Today I’m recapping my July goals and listing my August goals. As always, I’m using a Y for YES and N for NO to indicate whether or not I accomplished my goals. July was a DOOZY as I had vertigo for most of it, so there were a lot of things that just couldn't get done this month.
July Goals
Relationships
Y Go on 2 dates with Brian. – We went to a brewery with a ton of friends and then went to the Dave Matthews Band concert in Atlanta.
Y Visit
the new brewery with friends.
Y Go
to dinner/do something fun with my girls. – We ate dinner together and made
flower arrangements in my friend, Jessica’s, garden.
N Have
a poker night with friends. – We ended up doing this August 4, so it
technically didn’t happen in July.
Y Soak
up the last month of summer with Jacob and Olivia. – Well, this was a tough
one… due to my vertigo the last four weeks, I was pretty much a zombie the
whole time. It was not enjoyable, and
it was hard to "soak up" anything. However, I really tried my best to keep living through the vertigo, and we managed to squeeze in some fun things, so I'm calling it a win.
Personal/Health/Wellness/Fitness/Beauty
Y Meditate, quiet time, and affirmations every day.
Y Drink
64 oz. water most days.
N Close
all rings on my Apple Watch 24 days. – One word. Vertigo.
Sigh.
N Aim
to average 10,000/steps per day. – Again, vertigo.
Y Visit
with my therapist.
N Go
to my six month breast ultrasound follow-up. – Had to move this to August
due to my vertigo… I had to schedule a vertigo appointment in its place because it was the only time they could get me in.
N Continue
journaling. – Journaling was impossible with vertigo.
Y Start
The Bible Recap. – Well, I started the night before I got vertigo, and then
I had to stop because reading has been really hard with all of this dizziness.
N Create
a perfume roller from oils.
N Read
3 books. – I only read one because… vertigo.
Family/Fun
Y Attend my friend’s daughter’s baptism.
Y Host
a 4th of July party at our house.
Y Celebrate
Jacob’s 12th birthday!
Y Kids
go to music camp for a week.
Y Dentist
checkups for the three of us.
Y See
Dave Matthews Band in Atlanta!
Y Attend
Olivia’s friend’s birthday party.
Y Olivia
write another letter to her beach pen pal.
Y Kids
finish summer homework.
N Go
to the pool (assuming it gets cleaned). – It stayed green, and I had
vertigo and couldn't be in the sun much because it makes my dizziness so much worse.
Y Have
more playdates.
Y Try
a new restaurant in town. – We tried a new BBQ place by the new brewery.
Y Make
a fun summer treat. – We made rice crispy treats.
Y Plant
sunflowers… again.
N Ride
bikes. – Nope. It has been blazing
hot and I’ve had vertigo so I can’t be out in the heat too much.
Home/Organization/Planning
Y Put tabs on my Bible pages.
Y Plan
and purchase everything for Jacob’s birthday.
Y Plan
and purchase everything needed for back to school.
N Try
to find a pressure washer and pressure wash the driveway and sidewalk.
N Put
a new strand of lights on the tree in the living room.
N Clean
out closet under stairs.
N Clean
out kids’ bathroom.
N Wash
car.
N List
all spring/summer clothes on Poshmark.
N Complete
1 task on Master To Do List.
Blog/Social Media
Y Post on the blog 3 times per week.
Y Share at least 1
Reel on Instagram.
Y Continue filling in
Ode to 2023 blog post as the year progresses.
Y Share
Amazon Prime Day deals.
Y Plan
blog content for August and September.
