5), thanks to planned travel. This also includes not having any alcohol on a work trip, and I tend to be swayed by that business class travel, mostly because I don't enjoy the international work trips & this is like a "reward", which isn't great for the waistline or generally my health & fitness. So, Dry January + a dry work trip! 
• Lose 3 lbs
• 10 positive days in a month - strength train, No S, meditate 
• Positive eating: track protein & produce (will align on a goal on this after a month or so of data)
• Average 12,000 steps/day

Personal:

• 10 days of language lessons
• Declutter 50 items from the house
• Get together with friends
• Try something new & uncomfortable
• Say yes to more adventures
• Get to know our neighbors
• Try a new recipe

I'm trying to be realistic for January & get a sense of formalizing some of my goals for the year. What about you? What's on your goal list for January?