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Friday, October 2, 2026

Five on Friday - October Goals

Happy Friday, y’all!  Today I’m recapping my September goals and listing my goals for October.  As always, I’m using a Y for YES and N for NO to indicate whether or not I accomplished my goals. 


 

September Goals

Personal Health / Wellness / Fitness / Beauty

Y  Be intentional about creating joy every day.

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

Y  Go to my orthodontist appointment.

Y  Go to my upper cervical chiropractor appointment.

Y  Go to my annual dermatologist skin check appointment.

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

Y  Walk 20 miles.

 

Commitments / Appointments / Meetings / Volunteering

Y  Olivia start crochet club at school.

Y  Jacob attend his Teen Advisors retreat.

Y  Attend the Home & School Advisory Board meeting at school.

Y  Take Belle to her second vet checkup.

Y  Kids go to their orthodontist checkups.

Y  Olivia start extra dance rehearsals for the Christmas recital.

Y  Chair Grandparent’s Day at the kids’ school.

Y  Volunteer at our church’s Outreach center.

 

Home / Organization / Planning

Y  Decorate the house for fall.

Y  Start planning for Halloween.

N  Update kids’ chore chart.

N  Sew bows on Olivia’s jeans.

N  Clean out primary bathroom.

Y  Work on reorganizing List Master app.

Y  Finish updating all album artwork in iTunes.

 

Blog / Social Media

N  Work on end of year blog post.

Y  Finalize editorial calendar for the last quarter.

 

Fun Stuff

Y  Start watching college football!

Y  Celebrate HOCO week!

Y  Attend the HOCO bonfire.

Y  Attend the alumni social for HOCO.

Y  Attend the HOCO football game.

Y  Go to the Paul Thorn concert.

Y  Go to dinner with my girls.

N  Go to poker night with friends.

Y  Go on a date with B.

Y  Go to the UGA vs. Oklahoma football game!

Y  Get a pumpkin spice latte!

N  Try a new recipe for dinner.

N  Find and make a good fall muffins recipe.

Y  Jacob practice driving.

Y  Complete 22 days in my bible study.

Y  Read 1 book. – I read 2!

 

Summary

 

33 tasks accomplished

7 tasks not accomplished

 

Monthly Stats


Books Read: 2

    Love You More by Emily Giffin

    Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke  

Meditation Days: 30

Rings Closed on Apple Watch:

    Move Ring: 17

    Exercise Ring: 19

    Stand Ring: 30

Workouts Completed: 21

    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: 13 (24.05 miles)

    Pilates: 0

    Pool Swim: 0 (0 yards)

    Stair Stepper: 7

    Strength Training: 1

    Yoga: 0

    Tai Chi: 0

Time Spent Working Out: 9:49:28 (hours:minutes:seconds)

Calories Burned During Workouts: 2,210

Total Steps This Month: 231,330 (Average: 7,711 / day)

 

Pictures of My Successes

Apple Watch rings

 

Meditation
Working at Outreach with Momma and Daddy

Decorating for fall

Jacob went on his retreat

HOCO bonfire

HOCO football game

Jacob driving

Date night

Seeing Paul Thorn in concert

Chairing Grandparents Day x 2

Watching aaaallll the college football

UGA vs. Oklahoma

UGA vs. Oklahoma


Now for the October goals… 

October Goals

Personal Health / Wellness / Fitness / Beauty

Be intentional about creating joy every day.

Vibration plate, meditation, neck pillow every single day.

Get labs done for annual well visit.

Go to my annual well visit.

Get my flu shot.

Go to my semi-annual dental cleaning.

Visit with my therapist.

Go to my upper cervical chiropractor appointment and get a massage.

Do isometric exercises daily.

Do vestibular exercises daily.

Do functional strength training 3 times per week.

Walk 20 miles.

 

Commitments / Appointments / Meetings / Volunteering

Kids go to their semi-annual dental cleaning.

Attend the Home & School Advisory Board meeting at school.

Kids go to their annual well visit.

Kids get flu shots.

Volunteer at our church’s Outreach center.

 

Home / Organization / Planning

Decorate the house for Halloween.

Finish planning for Halloween.

Update kids’ chore chart.

Sew bows on Olivia’s jeans.

Clean out primary bathroom.

Work on reorganizing List Master app.

 

Blog / Social Media

Work on end of year blog post.

Start working on holiday gift guides.

Complete one future post.

Start working on content planning for 2027.

 

Fun Stuff

Attend the schoolwide tailgate (if weather permits).

Enjoy fall break at home!

Go to dinner with my girls.

Go to the Georgia vs. Auburn football game.

Go to Spirit Halloween.

Go to Pumpkins at Callaway.

Carve pumpkins.

Trunk or Treat at the kids’ school.

Have our traditional Halloween dinner.

Trick-or-treat!

Watch It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.

Watch a ton of college football.

Go on a date with B.

Try a new recipe for dinner, take two.

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 - The Prettiest Sweaters for Fall and Winter

Our Week – The One with a Virtual School Day, a College Tour Session, a Birthday Party, and the UGA vs. Oklahoma Football Game

 Fall Home Tour 2026


Previous Monthly Goals Posts


Happy Friday, y’all!

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


1 comment:

  1. Look at all those Yeses! You knocked your September goals out of the park-- especially considering how busy you've been.

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