Happy February friends! I wanted to come on here and update my goals and let you know what we’ve been up to in the month of January. We started the new year off strong with a visit to my sister-in-laws and visiting NYC and seeing the tree, hanging out at the Museum of Natural History and trying Insomnia Cookies (which are insanely delicious).
Following our trip in December to Universal, Sea World and NYC – January has been a month of resetting, focusing on goals, enjoying the little things and we are off to a great start so far.
January Goals Update:
- Read 1 book – I read People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry. I joined a Book Club in my community in January and this was the first pick & it is definitely a good one. Check it out if you haven’t read it yet!
- Utilize Planner – I am using the Home Planner by Passionate Penny Pincher and am loving all of the checklists. and how organized it has kept me this month. With the help of the lists in this planner, I have organized the pantry, 2 kitchen drawers, under my sink and my stockpile in the garage.
- Continue to Budget – I have been using the Budget Mom Budget by Paycheck system as well as cash envelopes to continue to budget our lives and it continues to work well.
- Coupon at least 2 times – I have gone couponing at Dollar General and CVS in January – saving over $175 on household and beauty essentials. You can check out my hauls on my tik tok here.
- Quality Family Time – we kept it low key in January but have included trips to the bookstore, mall, Church, going to the beach and eating out on the weekends for some together time.
During one of our family outings we tried a new place called the Pink Flamingo Cafe in Rehoboth Beach. They have some awesome desserts there – we tried the Green Apple dessert (right) and Triple Berry Chocolate Mousse. Divine.
While checking in with my January goals I wanted to update my 101 things in 1001 days. Let’s see what we’ve accomplished so far on this list before we get to February’s goals!
101 Things in 1,001 Days
Start Date: Dec 1st 2025 End Date: August 28, 2028
Key: Bold – Ongoing/Working On It
Line Through – Completed Task
Personal
//1//. Get a facial
//2//. Get a massage
//3//. Read 20 books (Read People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry)
//4//. Take a mental health day
//5//. Try a painting or art class
//6//. Establish new skincare routine
//7//. Indulge in a few pedicures
//8//. Organize Nightstand
//9//. Go to a concert
//10//. Stay in same planner all year & be consistent using it – Currently using the Home Planner by Passionate Penny Pincher and love it. It has a checklist for EVERYTHING.
//11//. Follow Morning Routine
//12//. Volunteer in my community
//13//. Write in gratitude journal
//14//. Renew Passport
//15//. Read 30 min each night before bed for a month
//16//. Try something new
//17//. Have a garden
//18//. Listen to 2 TED talks
//19//. Learn something new
//20//. Go to Church
//21//. Cook a meal outside of comfort zone
//22//. Write down 101 things that make me happy
//23//. Go 1 month without buying coffee out
//24//. Indulge in Manicures
//25//. Buy fresh flowers every week for a month
//26//. Watch 2 new shows on Netflix
//27//. Take a staycation
//28//. Encourage someone else to start their own 1001 things list
//29//. Cut my hair short again
Health
//30//. Decrease Soda intake
//31//. Hit Step Goals
//32//. Go walking around the neighborhood
//33//. Bring lunch to work for a whole month
//34//. Increase Water intake
//35//. Go a week without eating fast food at all
//36//. Sign up for a 5k
//37//. No eating out for a week
//38//. Lose 20 lbs
Travel
//39//. Go to Sea World Orlando (Completed: 12/27/25)
//40//. Go to Universal Studios (Completed: 12/23/25-12/30/25)
//41//. Go to NYC with the kids (Completed 1/2/26): Visited the Museum of Natural History, Rockefeller Center, Insomnia Cookies and had dinner at Fred’s.
//42//. Go to an aquarium
//43//. Plan cruise with family
//44//. Visit Williamsburg
//45//. Visit Washington DC
//46//. Visit a National Park
//47//. Visit Baltimore
House
//48//. Pick out Backsplash for kitchen
//49//. Install Kitchen Hardware
//50//. Attend at least 1 HOA meeting
//51//. Hire a maid service for deep cleaning x3
//52//. Get a quote and fix driveway
//53//. Throw out 20 things and don’t replace them
//54//. Reorganize closet
Family Fun
//55//. Go to Funland
//56//. Watch fireworks
//57//. Make smores
//58//. Watch meteor shower with family
//59//. Go fishing
//60//. Go Kayaking
//61//. Go on a hike
//62//. Have a picnic on the beach
//63//. Have a fire at Assateague
//64//. Have family movie dates (Saw The Spongebob Movie, and Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 in December and January with the family)
//65//. Go to Haunted House/Trail
//66//. Volunteer as a family
//67//. Go apple picking
//68//. Go ice skating
//69//. Use telescope to look at stars
//70//. Do an Escape Room
//71//. Complete a Neighborhood “You’ve been booed or you’ve been jingled” Completed 12/7/25) (We will do this again next year – it was so fun!)
//72//. Watch the sunrise
//73//. Try 30 new restaurants
//74//. See 30 new movies (The Spongebob Movie, Greenland 2: Migration, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2)
//75//. Have game night
//76//. Go on a picnic
//77//. Go Deep Sea Fishing
//78//. Go to a farmers market
//79//. Make our own ice cream
//80//. Visit a new place
Professional
//81//. Triple Instagram following (As of 12/1/25 – 1,982 followers).
//82//. Increase income from my blog
//83//. Go to a work-related conference
//84//. Blog consistently for a month
//85//. Collab with someone
//86//. Double page views on my blog
//87//. Participate in an Awareness walk
//88//. Increase 401k Contribution
//89//. Host a giveaway
//90//. Make money off of tik tok
//90//. Get to 5k tiktok followers (Was at 2,257 followers in Dec – Currently at 2,491 followers <3 – if you’re new – go follow me on tiktok @morgang925 – I follow back)
Cooking
//91//. Make Smith Island Cake from scratch
//92//. Make a recipe in my dutch oven – Completed: 12/4/25 – Made Short Rib Beef Ragu
//93//. Make our own pizza
//94//. Cook 10 new recipes from Pinterest
Financial
//95//. Save $5 for every goal completed
//96//. Continue with cash envelopes
//97//. Pay off debt
//98//. Continue Investments
Relationship
//98//. Weekly/Biweekly dates with hubby
//99//. Go to a show/concert/live music
//100//. Go to a murder mystery dinner date
//101//. Make more time for us
I think we are off to a great start – I will continue checking in with you all to see my progress. If you have New Years goals or your own 101 things list – feel free to share it in the comments!
As for goals in the month of February – it’s a short month and I am keeping my goals simple.
February Goals
- Begin new book club pick (to be decided on 2/19) & finish Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews
- Celebrate our Anniversary at a new to us place
- Work on establishing content calendar for blog and tik tok
- Have game night
- Post 3 blog posts this month
- Continue to Budget
- Coupon 3x in February
- Continue to grow following on tik tok
So those are some of my goals for the month. February is a short month so I am trying to keep it simple. Do you set monthly goals? If so what are your goals for the month of February? Let me know in the comments!
Xx Morgan
