It is no surprise to anyone that I love a goal. I fill out my PowerSheets prep work each new year, I post my goals each month without fail, and I genuinely love to make progress on the projects and habits that matter to me. But sometimes a goal doesn’t quite fit in a monthly, weekly, or daily format, you know? Enter: the goal punch card. Made popular on TikTok, I think, goal punch cards are unabashedly aesthetic — and that’s part of the point. But beyond their good looks and the fun of making them, I’ve actually found them to be a really helpful addition to my goal-setting arsenal. For me, they fill a distinct need: tracking something that I want to do a certain number of times, but that doesn’t need to fit in a particular time period or happen in a regular or structured way. Yes, I want to have game nights with my family or invite friends over for dinner, but they don’t have to happen once per month. I made the ones above at the Articles Club retreat last month and they’ve been hanging on my kitchen bulletin board ever since, a hole punch ready and waiting in the drawer nearby. Should you be inspired to create your own, I thought I’d share the list of ideas I brainstormed and brought to the retreat… Goal Punch Card Ideas: — Read x nonfiction books— Write x handwritten letters— Try x new drinks at the coffee shop— Go on x one-on-one parent dates with each of my children— Shoot x rolls of film— Try x new veggies— X solo dates— Try x new recipes— Finish using x beauty products I already own— X weeks of no Amazon— Try x new hobbies— Watch x new movies— Host x