Ah September. One month closer to Pearson’s graduation and our big move! This month is the beginning of fall! I see lots of football, pumpkin everything, falling leaves, sweaters and boots in the near future! And I’ve given up my hold on the end of summer. I don’t care anymore. Bring on autumn!!!!
Anyway, enough of my gushing over fall. It’s the first day of the month which means it’s time for some goals! Let’s start with how I did in August.
Table of Contents
August:
Word of the Year (confidence):
- Not work myself so hard. Spread out my to-do lists and schedule my tasks (including self-care and workouts).
- Meh. I guess you could say I did okay on this. I need to find a better way to make this goal measurable.
Spiritual:
Attend Church every Sunday and Wednesday this month.- Finish working through the devotional, Becoming One by Madison Weaver
Physical:
- Complete the 21 Day Fix EXTREME program.
- Get out of bed by 7:00 am every work day.
Drink 80 oz of water per day- Don’t go through any drive throughs this month. I did it for Lent. I’ll do it again!
- I went through a drive through about 3 times. Much less than I had been.
Mental:
Read The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher- Read No More Perfect Marriages by Mark & Jill Savage (I’m part of a blog tour for this)
Read The Scarlet Virgins by Rebecca Lemke (I’m part of the launch team for this)- I didn’t review this one in my Reading Roundup post on Tuesday because I hadn’t finished it yet. I finished it yesterday so you can see a review at the end of this month.
- Write down 3 things I’m thankful for everyday
Listen to at least three episodes of the One Extraordinary Marriage podcast per week on my commute to and from work.- Bonus:
- I read The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
- I wrote and mailed long letters to my mom, and uncle. Snail mail is fun.
Marriage:
Enjoy the Dublin Irish Festival this weekend- Work through Sheila’s Boost Your Libido eCourse
Do the date I’m getting in the mail for the Date Box Swap
Blog:
- Update pictures and SEO in at least 10 old posts (I have a list of posts I want to update)
- Reach 2,000 Twitter followers
- I can’t seem to get over the 1800 hump. It didn’t help that the app I use to manage twitter was supper glitchy this month. I also could have spent more time on it but it just wasn’t a high priority.
Complete the 3 guest posts I’m currently working on and submit themCreate and submit my content for a blogger bundle (I don’t want to reveal too much yet)Promote my old college and back-to-school posts and productsWork on my Facebook game – post more, promote my page, get engagement- Watch all of Helene’s free Instagram Workshop videos
- Bonus:
- I worked through The Social Media Posse‘s free 5-day Instagram engagement workshop
- I completed the 7-day challenge for the Dating Divas partners during the Divas’ huge flash sale.
Home:
Keep our home relatively clean (especially the dishes)- Bonus:
- I decorated for fall
- I printed out some prints I’ve been meaning to display in our house
- I pulled out all our fall candles and started using them.
- I actually baked for the first time in forever! I made cinnamon apple cupcakes!
30×30:
Catch up and stay within our budget.- Only eat out on weekends
Cheap at-home dates (besides the Irish Festival)- Don’t spend any “spending money”
Start using DuoLingo again for German and French.
So that’s how I did in August. Not too bad. This month I’m cutting back on blog goals. I’m going to try to focus more on actual blog content rather than meeting other behind-the-scenes and social media goals. I’m also increasing my focus in other areas like physical health, mental health, and budgeting. We’ll see how I do!
September:
Word of the Year (confidence):
- Not work myself so hard. Spread out my to-do lists and schedule my tasks (including self-care and workouts). Any tips on how to make this goal measurable?
Spiritual:
- Attend Church every Sunday and Wednesday this month.
- Complete this 31 Days of Prayers for your Spouse challenge
- Finish working through the devotional, Becoming One by Madison Weaver
- Read Muddling Through Again by Lee Haugen Long
Physical:
- Do a Beachbody on Demand workout at least 3X per week
- Walk on my lunch break at least 3X per week
- Get out of bed by 7:00 am at least 3X per week
- Drink 80 oz of water per day
- Don’t go through any drive throughs this month.
Mental:
- Read Laugh It Up! by Candace Payne (I’m part of the launch team for this)
- Read Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
- Write down 3 things I’m thankful for everyday
- Listen to at least three episodes of the One Extraordinary Marriage podcast per week on my commute to and from work.
Marriage:
- Work through Sheila’s Boost Your Libido eCourse
- Go on one date per week even though Pearson will be super busy in September.
Blog:
- Reach 2,000 Twitter followers
- Watch all of Helene’s free Instagram Workshop videos
- Post at least one good-quality, content-based blog post (lists, roundups, and sponsored posts don’t count) every week
Home:
- Light at least one candle every day to make it feel cozy
- Switch out my summer clothes for sweaters and boots
- Do the #Shelftember challenge with Jordan of funcheaporfree.com
30×30:
- Do a French lesson on DuoLingo 3X per week
- Only eat out on weekends
- Actually save some money this month in preparation for our vacation and move in January
So there you have it. It looks like a lot of goals. And I guess it is. But I’m feeling really good about it!
- So what are your goals for September? Let me know some of your biggest goals in the comments.
- Did you write a blog post about them? If so, share the link in the comments! Let’s support each other, cheer each other on, and hold each other accountable!
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Wow! So many amazing goals! I have it on my list to work on SEO for old posts too!
Thanks!
You have been KILLING it on Facebook. And the algorithm is responding, because I see more of your posts in my newsfeed. You know how I've liked and commented a lot this past month? Only once did I go to your FB itself. Everything else was in my newsfeed!
Clearly I love your September spiritual goals… But I might be biased.
Lighting a candle every day to feel cozy is a great goal. We had a lot of rain last week, and I lit a candle every day. Some of our candles are still packed… I need to find them all and get the "fall scents" out. I also need to switch out the scents in our wax warmers. I finished up one in my office wax warmer, but the living room still has a light summery scent. (You know what I mean by seasonal scents, right?)
I feel like you'll meet the Confidence goal if you accomplish at least half your intended workouts/walks, light a candle 5x per week, spend some time reading for pleasure (goals or not) every week, and give yourself grace at the end of each day/week for any goals not done. You could even include that in your thankful things. "Even though I didn't meet my blog goals this week, I'm thankful that blogging enriched my life this week in this way."
You are so sweet! I have to admit I slacked a little on FB this week. I hope that doesn't negatively effect how the algorithm responds to me.
And yes I thought you might like those. 😛
Yes I totally get what you mean by seasonal scents. I'd been burning a "fresh laundry" type scent in our bedroom all summer (I don't remember exactly what it's called) and I swapped it out over the weekend for a pumpkin spice one. I always use candles more in the fall than any other time. And I have a ton of fall type of scents. I also switched out the scent in my wax burner to cinnamon apple over the weekend.
And that's a good way to look at the confidence goal. I like the idea of including it in my thankful list to make sure I acknowledge it every day and give myself grace.