January 7, 2015

A New Year, New Goals & A New Me with Giveaway!

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Last year was quite the whirlwind for my family and I as life changed, new goals were both realized and set and brand new opportunities arose. I love the work that I have been blessed to do, both in the office and at home as a Mother and a Blogger. I knew that in order for myself to grow as a blogger I had to make changes and develop goals and the steps that I would have to take to make it where I want to go.

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I started off by enrolling in a Marketing Diploma that began in the fall of 2014. I have to admit this has been super hard on me. Since having kids I feel like I can read one chapter from my textbook and whoosh it is all gone after finishing the chapter – I used to be like a walking encyclopedia! I am currently wrapping up my first course and while it has been a bit of a learning curve for me, I have loved learning the new terminology, new skills and new concepts to help me be a better blogger.

Another important goal that I had for myself was to celebrate 2015 with a new site and a new look. I have been on the fence about switching to WordPress from Blogger and after a few hiccups (which I am so grateful to my fellow bloggers who helped me out so much) my new site is now live!

I want to thank all of you for being there for me on this journey, supporting me and teaching me. All of the words of encouragement, emails and comments mean the world to me. It is what keeps me going when I feel ready to give up.

For 2015, I want to continue to bring you:

  • fun, new and exciting content
  • fabulous new products
  • giveaways
  • delicious recipes
  • photography and more!

I am also preparing for some travelling this year and can’t wait to bring these experiences to you. So far we have planned a trip to Blue Mountain and Quebec for the BConnected Conference (can’t wait to meet all the fantastic friends that I have met online in real life).

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To help celebrate my new goals and to say thank you to each and every one of you I am so happy to bring you a new giveaway sponsored by me.

My Canadian readers can now enter to win a $50 gift card to Shoppers Drug Mart (my personal favourite place to shop).

Good luck and thank you so much for all your support!  <3

 
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  2. Lynda Cook

    I’m hoping to budget better and not to be spending money that we do not have, and just to stay on top of everything!!

     
    1. cvegnad

      That is such an important goal Lynda – one I think we all are (or should be) working at! I hope you can stick to it 🙂

       
  4. Judy Cowan

    Some of my goals for 2015 are to read at least one book a month, to start knitting again and to lose 10 pounds.

     
    1. cvegnad

      Great goals Judy! I definitely have been taking out more time to read – I find it relaxes me (A LOT!).

       
  5. kristen visser

    one year today smoke free 🙂 for this year i would like to get back to my pre baby weight 🙂

     
    1. cvegnad

      CONGRATS Kristen! That is so awesome!!! Keep up the smoke free status 🙂 Well worth it in the end! Good luck with the weight loss goals (I am still struggling – three years later!).

       
  6. Jeannie

    My big goal is to clean out my closet, literally from top to bottom. No more “I might wear that later” or “I might fit into that after losing *lbs”. My other goal is to train and try to run my first marathon!

     
    1. cvegnad

      That is fantastic Jeannie – my closet is currently in the same state. The majority of the items are my pre-baby outfits (that I have not worn in over three years). I don’t know why I keep them! Good luck with the training for the marathon 🙂

       
    1. cvegnad

      Me too 🙂 Especially with the kids in the mornings! They always never seem to listen to me….

       
  12. Carey Hurst

    I plan to find something Magickal in everyday. I have business goals and I also plan to publish or get close to publishing my children’s books and my Short novels .

     
    1. cvegnad

      I am also on the more water goal – bought myself one of those 8 cups of water jugs. I am definitely a visual person

       
  16. Angela Mitchell

    I’m hoping to do some traveling with the family, accomplish some interior and exterior home reno projects, and spend more time outdoors hiking and biking.

     
  17. KellyPC

    I want to get back into travelling, this year we didn’t really go anywhere other than a weekend in Niagara Falls & a few expeditions to the cottage.

     
  19. Jennifer P.

    I am hoping to clear out a large portion of our basement this year – getting rid of baby clothes, toys etc that we no longer need in order to build an extra room downstairs. Also planning to exercise more, and spend more time doing fun family activities.

     
    1. cvegnad

      That is an awesome idea Jennifer! Something I think so many of us need to do – the cleaning of the basement *yikes*. Good luck!

       
  20. Donnas

    I’m putting all extra money into my TFSA so when we buy our new home, we’ll have a healthier down payment.

     
  21. Belinda McNabb

    My goal this year is to eat better and to exercise. I have started that by finding tons of recipes that use fresh fruits and vegetables. I have healthy snacks in the fridge and the cupboard that are easy to grab instead of the unhealthy prepackaged food

     
    1. cvegnad

      Great goals Pam! Those go a long way! Not wasting food is so important. We are trying to stress the importance of this to our kids.

