Just
like that, July is over and August is here.
Today I’m recapping my July goals and listing my August goals. As always, I’m using a Y for YES and N for NO
to indicate whether or not I accomplished my goals.
July Goals
Personal Health / Wellness / Fitness / Beauty
Y Be intentional about creating joy every day.
Y Complete
21 days in my bible study. – I did exactly 21.
Y Visit
with upper cervical chiropractor.
Y *Hopefully*
stop taking my vertigo medication altogether. – I’m finallyyyy done.
Y Vibration
plate, meditate, neck pillow combo every single day.
Y Eat
healthier after all the travel last month.
Y Continue
doing tai chi.
Y Walk
24 miles. – I walked 30.51 miles.
Commitments (Appointments
/ Meetings / Volunteering / Etc.)
Y Kids continue music lessons.
Y Olivia
attend the July Intensive at her dance studio.
Y Olivia
attend the Pre-Pointe Intensive at her dance studio.
Y Kids
finish summer homework.
Y Kids
go to orthodontist checkups.
Y Volunteer
at our school’s new family ice cream social.
X Help
distribute school supplies (if they need us). – They didn’t need us.
Y Jacob
take the test to get his learner’s permit.
(HOW?!)
Y Volunteer
at our church’s Outreach Center. – We went three times.
Y Jacob
attend high school open house.
Y Olivia
attend middle school open house.
Y Kids
set up their lockers for the new school year.
Home / Organization /
Planning
Y Buy uniforms for school.
Y Buy
school supplies for Jacob.
Y Prep
for Fourth of July party.
Y Prep
for Jacob’s birthday.
Y Clean
off the back porch.
N Clean
out primary bathroom.
Y Clean
out kids’ bathroom.
Y Clean
out guest bathroom.
Y Work
on reorganizing List Master app.
N Update
20 album artwork in iTunes.
Blog / Social Media
N Work on end of year blog post.
Y Start recapping
aaaallll the vacations in June on the blog.
Fun Stuff
Y Enjoy our time at HOME.
Y Soak
up every last second of summer break.
Y Swim
with friends.
Y Host
our annual July 4th party.
Y Olivia
enjoy a “Diva Day” with one of my girlfriends.
Y Go
to poker night with friends.
Y Go
to dinner with my girls.
Y Celebrate
Jacob’s birthday!
N Go
on a date with B.
Y See
Toy Story 5 at the movie theater.
Y Read
3 books. – I read four.
Summary
38 tasks accomplished
4 tasks not
accomplished
Books Read: 4
Last Seen by J.T. Ellison
This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany
Crum
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
The Divorce by Freida McFadden
Meditation
Days: 31
Rings Closed on Apple Watch:
Move Ring: 20
Exercise Ring: 21
Stand Ring: 31
Workouts Completed: 33
Barre: 0
Core Training: 0
Dance: 0
High Intensity Interval Training: 0
Hiking: 0
Mixed Cardio: 0
Outdoor Run: 0 (0.00 miles)
Outdoor Walk: 15 (30.51 miles)
Pilates: 0
Pool Swim: 0 (0 yards)
Stair Stepper: 6
Strength
Training: 8
Yoga: 0
Tai Chi: 4
Time Spent Working Out: 13:00:17 (hours:minutes:seconds)
Calories Burned During Workouts: 2,624
Total Steps This Month: 236,593 (Average: 7,632 / day)
Pictures of My
Successes
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| Apple Watch rings |
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| Meditation |
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| Swimming with friends |
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| Hosting our annual 4th of July party |
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| Working at Outreach |
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| Poker night |
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| A Bible study |
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| Diva Day!! |
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| Toy Story 5 |
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| Jacob got his learner's permit! |
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| Celebrating Jacob's 15th birthday |
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| Sleepovers with friends and soaking up the last bits of summer break |
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| High school and middle school drop-in |
August Goals
Personal Health / Wellness / Fitness / Beauty
Be intentional about creating joy every day.
Vibration
plate, meditation, neck pillow every single day.
Visit with my
therapist.
Visit with
upper cervical chiropractor.
Go to my annual
eye exam.
Make a
progressive overload strength training plan for my arms.
Try a
calisthenics online workout.
Find a coffee
that I can enjoy without cream or sugar (I want to start drinking it daily for
the health benefits)
Average 10,000
steps per day.
Walk 28 miles.
Commitments (Appointments
/ Meetings / Volunteering / Etc.)
Kids start their 10th and 7th grade years at school.
Olivia start
her 9th year of dance.
Kids start
music lessons again after a short break.
Attend the
first Home and School Advisory Board meeting of the year.
Attend middle
school parent night.
Olivia attend
the first Velocity meeting.
Attend the
Velocity parent meeting.
Attend high
school parent night.
Attend Jacob’s
Teen Advisors retreat meeting.
Volunteer at
our church’s Outreach Center.
Home / Organization / Planning
List all uniforms/clothes to sell on Facebook and Poshmark.
Get command
center ready for school.
Update kids’
chore chart.
Mend the
hanging loops on the kids’ towels.
Sew bows on
Olivia’s jeans.
Clean out
primary bathroom.
Work on reorganizing
List Master app.
Order my new
Simplified Planner for 2027.
Update 20 album
artwork in iTunes.
Blog / Social Media
Work on end of year blog post.
Start posting four times per week again.
Start sharing best sellers from each week
on Instagram.
Share more things that I love on
Instagram.
Fun Stuff
Attend the back to school social and football game at school.
Go to poker
night with friends.
Go to dinner
with my girls.
Go on a date
with B.
Jacob practice
driving.
Complete 22
days in my bible study.
Read 2 books.
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