October was pretty darn good, and I feel like it was the most normal month we’ve had since quarantine started seven months ago. The kids were in school, Jacob was playing baseball, Olivia was back at dance classes in person, and we actually got out of the house a bit. We have, of course, been doing all of these things safely, and there was, of course, some stuff that we missed out on, but I do feel fulfilled nonetheless.
Today I’m recapping my October goals and listing my November goals. As always, I’m using a Y for YES and N for NO to indicate whether or not I accomplished my goals. And since I opted not to do seasonal bucket lists this year, all of our fun Thanksgiving and Christmas activities will be here instead. ;o)
Relationships/Connect
Y Celebrate my Momma’s birthday, take two. – I said yes for this because we did get to spend some time with her and give her gift to her, but it wasn’t our usual dinner and cake celebration, too. Nothing we can really do about that right now, though, I suppose.
N Celebrate my littlest brother’s birthday, take two. – I literally haven’t seen my littlest brother in weeks, y’all. He moved out of my parents’ house into an apartment and he works so much that he’s never able to be there for the rare moments we’re able to get together with family. I do have a gift for him and hope to get it to him ASAP, though.
Personal/Health/Wellness/Fitness/Beauty
Y Meditate every day.
Y Quiet
time every day.
Y Drink
64 oz. most days.
Y Close
all rings on my Apple Watch at least 15 days.
Y Visit
with therapist via Zoom.
Y Annual
checkup with my midwife.
Y Get
my hair done.
Y Try
out a new hair style with my new curling iron.
Y Schedule
an appointment to donate blood.
Y Make
a serum with Frankincense essential oil and incorporate into skin care routine.
Y Continue
reading Get Out of Your Head.
N Try a pumpkin cream cold brew, take two. – So I went to Starbucks a couple of times and had the opportunity to get one, but y’all, when I want coffee, I just want it hot… so I just decided to remove this from my future goals.
Family/Fun
Y Get flu shots.
Y Go
to the mountains.
Y Go
apple picking.
Y Go
to a winery.
Y Go
gem grubbing.
Y Go
to Trader Joe’s and load up on all of our favorites!
Y Wrap
up Jacob’s baseball season.
Y Olivia
start attending dance classes in person.
Y Watch
our Georgia Bulldogs play (on TV)!!
Y Take
family pictures for Christmas cards.
Y Carve
pumpkins.
Y Have
a special Halloween dinner.
Y Celebrate
Halloween (amended for Covid, of course).
Y Make
a Halloween charcuterie board.
Y Watch more fall and Halloween movies. – we watched Hocus Pocus, Toy Story of Terror, Casper, The Dog Who Saved Halloween, The Addams Family (animated), and It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. Our fall/Halloween movie game was the strongest ever this year!
Home
Y Finish setting up my new SUV. – Yep, got my old license plate transferred, got the inside compartments organized, got my UGA decorative plate attached to the front of the SUV, and got my decals on the back.
Y Hang
new bulletin board in office and decorate.
Y Develop
pictures for frames.
Y Create
a holiday prep spreadsheet for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, NYE.
Y Move
all pictures/videos to external hard drives and upload to Amazon cloud.
Y Delete
all pictures/videos from phone and computer.
Y Organize
old ticket stubs.
Y Start
shopping for Christmas.
Y Clean
out Jacob’s bedroom, take two.
Y Clean
out Olivia’s bedroom, take two.
N Clean
out playroom, take two.
Y Complete 2 things on Master To-Do list. – Yep, I crossed 7 items off the list, but I added 3 more, so for the sake of decreasing the list, it’s like I did 4 items. This month, I cleaned out some boxes in my office, got some pictures framed that I’ve been wanting to frame forever, and a few other items.
Blog
Y Post 3 times per week.
Y Share Amazon Prime
Day on Instagram.
Y Pitch to a couple of brands for collabs.
Summary
41
items accomplished
3
items not accomplished
Books
Read: 0
Meditation Days: 31
Rings Closed on Apple Watch:
Move Ring: 16
Exercise Ring: 17
Stand Ring: 31
Dance: 4
Mixed
Cardio: 7
Outdoor
Run: 3 (7.48 miles)
Outdoor
Walk: 5 (5.50 miles)
Stair
Stepper: 1
Strength
Training: 0
Yoga:
0
Pictures of My
Successes
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| Meditation |
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| Apple Watch rings |
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| Celebrating Momma's birthday |
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| Got my flu shot! |
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| Trader Joe's goodies |
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| Apple picking in the mountains |
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| Winery! |
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| Gem grubbing |
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| Halloween movie watching |
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| Halloween charcuterie board |
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| Pumpkin carving |
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| Festive Halloween dinner |
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| Trick-or-treating |
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| Jacob's end-of-year baseball celebration |
November Goals
Relationships/Connect
Get together with family to celebrate Thanksgiving somehow.
Celebrate my littlest brother’s birthday, take three.
Personal/Health/Wellness/Fitness/Beauty
Meditate every
day.
Quiet time
every day.
Drink 64 oz.
most days.
Close all rings
on my Apple Watch at least 16 days. (Lots
to do this month, so taking a break from working out five days a week.)
Visit with
therapist via Zoom.
Donate blood.
Have my annual
mammogram.
Follow up with
dermatologist.
Finish reading Get Out of Your Head.
Family/Fun
Attend Jacob’s
end-of-season baseball party.
Watch Jacob
play in a baseball tournament.
Take Olivia to
the orthopedist to follow-up on her elbow.
Take Olivia for
her quarterly thyroid check-up.
Decorate the
whole house for Christmas.
Make an apple
pie from scratch.
Watch lots of
Christmas movies.
Have our first
fire of the season.
Celebrate
Thanksgiving.
Watch the Macy’s
Thanksgiving Day Parade (even though it will be different).
Have our annual
North Pole Breakfast.
Start working
on holiday cards.
Watch lots of college football.
Home
Continue shopping
for Christmas.
Clean out
playroom, take three.
Complete 2 things on Master To-Do list.
Blog
Post 4-5 times per week.
Share all holiday gift guides.
Pitch to a couple of brands for collabs.
Friday Funnies
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| Olivia!!!! Every. Single. Time. something special is happening. |
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| Anybody else? |
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| I laughed way too hard at this because it's so true! |
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| Bring on the new wave of Baby Yoda memes since the second season is officially out! |
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| For all of you haters who think we early Christmas decorators don't celebrate Thanksgiving... we totally do! Hahahaha. |
On the Blog This Week
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Our Week – The One with Quarantine, Week 33 (Another Hurricane and Halloween)
Holiday Gift Guide for the Ladies
You know I’m totally with you on that diagram, LOL! Always love your funnies and I know that you will slay these goals sweet girl! Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteGreat list of goals!!! I should probably start doing this to keep myself accountable. 😬
ReplyDeleteGreat job with your goals last month!
ReplyDeleteLove that Christmas/ Thanksgiving meme; it definitely made me laugh! Great job on your goals.
ReplyDeleteThat meme is SO ME! I know not everyone agrees, but I thought it was so funny.
DeleteI think you did pretty well this month! 41 out of 44 is a great accomplishment. I read a lot of books, but lacked on other things. It is all about balance.
ReplyDeleteWow you were super productive this month! I really like your hair that length. And your kiddos in their costumes are just too adorable. Have a good weekend!
ReplyDeleteOctober felt like a long month to me. Way to go on the goals, as usual! It does feel so good to do some things that seem almost normal! Hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteWell done on your goals girl!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
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