       
  23. Julie Dyer

    I’d like to turn our tiny third bedroom (for years a junk room) into useable space for blogging and crafting and create a gallery wall above our living room couch.

     
  26. Melissa F

    We got a family pass to all the provincial museums in my province so my goal is to take the kids to as many as possible!

     
  28. joy

    wow- i don’t usually set long term goals – just try to get through day by day – i hope to continue walking 30 minutes per day, every day! I would love to drop more pounds but have no set goals….i just hope our whole family stays healthy and happy for the full year!

     
    1. cvegnad

      Those are great wishes – being happy and healthy 🙂 Walking 30 minutes a day is a great way to relax and get the much needed exercise in on busy days

       
  33. tanyab79

    To continue the healthy eating I have been doing for the past 6 months and to not stress out too much when the move comes about.

     
  34. Margaret MacKenzie

    I would like to lose at least 10 more lbs on top of the 65 that I lost since May/14.
    I would like to get the roof of my house re-shingled.
    I would like to quit smoking.

     
    1. cvegnad

      Congrats on the weight loss! That is awesome!! Good luck with continuing to take it off and to quit smoking.

       
  35. Stephanie LaPlante

    My New Years resolution for 2015 is to finish building my new wheelchair and find ways to become an independent woman again.

     
    1. cvegnad

      Wow Stephanie – wishing you the best of luck with this so that you can get to where you want to and need to be. Good luck and blessings

       
  39. Lisa Neutel

    i want to live a healthier lifestyle by eating more healthy and spending more time being active with my kids

     
    1. cvegnad

      That is fantastic Lisa – and you will get to spend more time with your kids 🙂 a double bonus!

       
  40. Ira

    I need to find more time to spend with my kids and more patience to survive tantrums and stubbornness.

     
    1. cvegnad

      It is always so important to get that extra time in with our kids. We both deserve it 🙂 Enjoy!

       
  41. Cathy C

    I have some personal goals around health diet and fitness. But mostly I want to take better care of myself so that I feel better and have more energy. Purge and tidy is high on my list too! Cluttered house (and mine is from many years of busy parentlng) is a cluttered mind and I need some peace of mind in 2015. Congrats on the amazing me blog design Carla I LOVE IT!!!

     
    1. cvegnad

      Thank you so much Cathy!! Your comments made my day 🙂 Taking better care of yourself is so important for your physical and mental well being!

       
  42. Holly Messana

    Other than the usual…heath healthy, exercise more, I am going to be selling my house and moving home. Hoping to have that all completed the end of June!

     
    1. cvegnad

      So important to have a positive outlook 🙂 Good for mental and physical health – enjoy 2015!

       
  49. Nicole

    I’m hoping to work on my time management so that I don’t always feel like I’m running late.

     
    1. cvegnad

      That is a perfect one! I am working on the same thing – bought myself an agenda as well as doing monthly printed calendars to put on the fridge so everyone can see it 🙂

       
  50. Lucy

    Some of my goals are to start strength training, and start a herb garden in the spring/summer.

     
    1. cvegnad

      We planted our first garden last year and it was so awesome to watch it grow. I am looking to expand it this year. Good luck with yours!

       
    1. cvegnad

      I love water workouts! I used to teach aqua aerobics – it is definitely quite the workout. Good luck with it.

       
  57. nicolthepickle

    My resolution is to play outside with my kids, and that hasn’t happened. It’s – a bazjillion and way too cold to go out.
    My other goals are to teach my kids to recognize the alphabet.

     
  59. stacey dempsey

    Every year I try and learn something new so this year I hope to learn to play guitar. Aside form that I am going to try and add more greens to my daily diet

     
    1. cvegnad

      Good luck with the guitar playing – love how you try to learn something new every year. Great idea.

       
    1. cvegnad

      I started this too! In reverse so the bigger amounts are in the beginning of the year in the hopes it will be easier at Christmas time.

       
  62. summer plewes

    My goal this year is to curb my negative self talk. Trust me, this is very very hard.

     
    1. cvegnad

      I can believe you Summer – I can do this sometimes and it is a hard habit to break. Good luck with this goal.

       
  64. Cheryl Grandy

    I have vague goals to lose weight, save money and get organized, but the specific goal I’m starting with is to use my treadmill three times a week.

     
  66. Rhonda W G.

    I’m really hoping to get my back pain under control! Just started exercising and seeing a new chiropractor!

     
  68. Kimberly B

    I have two goals this year. One is to save enough money for hubby and I to go on a trip and the other is to eat healthier get rid of the sugar and white stuff.

     
  76. Kristine Ewald

    Hoping to start a gym where Women feel empowered, good about themselves and have a place where they can work out and relieve stresses

     
  78. roger simmons

    My goal for 2015 is to be more self sustaining and save more money and less dependant upon my wife for saving our family money.

