― Leo Tolstoy. “Spring is the time of plans and projects.”
I love this quote and enjoy having a bit of a spring clean. In fact, I read somewhere that spring cleaning is actually good for your mental health and it releases endorphins. My WOTY this year was plan and it’s fully something I want to embrace, this prompt felt like a good opportunity to review these plans.
So my plans were:
Plans | Status |
Food plans | Mostly on track (I have been following a monthly plan) |
Exercise plan | Some variations but still an increase, so I don’t want to beat myself up about it too much. |
Budget plan | Mostly on track, with everything going up in value we probably need to readjust a little. |
Blog Post Plan | Mostly on track with the introduction of Tile Tales on Monday, followed by Book Reviews on Tuesday, WQW participation and #Writephoto Thursdays. |
Research for the new novel | Time limitations have caused some issues with this but it’s still in the pipeline. |
My Goodreads book reviews | Mostly on track. |
More Writing (ideally finish first draft of one novel and start first draft of the second). | Time limitations have caused some issues with this but I hope to be back on track asap. |
I also planned to revive my travel ambitions this year (if time and covid allowed), and luckily that has proven to be the case (although I am sticking with the UK for the moment). We took a brilliant trip to London earlier in March. I was hoping to visit the tower but we decided with our little guy it would be too much so we’ve saved that for another time.
We have a wonderful trip to Skye booked for later in the year. Two very different holidays.
I haven’t totally achieved all my targets but I think I have made good progress and I’m happy with that.
Have you set yourself any plans for this year? If so, I’d love to hear them.
KL

Originally written in response to
The beautiful spring weather does makes us want to explore more and travel more. Lovely post KL
Thanks Sadje. Certainly does. KL ❤️
You’re welcome
Great post and meme KL.
Thanks, Di. KL ❤️
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I love the idea of setting goals. I’m currently on drawing an animal alphabet as part of my learning to draw goal.
That sounds like a wonderful creative goal. KL ❤
I don’t know how you get that much done, KL. I love how you connected this post to your WOTY . You are amazing!
That is so kind Marsha, thank you! Some weeks I’m on top of everything, others I feel like I’ll never catch up but that’s half the fun of challenging myself 😊. KL ❤
This is one of my weeks of never catching up. Part of it is circumstances, and some of it is my own fault – like binging on Season 10 of Call the Midwife. It’s one of my favorite series.
Spring rain does makes us lazy but yes a wonderful time to make plans!
I love it. That little change in season inspiring us to wake from winter’s hibernation 😊. KL ❤
I plan on starting a garden
What a lovely thing to do in spring. A pretty garden always brings joy. KL ❤️
U are right
Mmm…plans are good. That’s where I fail. 😄 I try so hard to be a list-maker but I can never stick to it! 😑
I love a list. I don’t stick to it to rigidly but I find revisiting every now and then useful. 🙂 KL ❤