Friday, September 4, 2026

Five on Friday - September Goals

Happy Friday, y’all!  The best four months of the year are here and today I’m recapping my August goals and listing my goals for September.  As always, I’m using a Y for YES and N for NO to indicate whether or not I accomplished my goals. 


August Goals

Personal Health / Wellness / Fitness / Beauty

Y  Be intentional about creating joy every day.

Y  Vibration plate, meditation, neck pillow every single day.

Y  Visit with my therapist.

Y  Visit with upper cervical chiropractor.

Y  Go to my annual eye exam.

N  Make a progressive overload strength training plan for my arms. – I decided not to pursue this after my neck started feeling extra sensitive again this month.

N  Try a calisthenics online workout. – Never got around to doing this.

Y  Find a coffee that I can enjoy without cream or sugar. – Obsessed with drinking this one black.  Who even am I?!

Y  Average 10,000 steps per day. – I averaged 10,033 per day.

Y  Walk 28 miles. – I walked 30.38!

 

Commitments / Appointments / Meetings / Volunteering

Y  Kids start their 10th and 7th grade years at school.

Y  Olivia start her 9th year of dance.

Y  Kids start music lessons again after a short break.

Y  Attend the first Home and School Advisory Board meeting of the year.

Y  Attend middle school parent night.

Y  Olivia attend the first Velocity meeting.

Y  Attend the Velocity parent meeting.

Y  Attend high school parent night.

Y  Attend Jacob’s Teen Advisors retreat meeting.

Y  Volunteer at our church’s Outreach Center.

 

Home / Organization / Planning

Y  List all uniforms/clothes to sell on Facebook and Poshmark.

Y  Get command center ready for school.

N  Update kids’ chore chart.

Y  Mend the hanging loops on the kids’ towels.

N  Sew bows on Olivia’s jeans.

N  Clean out primary bathroom.

Y  Work on reorganizing List Master app.

Y  Order my new Simplified Planner for 2027.

Y  Update 20 album artwork in iTunes. – I updated 28 and I’m nearly done!

 

Blog / Social Media

N  Work on end of year blog post.

Y  Start posting four times per week again.

Y  Start sharing best sellers from each week on Instagram.

Y  Share more things that I love on Instagram.

 

Fun Stuff

Y  Attend the back to school social and football game at school.

Y  Go to poker night with friends.

Y  Go to dinner with my girls.

Y  Go on a date with B.

Y  Jacob practice driving. – Brian took him several times!

Y  Complete 22 days in my bible study. – I did exactly 22.

N  Read 2 books. – I read ZERO.  Whoops!  I started a book and didn’t like it, so I stopped and then we got a puppy and then I lost all my free time.  Haha.

Summary

33 tasks accomplished

7 tasks not accomplished

 

Monthly Stats


Books Read: 0 

Meditation Days: 31

Rings Closed on Apple Watch:

    Move Ring: 29

    Exercise Ring: 29

    Stand Ring: 31

Workouts Completed: 36

    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: 18 (30.38 miles)

    Pilates: 0

    Pool Swim: 0 (0 yards)

    Stair Stepper: 4

    Strength Training: 14

    Yoga: 0

    Tai Chi: 0

Time Spent Working Out: 12:44:31 (hours:minutes:seconds)

Calories Burned During Workouts: 2,871

Total Steps This Month: 311,036 (Average: 10,033 / day)

 

Pictures of My Successes

Apple Watch rings
Meditation
First day of school

Girls dinner

Outreach with Momma and Daddy

Back to school social and football game

Velocity kickoff

High school parent night

Olivia's ENT checkup

Date night

Driving practice


 

Now for the September goals… 

September Goals

Personal Health / Wellness / Fitness / Beauty

Be intentional about creating joy every day.

Vibration plate, meditation, neck pillow every single day.

Go to my orthodontist appointment.

Go to my upper cervical chiropractor appointment.

Go to my annual dermatologist skin check appointment.

Start isometric exercises for my neck (if my UCC approves).

Walk 20 miles.

 

Commitments / Appointments / Meetings / Volunteering

Olivia start crochet club at school.

Jacob attend his Teen Advisors retreat.

Attend the Home & School Advisory Board meeting at school.

Take Belle to her second vet checkup.

Kids go to their orthodontist checkups.

Olivia start extra dance rehearsals for the Christmas recital.

Chair Grandparent’s Day at the kids’ school.

Volunteer at our church’s Outreach center.

 

Home / Organization / Planning

Decorate the house for fall.

Start planning for Halloween.

Update kids’ chore chart.

Sew bows on Olivia’s jeans.

Clean out primary bathroom.

Work on reorganizing List Master app.

Finish updating all album artwork in iTunes.

 

Blog / Social Media

Work on end of year blog post.

Finalize editorial calendar for the last quarter.

 

Fun Stuff

Start watching college football!

Celebrate HOCO week!

Attend the HOCO bonfire.

Attend the alumni social for HOCO.

Attend the HOCO football game.

Go to the Paul Thorn concert.

Go to dinner with my girls.

Go to poker night with friends.

Go on a date with B.

Go to the UGA vs. Oklahoma football game!

Get a pumpkin spice latte!

Try a new recipe for dinner.

Find and make a good fall muffins recipe.

Jacob practice driving.

Complete 22 days in my bible study.

Read 1 book.

 

Friday Funnies & Feels




On the Blog This Week

 14 Finds - Cozy Must-Haves for the Home

Our Week – The One with an ENT Appointment, Date Night, and TA Kickoff

What I Wore - August 2026

 


Previous Monthly Goals Posts


Happy Friday, y’all!

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


1 comment:

  1. Good job with your goals! August sounds like a busy month and fab photos!

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