Friday, November 3, 2023

Five on Friday - November Goals

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. 




October Goals

Relationships

Y  Go on a date with Brian.

N  Go to dinner/do something fun with my girls.

Y  Spend one on one time with each kid.

 

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 20 days. – I closed them all exactly 20 times.

Y  Aim to average 8,000/steps per day. – I averaged 8,381.

Y  Visit with my therapist.

Y  Start laying on my old acupressure mat daily for neck tension.

Y  Have an echocardiogram and a carotid artery ultrasound for vertigo.

Y  Meet with a neurologist about my vertigo.

Y  Clean makeup brushes.

N  Do 15 days of The Bible Recap. – I only did 7 this month, so I need to make this a priority.

N  Read 2 books. – I only read one.

 

Family/School/Fun

Y  Attend my best friend’s son’s play.

Y  Attend the Home and School Advisory board meeting.

Y  Have some of the kids’ friends over to hang out/sleep over. – Both kids had friends sleep over and Jacob slept over at a friend’s house for the first time, too.

Y  Attend the school’s big rivalry football game.

Y  Attend the Georgia vs. Kentucky game and tailgate.

Y  Have a fun day in Atlanta during the kids’ fall break.

Y  Have a picnic with friends.

Y  Jacob wrap up his golf season.

Y  Go to Pumpkins at Callaway with friends.

Y  Attend the school fall carnival.

Y  Go to the Lego Convention.

Y  See Phillip Phillips in concert!!!!

Y  Have a poker night with friends.

Y  Attend and help out with Trunk or Treat at the kids’ school.

Y  Have our annual spooky Halloween dinner.

Y  Trick or Treat with friends.

Y  Watch It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.

Y  Watch some other festive Halloween movies. – We watched Hocus Pocus 1 & 2, Beetlejuice, Toy Story of Terror, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Y  Carve a pumpkin.

Y  Get one more PSL before I make the switch to my Christmas flavor.

 

Home/Organization/Planning

Y  Decorate house for Halloween.

Y  Clean off the back porch and get it ready for fall and winter.

Y  Start shopping for Christmas gifts during Prime Day.

N  Get 2024 planner set up.

N  Buy a new external hard drive and finish backing up all pictures and videos. – Well, I bought the hard drive, but I didn’t back up the pictures yet! 

Y  Continue planning girls’ trip to NYC. – We booked our flights!

N  Clean out closet under stairs.

Y  Clean out kids’ bathroom.

N  List fall/winter clothes on Poshmark.

N  Complete 1 task on Master To Do List.

 

Blog/Social Media

Y  Share Halloween home tour on the blog.

Y  Share Prime Day deals.

Y  Share at least 1 Reel on Instagram.

Y  Continue filling in Ode to 2023 blog post as the year progresses.

N  Complete 1 blog post for the future.

 

Summary

 

40 items accomplished

9 items not accomplished

 

Monthly Stats


Books Read: 1

    The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman                 

Meditation Days: 31

Rings Closed on Apple Watch:

    Move Ring: 21

    Exercise Ring: 23

    Stand Ring: 31

Workouts Completed: 29

    Core Training: 0

    Dance: 0

    High Intensity Interval Training: 0

    Hiking: 0

    Mixed Cardio: 5

    Outdoor Run: 4 (9.18 miles)

    Outdoor Walk: 11 (21.13 miles)

    Pilates: 0

    Pool Swim: 0 (0 yards)

    Stair Stepper: 4

    Strength Training: 2

    Yoga: 3

Time Spent Working Out: 16:26:11 (hours:minutes:seconds)

Calories Burned During Workouts: 4,900

Total Steps This Month: 259,816 (Average: 8,381/day)

 

Pictures of My Successes


Apple Watch rings success

Meditation success

 

Sleepovers with friends

Sleepovers with friends


Georgia vs. Kentucky game

Fun in Atlanta

Play date with friends

Pumpkins at Callaway

Wrapping up Jacob's golf season

Halloween movies!

School fall carnival

Date night

Phillip Phillips!!!!

Lego Convention

Making haunted gingerbread houses

Carving pumpkins

Seeing my BFF's son's play


Now for the November goals…

November Goals

Relationships

Go on a date with Brian.

Go to dinner/do something fun with my girls.  Friendsgiving probably!

Go to a movie with Momma.

 

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 23 days.  

Aim to average 8,000/steps per day.  

Visit with my therapist.

Have a CT Angiogram for my vertigo.

Follow-up with my cardiologist about test results.

Go to the orthodontist for a checkup.

Complete 12 days of The Bible Recap.

Finish the 2 current books I’m reading.

 

Family/School/Fun

Take Olivia to see the Taylor Swift Eras concert at the movies with friends!

Attend the Georgia vs. Missouri game.

See Shakey Graves in concert.

Attend the Home and School Advisory board meeting.

Attend the Georgia vs. Ole Miss game (if we’re not too tired of being out of town).

Have a poker night with friends.

Enjoy a relaxing Thanksgiving Break at home.

Celebrate Thanksgiving.

Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.

Go to Fantasy in Lights with my family.

Have our annual North Pole Breakfast.

Attend the Home and School open meeting.

Leave for New York City!!!!

Start watching Christmas movies!

Enjoy my first Peppermint Mocha of the season.

 

Home/Organization/Planning

Clean out and put away fall decorations.

Decorate the whole house for Christmas.

Buy an artificial Christmas tree.

Plan outfits for family pictures.

Take pictures for Christmas cards.

Order Christmas cards.

Start arranging a care package for Jacob’s teacher from the class.

Purchase items and put together the class auction basket for fourth grade.

Purchase items and put together the class auction basket for seventh grade.

Finish planning trip to New York City.

Prep and pack for New York City.

Finish at least 50% of our Christmas shopping.

Get 2024 planner set up.

Start setting up blog content calendar for 2024.

List fall/winter clothes on Poshmark.

Complete 1 task on Master To Do List.

 

Blog/Social Media

Share one holiday craft on the blog.

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 Tribute







On the Blog This Week

 The Four Supplements I Take Every Day to Feel and Look My Best, One of Which Has Been Life-Changing

 Our Week – The One with Poker Night, Haunted Gingerbread Houses, Pumpkin Carving, Sad News, and a Productive Weekend at Home

Holiday Gift Guide for the Ladies



 

Previous Monthly Goals Posts


Happy Friday, y’all!

*Linking up with A Little Bit of Everything for Friday Favorites.


3 comments:

  1. Still so sad about Matthew! You slay those goals girl and Happy Weekend.

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  2. Great job on the goals and I wish we were going to NY at the same time!

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  3. Great job on all the goals and I love all the festive goals for this month!

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