If you’ve been following along on my Instastories over the last 24 hours, you’ve been slowly watching me receive an education in coffee mugs that is invaluable. I received what I now know is a “camp” or “campfire” mug in a gift basket over the holidays, and absolutely fell in love with it. However, outside the months of November and December, I can’t bear to have holiday items in my presence. Thus, I asked for help in identifying the mug (it had no brand or logo on it) so I could order a non-holiday version of the same mug for use over the next 10 months. You quickly helped me identify that it was called a “camp,” “campfire,” or “tinware” style mug, but the tricky part was finding one that’s dishwasher/microwave safe (i.e. not the actual metal camping versions) and just the right oversized (15oz) size. Thankfully after innumerable DMs and many a google search, I indeed uncovered some promising versions of the same mug with… a different outfit. I have decided on ordering these mugs from Canvas home (which look amazing but unfortunately are only sold in a set of four) and these beauties (which are slightly smaller than I’d prefer, so we’ll see!) from Amazon. Now I am a collector.
Campfire Mug
Setting goals? Woof. Setting career goals? Double woof. It can all seem so daunting, right? For me, the hardest parts are (a) where to start when it comes to thinking about your career and where you want to go, and (b) how to establish a realistic roadmap to actually achieving the professional goals you set. Last week, I broke down exactly how I approach the process of setting career goals which starts with reflecting on the past year and brainstorming what I really want in my professional life. This is a crucial part of the goal-setting process because you can’t decide where you want to go if you don’t first reflect on where you’ve been. If you haven’t already, I strongly recommend you give it a read here because it will give you a great baseline for the next step I’m discussing today: actually setting goals and achieving them.