Hello! It’s January 21, 2020. A year and two days ago, I formally published the site you’re now reading, where I revealed a blog featuring a mighty list of 19 goals, a list of services including free coaching sessions and options for 19 people, a handful of testimonials… and one ambitious yet optimistic kid on…
Category: Exploring Goals
2020 Vision
First time here? Or followed me down a not-so-dark alley of the Internet in 2019? In 2019, I set an admittedly ambitious 19 goals for the year. You can explore them all here. Now that it’s been nearly a year since hitting that first “publish”, and the calendar has turned, it’s time for a new…
Why I don’t share every accomplishment via pixels
Happy 2020, everyone! In this New Year, it seems all of my Facebook friends have reflected on either A. all their accomplishments or B. their sense of dread at seeing option A everywhere. Let’s stop and think about this. We live in a world that values not only work, but presenting it to others, often…
Why I write every week
Why am I here? Tough question, to ask why you’re here, in this life or even under the clarification of “here online”, it’s a question of purpose and motivation. But I’ve been thinking about why I do what I do, whether it’s for a paycheck or not. What gets me up in the morning, what…
How camping can become a minimalist activity
I went camping this weekend and will be visiting another new city later this week! One of my core values is exploring, and I recently dove into mini-adventures. I made it a summer goal to be outside as much as possible, and one of my year-long goals is to explore a new location every week….
I published 6 months ago. Here’s what I’ve learned so far
On January 19, 2019, I pressed “publish” to kaylielongley.com. Cue: jumping up and down on my kitchen’s linoleum floor, countless calls between my brother and me as its server shut down, and tons of edits to my homepage… that’s still a work in progress, thank you very much. At the time of writing, it’s almost…
Minimalist traveling: a week of adventure
My friend Marissa stayed at my place this week. She’s a lifelong friend, long-lost pen pal, and one kick-butt lady, teaching and serving in local government a few states’ away. A couple days later, I stayed with my friend Brooke, 125+ miles away (translated to Midwest language, that’s 2 hours’ distance). She’s the little sister…
How to Embrace your Different Identities without Sacrificing One Role
We all play many different roles in life. There is power in associating yourself with multiple titles. There are almost always communities attached to these identities. And there is no shame in giving up one identity, temporarily or otherwise, to work on another. I care about these different self-given associations. Not only am I a…
April in Review: How do you maintain a habit?
Have you ever heard the phrase, “If it’s meant to be, it’s up to me”? There’s a lot of work in maintaining good habits, and this phrase is particularly encouraging. A lot of folks struggle with starting something new, but what happens when you finally overcome that first mental hurdle of starting? You keep it…
Just another WordPress site? Why I set 19 goals and how I accomplish them
“Hello world.” So starts each WordPress site, down to the all-too-often forgotten comma after “hello.” It’s good to be here, world. (See what I did there?) After years of setting (and forgetting) resolutions, I began recording and mastering my goals. I tracked my progress on scratches of paper, on my phone’s calendar, and even on…