March Goals

March Goals

I really can’t believe it’s March already! I am so ready for the warmer weather and getting to shoot outside in the sunshine again. The beginning of this week was 60s and 70s, and it was bliss. All I want to do is be outside, go for runs, take lots of pictures, and soak up the sun. I’ll have to wait a few more weeks for those temperatures to be here for good, but oh it makes my heart happy.

I’m still working on all the things I learned from my photography conference in January. There’s so much to do and so little time! I’m having trouble prioritizing because I’m excited about everything, but now that my first goal, the bridal guide, is mostly complete, I’ve attempted to organize my other to-dos into manageable chunks.

Done:

• Set up online contract signing system – This is something I’ve been thinking about for a while, but honestly didn’t know where to start. I set everything up earlier this week with HelloSign, and I’m super pleased with it. It’s got a clean design and is incredibly user-friendly. Now the only question is who’s going to be the first one to book on the new system??
• Rework pricing guide – The content of my guide was good, and the design wasn’t bad, but it didn’t match the style of my website and my new bridal guide very well, so I changed it. I LOVE the new design and am excited to start sending it out to prospective clients.
• FINISH BRIDAL GUIDE – I check this off with a small caveat…the design, photos and info are IN and that is HUGE. But I’m still editing and tweaking and making it perfect, so I feel like it’s not quite done yet. Still, I am BEYOND excited about sharing this project with my clients, and I hope it helps alleviate some of the stress of wedding planning.

To do:

• Finalize and print bridal guide – This is just a few days away and I’m pumped!
• Blog and Instagram regularly – I’m still working on getting into a groove with this, but I’m not going to give up!
• Submit 2 more weddings to blogs – I realized recently that some of my past goals in the category have been too intangible. “Submit more weddings to blogs” doesn’t give me a clear, measurable objective, so this month I’m aiming at submitting 2. I submitted 1 in January and am excited to say that it’ll be published soon! I won’t tell you which wedding or what blog yet, though, you’ll have to wait and see =)

On the personal side of things, my two goals for this month are 1) exercise 3 times a week and 2) finish Jane Eyre. I’ve been working on that book for months, and I’m ready to finish it. Plus now that the weather is warmer I have no excuse for not getting out to run once in a while. =)