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Friday, December 8, 2023

Five on Friday - December Goals

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



November Goals

Relationships

Y  Go on a date with Brian. – We spent a weekend away together in Athens for a Georgia game and a concert!

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

N  Go to a movie with Momma. – Never could make this work because of timing.

 

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 23 days. – Only closed them all 20 times.

N  Aim to average 8,000/steps per day. – I averaged 7,959 steps per day.  So close!

Y  Visit with my therapist.

Y  Have a CT Angiogram for my vertigo.

Y  Follow-up with my cardiologist about test results.

Y  Go to the orthodontist for a checkup.

N  Complete 12 days of The Bible Recap. – I completed 7 days.

N  Finish the 2 current books I’m reading. – Just no time for this right now!

 

Family/School/Fun

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

Y  Attend the Georgia vs. Missouri game.

Y  See Shakey Graves in concert.

Y  Attend the Home and School Advisory board meeting.

N  Attend the Georgia vs. Ole Miss game. - The weather was awful so we opted out.

Y  Have a poker night with friends.

Y  Enjoy a relaxing Thanksgiving Break at home.

Y  Celebrate Thanksgiving.

Y  Watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.

Y  Go to Fantasy in Lights with my family.

Y  Have our annual North Pole Breakfast.

X  Attend the Home and School open meeting. – I opted out of this one since they were doing a shortened one and it was already a review for me.

Y  Leave for New York City!!!!

Y  Start watching Christmas movies! – We started the new season of The Santa Clause… technically not a movie, but it’s a Christmas show, soooo…

Y  Enjoy my first Peppermint Mocha of the season.

 

Home/Organization/Planning

Y  Clean out and put away fall decorations.

Y  Decorate the whole house for Christmas.

Y  Buy an artificial Christmas tree.

Y  Plan outfits for family pictures.

Y  Take pictures for Christmas cards.

Y  Order Christmas cards.

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

X  Purchase items and put together the class auction basket for fourth grade. – Our Home and School Association delayed turn-in so we could try to raise additional money, so these aren’t due until December now.

X  Purchase items and put together the class auction basket for seventh grade. – Our Home and School Association delayed turn-in so we could try to raise additional money, so these aren’t due until December now.

Y  Finish planning trip to New York City.

Y  Prep and pack for New York City.

Y  Finish at least 50% of our Christmas shopping. – It’s hard to say, but I think about halfway through.

N  Get 2024 planner set up. – I started but I didn’t finish.

N  Start setting up blog content calendar for 2024. – I didn’t start this at all.

N  List fall/winter clothes on Poshmark. – Didn’t do this either, but I did list some other items and sold them on Facebook!

Y  Complete 1 task on Master To Do List. – I did two.

 

Blog/Social Media

N  Share one holiday craft on the blog.

Y  Share at least 1 Reel on Instagram.

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

Y  Complete 1 blog post for the future.


Summary

35 tasks accomplished

10 tasks not accomplished

3 tasks postponed purposely

 

Monthly Stats

 

Books Read: 0

    I got through most of one but I’m not counting it since I haven’t finished it.                 

Meditation Days: 30

Rings Closed on Apple Watch:

    Move Ring: 21

    Exercise Ring: 23

    Stand Ring: 30

Workouts Completed: 27

    Core Training: 0

    Dance: 0

    High Intensity Interval Training: 0

    Hiking: 0

    Mixed Cardio: 7

    Outdoor Run: 4 (8.21 miles)

    Outdoor Walk: 3 (2.94 miles)

    Pilates: 0

    Pool Swim: 0 (0 yards)

    Stair Stepper: 7

    Strength Training: 3

    Yoga: 3

Time Spent Working Out: 13:59:19 (hours:minutes:seconds)

Calories Burned During Workouts: 3,941

Total Steps This Month: 238,757 (Average: 7,959 / day)

 

Pictures of My Successes

Apple Watch fail

Meditation success

Taylor Swift concert movie with my girl

GA vs. Missouri game

GA vs. Missouri game

Shakey Graves concert

First Peppermint Mocha of the season

Care package for Jacob's teacher

Poker Night

Friendsgiving

Thanksgiving

Fantasy in Lights

North Pole Breakfast

Our new artificial tree



Now for the December goals…

December Goals

Relationships

Go to NYC with my girls and do aaaallll the Christmas things!!!!

Go on a day date with Brian to celebrate our anniversary when I get back.

Have a Christmas brunch/ornament exchange with my girls.

 

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.

Follow-up with my neurologist about CT angiogram test results.

Follow-up with my primary doctor about vertigo.

Follow-up with physical therapist about vertigo.

Complete 12 days of The Bible Recap.

Finish the 2 current books I’m reading.

 

Family/School/Fun

Celebrate Maui’s 14th birthday.

Attend our school’s National Blue Ribbon School ceremony.

Attend/put on the 3rd annual Reindeer Run school fundraiser.

Attend/put on Olivia’s class Christmas party.

Attend poker night with friends.

Make gingerbread houses.

Watch all the Christmas movies.

Drive around and look at Christmas lights.

Visit Santa at the mall (our good one is back this year!).

Attend Christmas Eve Mass.

Celebrate Christmas!

Host a New Year’s Eve party at our house.

 

Home/Organization/Planning

Finish planning and setting up for the 3rd annual Reindeer Run school fundraiser.

Organize and set up for Olivia’s class Christmas party.

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

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

Address and send out Christmas cards.

Finish decorating front porch for Christmas.

Finish Christmas shopping as early as possible.

Wrap all gifts.

Prep and purchase items for Christmas Eve at Momma and Daddy’s.

Prep and purchase items for Christmas breakfast at home.

Take down all Christmas decorations before 12/31.

Reorganize all Christmas decorations (I got new boxes so this will be a big job.)

Scrub entire house from top to bottom (vacuum, mop, dust, wipe down surfaces, toilets).

Decorate for New Year’s Eve.

Prep and purchase items for New Year’s Eve party at our house.

Get 2024 planner set up.

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.

Finish filling in Ode to 2023 blog post.

Prep Ode to 2024 blog post for next year.

Set up blog content calendar for 2024.

Choose my word for 2024 and start working on goals.

 

Friday Funnies





 

On the Blog This Week

 What I Ordered from Amazon in November 2023

Our Week – The One with Jacob's National Junior Honor Society Induction and Prepping for My Trip to NYC

Currently... December 2023

Our 2023 New York City Trip by the Numbers



Previous Monthly Goals Posts


Happy Friday, y’all!

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2 comments:

  1. Love your festiveness! And every month when you do your goals I’m always over here shouting go Lindsay go!

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  2. Great job, and good luck getting through with minimal anxiety!

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