Goal Getter /// May + June 2016

MAY 2016 REVIEW

FAMILY (100%): Spent time with Mr. LL's family this month and with my mom. In fact, she's coming over again tonight for a Game of Thrones "party" (aka–her, Mr. LL and I eating a bunch of junk food as we watch tonight's episode).

SOCIAL LIFE (100%): This was a very social month!

HEALTH (100%): We did it!

FINANCIAL (48%): Didn't pay off a credit card this month, but we're getting there.

CLEANLINESS  (38%): Need to get better at this. :/

BLOGGING/FREELANCE (96%): I'm hitting some difficulties with my freelance stuff, but it'll work out.

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JUNE 2016 GOALS

FAMILY (0%)

• Spend time with Mr. LL's Family (0%)
• Spend time with my family (0%)

NOTES: 

SOCIAL LIFE (0%)

• Book club (0%)
• D&D with friends (0%)

NOTES: 

HEALTH (0%)

• Meal plan every week (0%)
• Stick to said meal plan every week (0%)
• Try to work out at least TWICE this month (0%)

NOTES: Upping my work outs, lol.

 FINANCIAL (0%)

• Pay off at least one credit card (0%)
• Get to Mr. LL's financial goal (0%)

NOTES: 

CLEANLINESS  (0%)

• Keep going with the "chores" (0%)
• Create a cleaning challenge for myself (0%)
• Complete the cleaning challenge (0%)

NOTES: I think it's time that I stop trying to do things that work for other people and figure out what works for me. I'll be sure to share it with you all as I figure it out!

BLOGGING/FREELANCE  (22%)

• Get posts ready for the month (0%)
• Write at least one post A WEEK for LV Book Design (75%)
• Work on more planner printables (0%)
• Work on new designs for shop in July (0%)
• Finish From Side Hustle to Success course (80%)
• Finish RAVE course (0%)
• Find new freelance clients (0%)

NOTES: I'm upping my posting on LV Book Design's blog. I'm also starting a new ecourse. I'm close to wrapping up with my last LV Book Design client, so it's time to #hustle and find more!

Dreamy vacation/travel accessories

I seriously have travel on my mind, lol. So I'm just going with it! Here are some fun travel accessories that I'm digging.

1. Wash your make-up and travel gunk off your face with one of these magical make-up erasers. (ModCloth)
2. I think this action figure beach towel is hilarious. (ThinkGeek)
3. Remember to go out and see the world with this shirt. (ModCloth)
4. Stay charged with Boba Fett in your pocket. (ModCloth)
5. I love this simple embroidery that reminds me to get out there! (etsy)
6. This world map infinity scarf is a great travel accessory–PLUS it has a secret pocket in it! (etsy)

Tokaido /// Once A Month Gamer

Since I'm all about travel this month, I thought the perfect game to review would be Tokaido. This is one of my favorite games and it centers around players competing to see who has the be trip as they travel along the legendary East Sea Road connecting Kyoto to Edo. In this game, it is all about the journey.

We even played this game while on vacation!

The set up isn't crazy, but it can take a minute to get all the pieces out. There are a few decks that you need to have on the board, and while I love the design of this game, the box doesn't really help you keep the pieces to it very organized. Once you set up and randomly select your players (each character you can play has different advantages and starting out money), it's time to start your travel.

PUBLISHER:
Passport Games Studios

DESIGNER(S):
Antoine Bauza

COST: $40.00

THEME: Japan, Travel, Strategy

There is a two-player variant to this game, in which you have a "third player" that the two real players take turns controlling. Mr. LL and I found this to be tedious and never play this way. We play with just the two of us just fine. Things get a bit more cut throat with just two players though because you KNOW where the other one wants to go.

You get points along the way for buying souvenirs, eating delicious food (but never the same dish twice!), visiting temples, meeting fellow travelers, going to hot springs and painting the scenery around you. If you run out of money, you could even work for turn to get some coins to spend along your journey. Not only do you get points for all these things, but you also are rewarding for doing them better than your other players. If you complete a landscape first (of which there are three), then you get a bonus. If you eat the most expensive foods, you get the Gourmet bonus. If you have the most complete sets of souvenirs, you get the Collector bonus. If you had the most encounters with fellow travelers, you get the Chatter box bonus; and finally, if you visited the most hot springs you get the Bather bonus.

This game takes some strategy so you can make sure you get the most out of your journey to Edo. I'll admit, none of my strategies work and Mr. LL always wins. Always. But I still have a great time playing it and love this addition to our collection.