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Friday, October 4, 2024

Five on Friday - October Goals

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

Y  Go on a date with Brian.

Y  Hang out with my girlfriends.

Y  Have a poker night with friends.

 

Personal/Health/Wellness/Fitness/Beauty

Y  Meditate, devotional, gratitude journal, and affirmations every day.

Y  Drink 64 oz. water most days. 

Y  Close all rings on my Apple Watch 21 days. – I closed all of them 26 times!

Y  Aim to average 10,000/steps per day. 

Y  Try a barre workout.

Y  Try a new strength workout.

Y  Add protein/collagen to my daily routine.

Y  Go to my orthodontist checkup.

Y  Go to my annual checkup with my primary doctor.

Y  Visit with my therapist.

Y  Go to my annual dermatologist checkup.

Y  Complete 25 days of The Bible Recap. – I completed 29!

N  Read 2 books. – I only read 1.

 

Family/School/Fun

Y  Swim one last time with friends to say goodbye to summer.

Y  Attend the school tailgate and football game. – the kids did, not B and me since it got postponed due to the weather.

Y  Attend the Home and School Advisory meeting for September.

Y  Attend annual well visits for the kids at their doctor’s office.

Y  Jacob start golf.

Y  Chair both Grandparents Day events at the kids’ school.

Y  See Kaleo in concert.

X  Attend the alumni social and football game at school. – this got postponed due to Hurricane Helene.

Y  Watch a lot of college football.

N  Try the new Indian restaurant in town.

N  Work on our fall puzzle.

 

Home/Organization/Planning

Y  Prep and plan for the school tailgate.

Y  Prep and plan for Grandparents Day at the kids’ school.

N  Update at least 300 alumni in the new system for the school. – I updated quite a few, but I didn’t hit my goal of 300.  I used some of my alumni relations time to help prep for HOCO, though.

N  Add a few extra security measures to kids’ laptops, take 2.

N  Update album artwork for at least 50 albums in iTunes.

N  Back up the last few months of pictures and videos.

Y  Plan our trip to Chicago. – Kind of?

N  List more stuff to sell.

N  Work on at least 1 task on Master To Do List.

 

Blog/Social Media

N  Complete 1 blog post for the future.

Y  Continue updating Amazon storefront.

Y  Share a fall home tour on the blog and Instagram.

Y  Post at least 1 Reel.

 

Summary

 

29 tasks accomplished

10 tasks not accomplished

1 task canceled

 

Monthly Stats


Books Read: 1

    Can’t Look Away by Carola Lovering                  

Meditation Days: 30

Rings Closed on Apple Watch:

    Move Ring: 26

    Exercise Ring: 26

    Stand Ring: 30

Workouts Completed: 31

    Barre: 1

    Core Training: 0

    Dance: 0

    High Intensity Interval Training: 0

    Hiking: 0

    Mixed Cardio: 5

    Outdoor Run: 2 (4.43 miles)

    Outdoor Walk: 6 (10.97 miles)

    Pilates: 0

    Pool Swim: 0 (0 yards)

    Stair Stepper: 6

    Strength Training: 6

    Yoga: 5

Time Spent Working Out: 17:20:30 (hours:minutes:seconds)

Calories Burned During Workouts: 3,940

Total Steps This Month: 303,734 (Average: 10,124 / day)

 

Pictures of My Successes

Apple Watch rings

Meditation
Swimming with friends

One of my many Bible studies this month

Grandparent's Day

Poker night... the kids don't play poker, though.  Haha.

Fall decor

Getting my skin checked

Kaleo concert



Now for the October goals…

October Goals

Relationships

Go on a date with Brian.

Go to Pumpkins at Callaway with friends.

Go see Golden Girls comedy show at the theatre with my girlfriends.

 

Personal/Health/Wellness/Fitness/Beauty

Meditate, devotional, gratitude journal, and affirmations every day.

Drink 64 oz. water most days. 

Close all rings on my Apple Watch 21 days.  

Aim to average 10,000/steps per day.  

Continue barre/new strength workouts.

Continue protein/collagen supplement.

Visit with my therapist.

Attend followup appointment with my ENT doctor for my vertigo.

Complete 25 days of The Bible Recap.

Read 1 book.

 

Family/School/Fun

Go to the Georgia/Auburn football game in Athens.

Attend the Home and School Advisory meeting for October.

Go to Chicago for fall break!!

Hug my friend, Emily’s, neck for the first time ever and spend the day with her!!!!

See, do, and eat all the things in Chicago!!

Jacob and Olivia get baby teeth extracted so they can get braces soon.  Womp womp.

VOTE!!!!  (Our county offers early voting, and I will be doing my civic duty ASAP.)

Attend the school fall carnival.

Jacob finish his golf season and play in the city championship.

Attend the Home and School open meeting for October.

See Abe Parker in concert!!!!  EEK!

Attend Trunk or Treat at the kids’ school.

Have our annual spooky Halloween dinner.

Trick or Treat.

Watch It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown on Halloween night.

Watch all of the other Halloween movie faves.

Watch a lot of college football.

Try the new Indian restaurant in town.

Work on our fall puzzle.

Carve a pumpkin.

 

Home/Organization/Planning

Prep, plan, and pack for Chicago.

Prep and plan for Halloween.

Start Christmas shopping.

Update at least 300 alumni in the new system for the school.

Add a few extra security measures to kids’ laptops, take 3.

Update album artwork for at least 50 albums in iTunes.

Back up the last few months of pictures and videos.

List more stuff to sell.

Work on at least 1 task on Master To Do List.

 

Blog/Social Media

Complete 1 blog post for the future.

Continue updating Amazon storefront.

Share Amazon deals for Prime Big Deal Days.

Share a Halloween home tour on the blog and Instagram.

Post at least 1 Reel.

 

Friday Funnies





On the Blog This Week

 What I Ordered from Amazon in September 2024

Top Ten... Things I Love About Fall

Our Week – The One with Homecoming Week and Hurricane Helene


 

Previous Monthly Goals Posts


Happy Friday, y’all!

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


10 comments:

  1. Look at all those Yeses! You did good!

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  2. You did great on your goals! Have a good weekend and good trip next week!

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  3. I love how organized you are with your goals! 🎯 It’s so inspiring to see how much you accomplished in September—way to go on closing those Apple Watch rings 26 times! That’s amazing! And meditating and journaling every day is no small feat; it sounds like you’ve really prioritized your wellness.

    I totally get that life can sometimes get in the way of reading goals, but one book is still a great accomplishment! Plus, swimming one last time with friends sounds like the perfect way to say goodbye to summer. Here’s to an even more fulfilling October ahead—can’t wait to see what you tackle next!

    Wishing you a fantastic weekend! I'd love for you to check out my new post: https://www.melodyjacob.com/2024/10/my-visit-to-hunterian-art-gallery-in.html

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    1. Thanks so much for your kind words, Melody! Thanks for stopping by!

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