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Friday, May 5, 2023

Five on Friday - May Goals

Today I’m recapping my April goals and listing my May goals.  As always, I’m using a Y for YES and N for NO to indicate whether or not I accomplished my goals. 



April Goals

Relationships

Y  Go on 2 dates with B. – We did a couples trivia night and the Taylor Swift concert!

Y  Go to dinner/do something fun with my girls. – We did trivia night again this month!

Y  Go to lunch with a friend. – Yep, went to lunch with one of my old coworkers!

 

Personal/Health/Wellness/Fitness/Beauty

N  Meditate, quiet time, and affirmations every day. – I accidentally missed a day last month because I went out to a bar with my cousin on a whim, and we ended up staying out too late.  Haha.

Y  Drink 64 oz. water most days. 

Y  Close all rings on my Apple Watch 23 days. – Yep, I closed them all 24 days.

Y  Do more squats and focus on toning inner thighs.

Y  Continue focusing on strengthening arms.

Y  Aim to average 10,000/steps per day. – I averaged 9991/day this month, so we’re calling it a win!

Y  Finish Best Lent Ever.

Y  Visit with my therapist.

Y  Go to my first orthodontist checkup.

Y  Donate blood. – This was supposed to say “Make Appointment to donate blood,” and yes, I did do that.  Haha.

N  Practice piano several times per week. – don’t know why I chose this month to do this… end of school year is way too busy!

N  Spend more time journaling. – Same for this one!  Going to have to save this for the end of May or June.

N  Create a perfume roller from oils.

Y  Read 1 book. – I read four!

 

Family/Fun

Y  See Paul Thorn in concert.

Y  Spend time with friends during Spring Break.

Y  Celebrate my birthday.

Y  Go to Huntsville and visit my brother and his fam.

Y  Go to DeSoto Caverns.

Y  Tour NASA.

Y  Attend Olivia’s Easter egg hunt.

Y  Celebrate Easter.

Y  Have a family Easter egg hunt.

Y  Attend Visitor Day at Olivia’s dance school.

Y  Attend Olivia’s field trip with her.

Y  Have a poker night with friends.

Y  Attend the Home and School Advisory Board meeting.

Y  Wrap up Jacob’s second season of golf.

Y  Attend Field Day at the kids’ school.

Y  Try to miraculously get Taylor Swift tickets and see her in concert.  (Crying emoji)

 

Home/Organization/Planning

Y  Shop for and turn in class basket for fundraiser.

N  Clean out closet under stairs.

N  Clean out Jacob’s whole bedroom.

N  Clean out kids’ bathroom.

Y  Deep clean all showers/tubs.

Y  Type up 3 recipes for new recipe binder.

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 4-5 times per week.

Y  Share at least 2 Reels on Instagram.

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

N  Complete 1 blog post for summertime.

 

Summary

 

35 items accomplished

10 items not accomplished

 

Monthly Stats


Books Read: 4

    All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

    Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

    Everything After by Jill Santopolo

    Regretting You by Colleen Hoover                 

Meditation Days: 29

Rings Closed on Apple Watch:

    Move Ring: 26

    Exercise Ring: 24

    Stand Ring: 30

Workouts Completed: 29

    Core Training: 0

    Dance: 0

    High Intensity Interval Training: 0

    Hiking: 0

    Mixed Cardio: 5

    Outdoor Run: 3 (8.88 miles)

    Outdoor Walk: 7 (15.09 miles)

    Pilates: 0

    Pool Swim: 0 (0 yards)

    Stair Stepper: 5

    Strength Training: 7

    Yoga: 2

Time Spent Working Out: 17:14:13 (hours:minutes:seconds)

Calories Burned During Workouts: 5,538

Total Steps This Month: 299,718 (Average: 9,991/day)

 

Pictures of My Successes

Apple Watch rings

Meditation Fail

Date Night

Lunch with a friend

One of the four books I read

Paul Thorn concert

Spring break with friends

Celebrating my birthday

Easter

Easter egg hunt

The final product of the 3rd grade auction item I put together

Finishing up golf

Field Day

TAYLOR SWIFT!!!!


Now for the May goals…

May Goals

Relationships

Go on a date with Brian.

Go on a triple date with my parents and aunt and uncle.

Go to dinner/do something fun with my girls.

Have a poker night with friends.

Go to lunch with a friend.

 

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 26 days.

Aim to average 10,000/steps per day. 

Visit with my therapist.

Donate blood.

Practice piano several times per week.

Spend more time journaling.

Create a perfume roller from oils.

Read 1 book.

 

Family/Fun

Help out with Teacher Appreciation Week at the kids’ school.

Watch Olivia sing in her voice recital.

Celebrate Mother’s Day.

Watch Olivia perform in her dance recital.

Attend Olivia’s fourth quarter awards ceremony.

Attend Olivia’s end-of-the-year class party.

Celebrate the kids’ last day of school!

See Ed Sheeran in Atlanta!!!!

 

Home/Organization/Planning

Shop for gifts for all of the kids’ teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week.

Prep for Mother’s Day.

Plan Olivia’s end-of-the-year class party.

Start planning and packing for our beach trip.

Clean out kids’ school papers and get everything put away in their keepsake boxes.

Get the bulletin board in our command center ready for summer.

Clean out closet under stairs.

Clean out Jacob’s whole bedroom.

Clean out kids’ bathroom.

List all spring/summer clothes on Poshmark.

Complete 1 task on Master To Do List.

 

Blog/Social Media

Post on the blog 3-4 times per week.

Share at least 2 Reels on Instagram.

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

Complete 1 blog post for summertime.

 

Friday Funnies







On the Blog This Week

What I Ordered from Amazon in April 2023

Shake It Off

What I Wore – April 2023

Our Week – The One with a Triple Date, Field Day, AND THE TAYLOR SWIFT ERAS TOUR CONCERT!!!!

 


Previous Monthly Goals Posts

4 comments:

  1. So cute on your date nights! It’s such a great feeling to get goals accomplished!

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  2. Great job on the goals! You did great!

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  3. Bahahaha! Every single one of those memes describes me perfectly! LOL! Also, great job on those goals, girl!

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