Today I’m recapping my October goals and listing my November goals. As always, I’m using a Y for YES and N for NO to indicate whether or not I accomplished my goals.
October Goals
Relationships
Y Go on a date with Brian.
N Go
to dinner/do something fun with my girls.
Y Spend
one on one time with each kid.
Personal/Health/Wellness/Fitness/Beauty
Y Meditate, quiet time, and affirmations every day.
Y Drink
64 oz. water most days.
Y Close
all rings on my Apple Watch 20 days. – I closed them all exactly 20 times.
Y Aim
to average 8,000/steps per day. – I averaged 8,381.
Y Visit
with my therapist.
Y Start
laying on my old acupressure mat daily for neck tension.
Y Have
an echocardiogram and a carotid artery ultrasound for vertigo.
Y Meet
with a neurologist about my vertigo.
Y Clean
makeup brushes.
N Do
15 days of The Bible Recap. – I only did 7 this month, so I need to make
this a priority.
N Read
2 books. – I only read one.
Family/School/Fun
Y Attend my best friend’s son’s play.
Y Attend
the Home and School Advisory board meeting.
Y Have
some of the kids’ friends over to hang out/sleep over. – Both kids had
friends sleep over and Jacob slept over at a friend’s house for the first time,
too.
Y Attend
the school’s big rivalry football game.
Y Attend
the Georgia vs. Kentucky game and tailgate.
Y Have
a fun day in Atlanta during the kids’ fall break.
Y Have
a picnic with friends.
Y Jacob
wrap up his golf season.
Y Go
to Pumpkins at Callaway with friends.
Y Attend
the school fall carnival.
Y Go
to the Lego Convention.
Y See
Phillip Phillips in concert!!!!
Y Have
a poker night with friends.
Y Attend
and help out with Trunk or Treat at the kids’ school.
Y Have
our annual spooky Halloween dinner.
Y Trick
or Treat with friends.
Y Watch
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
Y Watch
some other festive Halloween movies. – We watched Hocus Pocus 1 & 2,
Beetlejuice, Toy Story of Terror, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Y Carve
a pumpkin.
Y Get
one more PSL before I make the switch to my Christmas flavor.
Home/Organization/Planning
Y Decorate house for Halloween.
Y Clean
off the back porch and get it ready for fall and winter.
Y Start
shopping for Christmas gifts during Prime Day.
N Get
2024 planner set up.
N Buy
a new external hard drive and finish backing up all pictures and videos. – Well,
I bought the hard drive, but I didn’t back up the pictures yet!
Y Continue
planning girls’ trip to NYC. – We booked our flights!
N Clean
out closet under stairs.
Y Clean
out kids’ bathroom.
N List
fall/winter clothes on Poshmark.
N Complete
1 task on Master To Do List.
Blog/Social Media
Y Share Halloween home tour on the blog.
Y Share Prime Day
deals.
Y Share at least 1
Reel on Instagram.
Y Continue filling in
Ode to 2023 blog post as the year progresses.
N Complete 1 blog
post for the future.
Summary
40 items
accomplished
9 items not
accomplished
Books Read: 1
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Meditation
Days: 31
Rings Closed on Apple Watch:
Move Ring: 21
Exercise Ring: 23
Stand Ring: 31
Workouts Completed: 29
Core Training: 0
Dance: 0
High Intensity Interval Training: 0
Hiking: 0
Mixed Cardio: 5
Outdoor Run: 4 (9.18 miles)
Outdoor Walk: 11 (21.13 miles)
Pilates: 0
Pool Swim: 0 (0 yards)
Stair Stepper: 4
Strength Training: 2
Yoga: 3
Time Spent Working Out: 16:26:11 (hours:minutes:seconds)
Calories Burned During Workouts: 4,900
Total Steps This Month: 259,816 (Average: 8,381/day)
Pictures of My
Successes
 |
| Apple Watch rings success |
 |
| Meditation success |
 |
| Sleepovers with friends |
 |
| Sleepovers with friends |
 |
| Georgia vs. Kentucky game |
 |
| Fun in Atlanta |
 |
| Play date with friends |
 |
| Pumpkins at Callaway |
 |
| Wrapping up Jacob's golf season |
 |
| Halloween movies! |
 |
| School fall carnival |
 |
| Date night |
 |
| Phillip Phillips!!!! |
 |
| Lego Convention |
 |
| Making haunted gingerbread houses |
 |
| Carving pumpkins |
 |
| Seeing my BFF's son's play |
Now for the November goals…
November Goals
Relationships
Go on a date with Brian.
Go to dinner/do
something fun with my girls. Friendsgiving
probably!
Go to a movie
with Momma.
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 23 days.
Aim to average 8,000/steps
per day.
Visit with my therapist.
Have a CT
Angiogram for my vertigo.
Follow-up with
my cardiologist about test results.
Go to the
orthodontist for a checkup.
Complete 12
days of The Bible Recap.
Finish the 2
current books I’m reading.
Family/School/Fun
Take Olivia to see the Taylor Swift Eras concert at the movies with friends!
Attend the
Georgia vs. Missouri game.
See Shakey
Graves in concert.
Attend the Home
and School Advisory board meeting.
Attend the
Georgia vs. Ole Miss game (if we’re not too tired of being out of town).
Have a poker
night with friends.
Enjoy a relaxing
Thanksgiving Break at home.
Celebrate
Thanksgiving.
Watch the
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade.
Go to Fantasy
in Lights with my family.
Have our annual
North Pole Breakfast.
Attend the Home
and School open meeting.
Leave for New
York City!!!!
Start watching
Christmas movies!
Enjoy my first
Peppermint Mocha of the season.
Home/Organization/Planning
Clean out and put away fall decorations.
Decorate the
whole house for Christmas.
Buy an
artificial Christmas tree.
Plan outfits
for family pictures.
Take pictures
for Christmas cards.
Order Christmas
cards.
Start arranging
a care package for Jacob’s teacher from the class.
Purchase items
and put together the class auction basket for fourth grade.
Purchase items
and put together the class auction basket for seventh grade.
Finish planning
trip to New York City.
Prep and pack
for New York City.
Finish at least
50% of our Christmas shopping.
Get 2024
planner set up.
Start setting
up blog content calendar for 2024.
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.
Continue filling in Ode to 2023 blog
post as the year progresses.
Complete 1 blog post for the future.
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