following the funks

2018 Goals

• run a 10k together – DONE! (Dubai Race in February)
• continue learning Turkish (in progress)
• start a new project (pst… check it out here)
• continue to make our apartment more of a home
  • buy new bed
  • guest bedroom
  • terrace area for summer (new life updates means we CANCELLED this one)
• visit Chios, a Greek Island off the coast of Turkey(and we also visited Lesvos and Rhodes!)
• travel to Marmaris to visit friends
• visit family in the states (June/July!)
• travel to the UK for Jason’s birthday and the Hamilton Musical (September)CANCELLED
• go camping in Turkey (this one is always on Catie’s list)
• create some investment projects – IN PROGRESS!
• travel to Vietnam for a Travel Writing Workshop (FREE for Catie) – SIGNED UP!
• another secret goal on the side that we hope to announce later! (FunkTravels TV YouTube Channel PREMIERED!)

COUPLE READS

• Adopted for Life by Russell Moore (DONE)
• Triggers by Marshall Goldsmith (DONE)
• A Connected Child by Karyn B. Purvis (Author), David R. Cross (Author), Wendy Sunshine (Author)

CATIE’S GOALS:

• write more for our website (in progress)
• hit intermediate/advance in Turkish
  • take a language assessment test
  • finish Turkish Grammar list
• continue travel writing mentorship program – IN PROGRESS through November 2018
• work on photo organization and 2017 and 2018 photo books – IN PROGRESS
• create space in our home for season’s and holidays – be intentional – IN PROGRESS

JASON’S GOALS:

• continue working with his business Tough Space (and doing a great job!)
• attend one professional development conference for work
• revamp and launch Bltn -DONE!
• monthly goals

Past goals:

2017

2017 Christmas Card 

2017 Review

COUPLE GOALS

• continue to eat well and exercise – (definitely off and on!)
  • Catie will plan a half marathon for later this year! (Nope but I did get my running back up! And Jason is running too…)
• continue learning Turkish (in progress)
• continue on with our 2nd year of FunkTravels podcast (pst… check it out here)
• continue to make our apartment more of a home
  • finish entryway
  • create a workspace for me
  • guest bedroom
• go camping in Turkey (glamping counts right?)
• visit a Greek Island off the coast of Turkey(Cyprus!)
• visit family in the states (July/August!)
• travel to Cappadocia (January)
• travel to Adana to visit friends
• travel to Iceland and western Europe (maybe U.K., Netherlands…) Decided to make to to SouthEast Asia instead this year!

COUPLE READS

• Tactics by Gregory Koukl (DONE)

CATIE

• write more for our website (in progress)
• find a mentor
• make a few more photo books (working on 1!)

JASON

• continue working with his business Tough Space (and doing a great job!)
• attend one professional development conference for work (didn’t happen)
• make time for created his side projects – ForeignNumbers (It’s live!)