     
  79. Sue Lively

    My goal this year is to cut back on TV watching – both for my son and myself. It’s been way too easy to use the TV as a babysitter when making dinner, and it’s become a bad habit to just watch TV every night after my son’s in bed. Trying a TV free day once a week – hasn’t been easy, but feeling less guilt!

     
  82. Dreena

    I’d like to have more patience.
    Be more positive.
    And get to sleep at a more reasonable time.

    Cheers.

     
  84. andrea amy

    i would like to facebook less, read more, and hopefully figure out what is wrong with my son. We’re not sure if he has a severe anxiety based disorder, or autism, or something else. So this year we are going through all the testing, and that is my plan for the year.

     
  88. Elaine Buonsante

    My goal for this year is to improve my mobility; water exercises once a week, try physio and very gradually increase my daily steps.

     
  90. Tracy

    I will be saving more $$ for my upcoming trip to Japan with my family and I hope to start a Japanese Language program. I also want to continue to read novels about Japan and to follow the couple blogs about Japan.

     
  91. Krista M

    To get over all my fears of driving a car and finally get my license. Last year’s goal was to get my learners & do some lessons which I accomplished. This is the year I will make it all official once I gain some more confidence behind the wheel.

     
  94. Elena

    I’m hoping to learn more about food and nutrition. I’d like to take some cooking classes so I can feed my family nice meals.

     
  95. sarah jackson

    I want to focus on not sweating the small stuff and being more positive ..im sure life could be more enjoyable when you arent stressing out over all the small things

     
  96. Jonnie

    My goals this year are to get more sleep and greatly reduce my sugar intake. I’m also trying to reduce the amount of food we waste/throw out and use the grocery savings to donate to the food bank.

     
  98. MPaula

    I want to increase my lower body strength. I had an assessment today and was assigned an exercise class 1 hour, once a week for 12 weeks; then a reassessment.

     
  109. Cheryl

    I am hoping this year is filled with more positives, I hope we get some resolution and closure to ongoing issues from 2014

     
  110. Colleen (@905Foodie)

    My biggest goal is that I want to learn to meditate. I think it is the tool I need to be able to focus more. Also, working on eating out less, which ends up meaning saving money and eating better too. Believe it or not, making better progress on the eat at home goal than I am on the meditating…and meditating is sort of doing nothing…go figure…

     
  123. Andrea Lamont

    I’m hoping that maybe this year I will get better from the car accident we were in last January, rand I’m still dealing with. A trip is also always in my plans (dreams 😉 )

     
  125. Natalie

    I’m hoping to lose some weight this year, but in the get-in-better-shape way, not just a fad diet thing, so I’m definitely going to exercise more and make more conscious decisions about food.

     
  129. Dana Miller

    One of my goals for 2015 is to transition back into the workforce now that my daughter is in kindergarten. I hope to pay down my line of credit in the next 12 months. The challenge is going to be learning how to juggle a job and being a single Mommy, and balancing it all!

     
  135. Aisu Melef

    I want to clean and organize my home. Due to a series of unfortunate events, my home and life was chaos so, it’s time to get it in order. An organized environment helps me to focus better to achieve other goals.

     
  136. Laurie B

    My goals this year to are to live a healthier lifestyle, be more spontaneous, and be more organized.

     
  141. Tava

    finish off the giant list of little things to do and make at least one new whole full meal sides etc per week from the large binder of recipes to try. so far only two have ended up in the recycle bin the rest have been put in the favourites binder!

     
  146. Rachel Williams

    I’m trying to live a healthier lifestyle by drinking more water, to eat better, and be active more often.

     
  147. Brandee H

    I am hoping to travel more this year. I’d like to take an extended vacation overseas with my son.

     
  148. katy emanuel

    My goal is to try and keep active with my children with daily outside activity and to try to maintain that once I return to work late spring as well.

     
  150. zahra premji

    I want to commit to working out consistently and eating healthier this year. I have never managed to keep it up all year long before.

     
  151. Silvia D

    My goal is to get my health back in check. To read all those books i have that are unread.To get back into my hobbies that are half finished!

     
  153. Elizabeth Vlug

    Some of my goals for 2015 are to get more organized. Paperwork, cupboards, wardrobe. I am also planning on running my first 5K run. (that should be interesting) I too love shopping at SDM. Thanks for the giveaway!

     
  154. Karrie Cheung

    I am hoping to get my health back in order, drink plenty of water (rather than coffee) and spend more time with my close friends and family. Lastly, learn not to sweat the small stuff and just enjoy life.

     
  155. kelly young

    i want to eat better get myself back into shape and start learning the word no its my year

     
  163. Betty S

    My goal is to continue the walking regime I started in 2014 and increase my step count each month.

     
  165. jessica monahan

    I am hopeing to eat more healthy and get outside alot more this year hopeing this year is a good one for health wise in my household