We have completed the 8th month of the year and I’m feeling pretty okay with how things are going. As usual, nothing is perfect (and I’m not striving for perfect) but I have made some progress.
AUGUST IN REVIEW
HOME
Goodwill Run-DONE
Research and find someone to who can pick up my large computer armoire-Donate it or pay someone to pick it up-PARTIAL PROGRESS. I did research it and found a couple of companies who “might” pick it up. Donation appears to be out of the question. However, I’m not sure that I want to pay someone to haul it out. I’m thinking that I might disassemble it and take the pieces to the junk yard. It’s a question of time vs money.
Schedule pick up of armoire-CANCELLED
Paint living room walls-DONE
Order new furniture-TV Stand and Bookshelves-DONE
CREATIVE
Spend 1 hour per week organizing non-digital photos. The goal is to get the pictures into photo boxes and containers and not have them scattered in various random containers-NOT COMPLETE-I had originally thought that I would do this while waiting for the paint to dry but that didn’t happen (this month).
Send out birthday cards to my creative group-DONE
HEALTH AND FITNESS
STEPS-7000X22 DAYS-17 DAYS COMPLETED
EXERCISE-13 DAYS-8 DAYS COMPLETED
STRENGTH TRAINING-2 DAYS (MONTH)-1 DAY COMPLETED
WATER INTAKE-64 OUNCES FOR 25 DAYS-25 DAYS COMPLETED
TRACK FOOD INTAKE MINIMUM OF 4 TIMES PER WEEK-COMPLETED
SPIRITUAL
In conjunction with my daily gratitude journaling, write 1 positive thing about me every day-COMPLETED. This was hard at first and then I decided to not “think” about it too much. I wanted to list something different every day but then I decided to just go with what came to mind at the time. I was actually surprised at the end of the month how much I didn’t struggle after I made that decision!
FINANCIAL
Weekly Savings Transfer-DONE
Weekly budget work; enter receipts, enter bills paid on spreadsheet twice per month-The only thing that got accomplished was that I found a holding spot for my receipts.
SEPTEMBER GOALS AND INTENTIONS
September is a month that feels like the start of something new. It’s the start of the school year, fall season as well as the end of the 3rd quarter of the year. It is a natural time of transition. This time of year can feel a lot like January when many of us have a lot of energy to get things done.
Here is what I’m planning to do in September.
HOME
*Shampoo living room carpet
*Put all furniture together
*Goodwill run
CREATIVE
*Make a home decor item for the living room
HEALTH/FITNESS
*Track AM blood sugar at least 5 times per week-20 total
*7,000 steps x 10 days
*Exercise x 10 days
*Hydrate x 10 days-64 ounces
SPIRITUAL
*Be present and enjoy all the moments!!
FINANCIAL
*Schedule online bill payments for mid-September by 9/16
*Schedule online bill payments for early-October by 9/18
You’ll notice that my goals might seem a little light weight this month. I won’t have as much time to work on goals this month so I wanted to be reasonable about what I might be able to do. Rather than scrap the whole month, I decided to maintain my monthly rhythm and see what I can get done.
See you in October!
