Let’s Set March 2025 Goals

My writer productivity skyrockets when I set monthly writer goals, and it’s time to share my March goals. At the beginning of each week I break them down into daily tasks that fit my current schedule. Do you know how great it is to finish projects? Of course you do! For me, setting monthly goals makes it all possible.

Every month I share how I did the previous month as well as what my new goals are. Let’s get to it!

How Did I Do? Jill’s February 2025 Goals

WRITING:

• Revise/polish Love Inspired manuscript. Check!
• Create promo materials for The Cowboy’s Easter Surprise, releasing 02/25/25! Check!

HEALTH:

My health goals haven’t changed. Exercise every weekday. Limit processed foods. Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. I also take vitamins. I toyed with counting calories again to lose the extra pounds I gained last year, but I’m not there yet.

• In addition to above, I’m committing to a mini-workout in the evenings. I’m thinking a 10 minute walk, or 15 minutes on the stationary bike, a short YouTube workout, etc. Check!

PERSONAL:

• I’m on year eight of reading the Bible in a year. I’m doing the Five Day Bible Reading plan for the second year in a row. I really like this one. Check!
• Put together a new jigsaw puzzle. My daughter got me a puzzle table for Christmas. It’s on a turntable and has drawers in the sides to keep the pieces. I love it! Easy to move if we need the table for anything. Check!
• Read four books. Check!
• Meet my girlfriend for a coffee and catch-up session. Check!
• Finish season one of the new series I’m watching, A Man on the Inside on Netflix. Check!

I had a good month for goals. Meeting my writing goals meant long hours, and I’m okay with it. I feel really good that I didn’t spend as much time on my phone at night. However, I am making some health changes in March.

Jill’s March 2025 Goals

WRITING:

• Write 38,750 words in new Love Inspired manuscript.

HEALTH:

Welp, this extra weight isn’t going away, so I broke down and downloaded a new calorie-tracking app. I’ve been using it for a week and a half. So far, so good. Knowing I have to log my food prevents me from eating too-large portions, and I opt for healthier snacks. For the most part.

• Track my food every day.
• Exercise for 20-30 minutes every weekday morning.
• Mini-workouts at least 5 evenings a week–a 10 minute walk, or 15 minutes on the stationary bike, a short YouTube workout, etc.

PERSONAL:

• Buy new workout clothes. Mine are old.
• Visit our daughter (already on the calendar!)–I miss her!
• Read 2 books (I’m usually pretty burned out at night when I’m writing a first draft).

I feel a lot better now that I turned in the novel I wrote in January and February. Plus, getting serious about my weight has put me in a happier frame of mind. The next four months will be busy, so I’m trying to set myself up for success.

I’d love to hear your goals for March! Any challenges? Wins? Let me know!

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