Accountability: January 2022
Hello, hello! It has been what has felt like forever since I wrote an accountability post on here. It’s been a busy few months and I think I was feeling down and this blog was the thing that didn’t make the cut to keep going with it.
Before we dive into life and such – Happy New Year! It’s a New Year and it’s going to be a great one.
Alright, back to it – this blog is about cruising and travel… and aside from going back and forth to Scotland some I haven’t been cruising or traveling. It seemed like things were getting back to normal and then the omicron variant and corresponding surge just took the hope for normalcy right out of me. I don’t know when things will go back to normal and it’s frustrating. I know it’s frustrating for more than just me. I want life to go back to normal. I want to be able to travel with my husband when he goes to sail again, or better yet, and I know this is a frustratingly old refrain – I would love to work onboard again. Whenever I write these, especially when I talk about times I didn’t succeed it’s a very vulnerable feeling. I am currently re-reading a book by Brene Brown about vulnerability so here we go. Vulnerability and failings and all.
In saying that I want to work onboard again I feel a bit like the girl who cried wolf – I actually had a job offer just before Thanksgiving and didn’t take it because of some timing in life (like finishing moving and closing on our house). It didn’t seem like the door was closing when I said it wouldn’t work out but a couple weeks ago I got an email (a generic email no less) letting me know they’re not interested in me for that position anymore. I did something different this time though – I emailed them back to ask why not? I haven’t gotten an answer back yet but I think I’ll put myself out there just one more time.
And, if getting a job where I want a job just won’t happen I will make a job for myself. Blog, here we go.
I am going to make some lofty, lofty goals for myself for this blog this year. And then I am going to make a plan to make them come true. What’s that phrase – “goals are just dreams with deadlines?”
Blog Goals 2022:
Where I Want This Blog To Get To:
I want to grow this blog. These goals are a bit hard because it relies on people reading my blog, finding it online, and subscribing to me on here and YouTube. I can’t make people do those things, although I can do things to make it much more likely to happen. These goals may prove to be just out of reach but those are the best kinds of goals!
- Get YouTube channel to 2,000 subscribers by the end of the year
- Currently at 219! Head on over to my YouTube channel to subscribe and help me reach this goal!
- Increase the subscribers to my blog mailing list to 150
- Currently at 82! Subscribe to this blog to help me read this goal. 🙂
- Blog specific stats:
- DA of 15 (currently 9),
- 150 Ranking Keywords (currently 56)
- Monthly views up to 10,000
- Currently fluctuates between about 900 and 1,500
As Success Doesn’t Happen by Chance, Here are some Steps I’m Going to Take to Get It There
- Write four new posts each month + Accountability post
- Figure out Search Engine Optimization
- Post one long YouTube video per month (30-60 mins)
- Post one short YouTube video per month (15 mins or less)
- Do two YouTube lives each month
- Write four guest posts over the course of the year
Want to Help Me Achieve My Goals? Here are 5 ways you can support this blog (p.s. Thank You!)
- Subscribe and follow wherever you’re willing to!
- If you like a post – share it!
- Send me questions for ideas for blog posts, YouTube videos, etc! Happy to answer anything I can.
- Feel free to use those affiliate links. My favorite product that I highlight on my blog is laundry detergent sheets through EarthBreeze.
- Feel free to directly monetarily support this dream through Ko-fi. This money helps me pay for blog expenses such as domain fees, SEO programs, courses and tech support, as well as hopefully new cameras and microphones for YouTube. Additionally this could help me pay for things like going on a cruise to create more content for all of you. 🙂
