Goals Update – It’s already February!

Well, life has taken over this past month for sure. I just realized that we are already into the second week of February. I don’t know where the time has gone. I’ve been spending a lot of time getting items listed for sale on both ebay and Amazon. I’ve been spending time with family and friends and letting time slip away. With that being said, I was still able to accomplish most of the goals I set for myself in January:

Blog Goals:

~~Launch One Frugal Momma by January 31~~. I’m glad I can check that one off of my list. Now I need to work on content and being more consistent with listing.

Mommy Goals:

Create (8) “Busy Boxes” for my son by the end of February: I’ve created a few so far. I have a flashcard box that we are using to work on letters, words, and matching. I also have a box of crayons and coloring books. We spent a while with this one on Friday. I’m working on creating a sticker book and collecting stickers for my third box. I’d say that’s a step in the right direction.
~~Go on at least one out-of-the house adventure each week~~ – the weather has been cooperating with us on this one. We’ve been to the park a few times, the pool, IKEA, and walks around town.

Home/House/Abode Goals:

Add (2) new windows by the end of 2012. This one is in slow process. I am saving money from my eBay and Amazon selling adventures to go towards our next two windows. We are just shy of the funds we need for our first window.
~~Create an entertainment center for our living room using IKEA Besta storage solution~~. DONE! We installed it this weekend. What do you think? I’m really happy with how it turned out.

~~Research costs for electrical repairs/additions by end of January.~~ DONE! We had electrians in to add additional outlets and a cable jack for our new entertainment center. They gave us a quote for the remainder of the small jobs we have around the house. Now I just need to keep selling so we can afford to get them done.
Finish renovation of upstairs hallway. This is in the cue waiting for the necessary funds.

Ebay/Amazon Business:

Double my monthly sales by increasing listings to 100 and then maintaining 100 as I sell . I haven’t doubled my sales yet but I have reached 100 items and am trying my best to maintain that. My sales have definitely increased since I reached 100 listings though.

~~Prepare first shipment of books to Fulfillment by Amazon by January 14~~. DONE! I sent a box of books and have sent 10 other shipments since including 2 today.

FEBRUARY GOALS:

Write at least one blog post per week no later than Friday. My goal is to get back up to 2 posts per week but I’m still trying to work out my schedule for Amazon, eBay and blogging.
Go on at least one out-of-the house adventure each week . I’ll bring this one over from last month. It helped me make sure we were doing something fun.
Create (8) “Busy Boxes” for my son by the end of February. I have 3 done of the 8 I wanted done by the end of the month. I have ideas for the others so I’m on my way!
List at least 20 items per week (by Saturday) to eBay. I’m trying to be more consistent with my listing. I enjoy buying inventory but it won’t sell if I don’t list it. If my store is over 100 listings I get sales. If it’s not they drop off. So that is pretty good motivation to keep listing.
Send 1 box per week to Amazon. I’ve been amazed at how many new-in-box items I find at thrift stores. I’ve been using Profit Bandit to help me make the decision if its a good item for resale. This app paid for itself in one sale alone!