Summary
29 items accomplished
16 items not
accomplished
Books Read: 1
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacey Willingham
Meditation
Days: 31
Rings Closed on Apple Watch:
Move Ring: 15
Exercise Ring: 20
Stand Ring: 31
Workouts Completed: 29
Core Training: 0
Dance: 0
High Intensity Interval Training: 0
Hiking: 0
Mixed Cardio: 4
Outdoor Run: 2 (4.61 miles)
Outdoor Walk: 5 (8.09 miles)
Pilates: 0
Pool Swim: 0 (0 yards)
Stair Stepper: 7
Strength Training: 7
Yoga: 4
Time Spent Working Out: 13:42:26 (hours:minutes:seconds)
Calories Burned During Workouts: 3,878
Total Steps This Month: 215,067 (Average: 6,938/day)
Pictures of My Successes
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| My friend's daughter's Baptism |
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| One of the many playdates with friends |
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| 4th of July party at our house |
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| Brewery date night with friends |
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| Completed Bible tabs |
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| My first Bible Recap entry |
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| One of the many playdates with friends |
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| One of the many playdates with friends |
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| Sunflowers! |
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| One of the many playdates with friends |
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| Soaking up summer |
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| Soaking up summer |
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| One of the many playdates with friends |
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| Jacob's Birthday (and one of the many playdates with friends) |
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| Olivia's friend's birthday party (and one of the many playdates with friends) |
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| Dave Matthews Band in Atlanta! |
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| Girls night |
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| Celebrating Jacob's birthday |
Now for the August goals… I’m still
suffering from the residual effects of my vertigo, so I honestly don’t know how
much I’m going to actually be able to accomplish, but I’m certainly going to
try!
August Goals
Relationships
Go on a date with Brian.
Go to dinner/do
something fun with my girls.
Go to poker
night with friends.
Personal/Health/Wellness/Fitness/Beauty
Meditate, quiet time, and affirmations every day.
Drink 64 oz.
water most days.
Close all rings
on my Apple Watch 15 days. (Low because,
vertigo)
Aim to average 7,000/steps
per day. (Low because, vertigo)
Visit with my
therapist.
Go to my six-month
breast ultrasound follow-up.
Go to my annual
eye appointment.
Go to another
evaluation for this vertigo. Sigh.
Start physical
therapy for this vertigo. (I have
zero control over when this starts but I’m putting it out in the universe with
the hope that it happens soon. I’m so
tired of waiting.)
Go to my
semi-annual checkup at the allergist.
Try to do a few
entries in The Bible Recap. (This
dizziness makes reading really hard.)
Read 1 book.
Family/Fun
Attend Meet the Teacher day at school.
Kids start the
new school year.
Kids start
music lessons again after a one-week hiatus.
Attend the
first Home and School Advisory Board meeting of the year.
Olivia start
dance classes.
Attend both
parent nights at the kids’ school.
Take Olivia for
her semi-annual thyroid checkup with the ENT doctor.
Attend the
back-to-school social at the kids’ school.
Attend the
first Home and School open meeting of the year.
Take Olivia to
her annual well checkup.
Take Jacob to
his annual well checkup.
Take the kids
to see Barbie at the movie theater.
Home/Organization/Planning
Register Olivia for dance.
Print my
holiday season checklist. (HOW is it
time to do this already?!)
Back up all
pictures and videos on 2 hard drives and Amazon Photos.
Get bulletin
board in command center ready for the new school year.
Book hotel for potential
girls trip to NYC!! EEK!
Put a new
strand of lights on the tree in the living room.
Clean out
closet under stairs.
Clean out kids’
bathroom.
Wash car.
List fall/winter
clothes on Poshmark.
Complete 1 task
on Master To Do List.
Blog/Social Media
Resume posting on the blog 4 times per week.
Share at least 1 Reel on Instagram.
Continue filling in Ode to 2023 blog
post as the year progresses.
Share 1 recipe.
Start working on getting ahead on blog
posts again.
Friday Funnies
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| It's me, Hi. |
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| Or trying to dial a phone number |
On the Blog This Week
From the pictures it looks like the kids had a great month, so try not to be too hard on yourself!
ReplyDeleteYou did great considering you had vertigo!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry you had vertigo, and for so long too, Lindsay!! That is horrible and hope it is all gone now! I think you got a ton done, especially considering you had that awful vertigo!
ReplyDeleteI love those big bible tabs by the way, they are so pretty!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend, friend! :)
Make Life Marvelous
Thank you! Unfortunately, I'm still having issues, but I'm grateful that most of it has subsided. I'm hoping this new PT will get me back to 100%!
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