Today I’m recapping my September goals and listing my October goals. As always, I’m using a Y for YES and N for NO to indicate whether or not I accomplished my goals.
September Goals
Relationships
N Go on a date with Brian.
Y Go
to dinner/do something fun with my girls.
Y Have
a poker night with friends.
Personal/Health/Wellness/Fitness/Beauty
Y Meditate, quiet time, and affirmations every day.
Y Drink
64 oz. water most days.
Y Close
all rings on my Apple Watch 18 days. – I closed them exactly 18 times.
Y Aim
to average 7,000/steps per day. – I averaged 7,981 per day.
Y Visit
with my therapist.
Y Continue
doing physical therapy for vertigo.
Y Have
an MRI of my brain and neck for vertigo.
Y Schedule
an appointment with a cardiologist for vertigo.
Y Go
to my annual skin checkup at the dermatologist.
Y Go
to my orthodontist checkup.
Y Do
10 days of The Bible Recap. – I did 11!
Y Read
1 book. – I read 2!
Family/School/Fun
Y Attend the Home and School Advisory board meeting.
Y Meet
with the fourth grade teachers to plan the upcoming year.
Y Watch
Olivia read at school Mass.
Y Jacob
start his new golf season.
Y Plan
Grandparent’s Day at the kids’ school.
Y Host
Grandparent’s Day.
Y Plan
tailgate night at the kids’ school.
Y Attend
tailgate night and the football game at the kids’ school.
Y Attend
the alumni social and homecoming football game at the kids’ school.
Y Have
our picture taken for the church pictorial.
Y Attend
the Home and School open meeting.
Y Attend
Olivia’s school field trip.
Y Watch
tons of college football!
Y Get
a pumpkin spice latte to welcome fall!
Y Bake
pumpkin bread from scratch.
Y Visit
the Halloween store.
Y Pick
out Halloween costumes.
Home/Organization/Planning
Y Order new planner for 2024.
N Buy
a new external hard drive and finish backing up all pictures and videos.
Y Continue
planning girls’ trip to NYC. – We still haven’t booked flights, but my
cousin has been monitoring prices, and I’ve been researching things to do and I
also started thinking about the itinerary.
N Clean
out closet under stairs.
N Clean
out kids’ bathroom.
N List
fall/winter clothes on Poshmark.
Y Complete
1 task on Master To Do List.
Blog/Social Media
Y Share fall home tour on the blog.
Y Share at least 1
Reel on Instagram. – I shared 2.
Y Continue filling in
Ode to 2023 blog post as the year progresses.
N Complete 1 blog
post for the future.
Summary
37 items accomplished
6 items not
accomplished
Books Read: 2
The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
Meditation
Days: 30
Rings Closed on Apple Watch:
Move Ring: 18
Exercise Ring: 25
Stand Ring: 30
Workouts Completed: 31
Core Training: 0
Dance: 0
High Intensity Interval Training: 0
Hiking: 0
Mixed Cardio: 4
Outdoor Run: 3 (6.86 miles)
Outdoor Walk: 11 (21.61 miles)
Pilates: 0
Pool Swim: 0 (0 yards)
Stair Stepper: 5
Strength Training: 4
Yoga: 4
Time Spent Working Out: 16:51:49 (hours:minutes:seconds)
Calories Burned During Workouts: 5,033
Total Steps This Month: 239,424 (Average: 7,981/day)
Pictures of My
Successes
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| Apple Watch success |
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| Meditation success |
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| Georgia football! |
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| Picking out Halloween costumes... she did not keep this one, though |
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| Got the house decorated for fall |
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| Grandparent's Day success! |
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| Grandparent's Day success! |
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| Grandparent's Day success! |
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| Tailgate success! |
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| Bible recap |
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| Homecoming with my girls |
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| Field trip with my girl |
Now for the October goals… I’m still suffering from this dumb vertigo, but I’m trying to be a little more aggressive with the goals this month.
October Goals
Relationships
Go on a date with Brian.
Go to dinner/do
something fun with my girls.
Spend one on
one time with each kid.
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 20 days.
Aim to average 8,000/steps
per day.
Visit with my
therapist.
Start laying on
my old acupressure mat daily for neck tension.
Have an
echocardiogram and a carotid artery ultrasound for vertigo.
Meet with a
neurologist about my vertigo.
Clean makeup
brushes.
Do 15 days of
The Bible Recap.
Read 2 books.
Family/School/Fun
Attend my best friend’s son’s play.
Attend the Home
and School Advisory board meeting.
Have some of
the kids’ friends over to hang out/sleep over.
Attend the
school’s big rivalry football game.
Attend the
Georgia vs. Kentucky game and tailgate.
Have a fun day
in Atlanta during the kids’ fall break.
Have a picnic
with friends.
Jacob wrap up
his golf season.
Go to Pumpkins
at Callaway with friends.
Attend the school
fall carnival.
Go to the Lego
Convention.
See Phillip
Phillips in concert!!!!
Have a poker
night with friends.
Attend and help
out with Trunk or Treat at the kids’ school.
Have our annual
spooky Halloween dinner.
Trick or Treat
with friends.
Watch It’s the
Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
Watch some
other festive Halloween movies.
Carve a
pumpkin.
Get one more
PSL before I make the switch to my Christmas flavor.
Home/Organization/Planning
Decorate house for Halloween.
Clean off the
back porch and get it ready for fall and winter.
Start shopping
for Christmas gifts during Prime Day.
Get 2024
planner set up.
Buy a new
external hard drive and finish backing up all pictures and videos.
Continue
planning girls’ trip to NYC.
Clean out
closet under stairs.
Clean out kids’
bathroom.
List fall/winter
clothes on Poshmark.
Complete 1 task
on Master To Do List.
Blog/Social Media
Share Halloween home tour on the blog.
Share Prime Day deals.
Share at least 1 Reel on Instagram.
Continue filling in Ode to 2023 blog
post as the year progresses.
Complete 1 blog post for the future.
Friday Funnies
On the Blog This Week
What I Ordered from Amazon in September 2023
Our Week – The One with Girls Night, Glasses for Olivia, an Evening Downtown, and a Play
You’re gonna crush those goals gf! Oh Olivia did look so cute in that one but then again she looks cute in anything. Happy weekend
ReplyDeletePhillip Phillips! How fun!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with September's goals! Wishing you well with October's goals too and really hoping that your vertigo resolves itself soon.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Me too!
DeleteThe Barbie dress was such a great find for Halloween. Good luck with your October goals!
ReplyDeleteGrandparent's Day and Jacob with that tie! So precious!
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