I know I usually do my Monthly Goals on the 1st of the month. I also host The F-Word, though, which is the first Thursday of each month. This month, those two dates both happened to be yesterday. If you haven’t linked up your feminist blog post yet, you have until October 7th!
I did pretty well with my September goals. Dan and I spent about a week and a half in Ohio, so that certainly affected how much I could get done.
September Recap:
For my career:
- I’ve written several blog posts for Brita Media!
- I did not actually do any of the legal stuff for Brita Media. That said, I’m thinking about not setting up an LLC until 2016. I already have to do taxes as an independent contractor, so I might as well finish out the year this way.
- I made my own business cards! They’re so cute! They’ll definitely work until Cynexis can help me create a true logo for Brita Media.
- I swapped ads with Alanna. Check out her blog!
- I shared my thoughts on pre-engagement counseling at The Huffington Post! Alas, it was not super-popular.
- I have done my best to comment on the blogs of fellow attendees of the Maiedae Mixer. I even created a Twitter list for them, but I didn’t do much with it.
For my health:
- I scheduled my bone density scan! I didn’t call the imaging center until yesterday, which was technically October 1st, but I got it done before this blog post. Totally counts.
- Yup, still don’t have a regular doctor. Or a physical scheduled.
- I definitely upped my game with my workouts. Wii Fit Plus makes me sweat!
For my marriage:
- Does going to Ohio together for a week and a half count as quality time with Dan? We also went to an Atlanta Braves game! And we hosted two meals for friends of ours. So lots of quality time last month.
- We ate exactly one meal outside together, during which the mosquitoes ate us alive.
- Dan and I treated ourselves to a couple’s massage for his birthday!
For our household:
- I cleaned our bathroom and the downstairs bathroom, but not the guest bathroom. We didn’t have any guests in September, though.
- Dan and I both made great progress on our bedroom. That said, I still haven’t exactly unpacked the last few random boxes. Dan just moved them to more convenient places. I did beautifully organize my dresser top, though, so that’s a step in the right direction!
- Half of my office bookcase is decorated. Progress is progress, no matter how small.
October Goals:
October is already completely jam-packed with stuff to do. Dan’s parents are visiting this weekend and next weekend. Then he and I are going to ORLANDO for a week. Then he has a car race during Halloween weekend. So my goals need to be small and attainable for October.
For my career:
- Get at least a temporary website up for Brita Media.
- Work through The 30-Day Guide to Bolder Blogging by Stephanie Shar.
- Publish 2-3 articles to The Huffington Post.
- Actually finish the awesome training The Write Pitch, which I started in the spring and put on hold when my mom entered hospice care.
- Plan out my editorial calendar through December, with just 2-3 posts per week.
- Create more content for Brita Media.
For my health:
- Continue to workout Monday to Friday.
- Order a pedometer before our trip to Orlando.
- Go on at least one bike ride with Dan.
- Find a Couch to 5K program and figure out how to modify it for my needs. Start after our trip to Orlando.
- Find a primary care physician and schedule a physical.
- Do a Whole7. Basically, follow the Whole30 guidelines for 7 days in a row. This is my trial run for when I do an actual Whole30. I need to figure out how much time and money the Whole30 diet will take so I can plan accordingly.
For my marriage:
- Eat a meal with Dan without watching TV at least 5 times a week, as part of the Billion Dinners challenge.
- Try not to be too bossy in Disney World. I’m ridiculously excited about our trip, more so than Dan. I just need to remember that he gets to make decisions about what we do too.
For our household:
- Continue following advice from The FlyLady! Add in a small amount of zone cleaning this month.
- Pack up my spring/summer clothes and pull my fall/winter clothes out of storage.
- Switch out my spring/summer shoes, hats, and scarves for fall/winter shoes, hats, and scarves.
- Be more conscious of our grocery bill.
I hope I’m not being too ambitious again. I always think I set reasonable goals, and then I still don’t quite do all of them.
What did you accomplish in September? What are your goals this month? Let’s hold each other accountable!
So many goals! That is very ambition. Hope they all work out for you 🙂
Thank you! I’m trying. 🙂
Good luck on your October goals. Sounds like a busy but fun month. I finally went for my physical and chose a doctor last month, it’s always hard picking a new doctor.
Finding a new doctor is the worst. My gastroenterologist came highly recommended, but he’s also far away. It’s worth the drive to have a really good GI. But just for my physicals and stuff, I want someone a lot closer. The research begins!
I’ve been debating setting up an LLC for awhile, too. I almost want to just shove all my stuff at an accountant and lawyer and tell them to do something. Hahaha.
OMG, same. Except accountants and lawyers cost money. Maybe when I actually earn more money than I’ve invested in hosting/marketing/training, I’ll hire an accountant and lawyer…
What is LLC. Can’t wait to see the Brita Media done! Good luck with your goals, so luck your going to Disney
Limited Liability Corporation, I think. It’s just a legal way of classifying a business.
good to know. Thanks!!
That’s awesome that you achieved so many goals last month; so I’m sure you’ll still hit a lot of them this month too! Also, I hope you have a fab time at Disney World! I bet it will be so much fun, haha 😀
Thank you! I feel a little frantic trying to get so much done before our trip. But I’m definitely giving myself the week off in Orlando!!!! Except for all the Instagram photos, of course.
Way to go with your goals last month! Best of luck to you for this month. That’s really cool that you plan on getting a pedometer. Investing in one was one of the best decisions I’ve made. It made me so much more aware of just how much I move around throughout the day.
I feel like a pedometer is a low-cost alternative to a FitBit. Plus it will help me know if a FitBit will be worth the investment for me.
Wow! So many goals! Sounds like a really exciting time for you! Good luck for October 🙂
It’s a busy month, for sure! Next month will calm down a little, at least partly because I’m going to Ohio for two weeks. 😀
awesome goals! Definitely think making health a priority is something great to do and you are doing great so far ♥
Thank you! I’m definitely working on being an overall more healthy person. It’s been a challenge for so long with my Crohn’s, but now that my Crohn’s is getting better, I can focus on the rest of me being healthy.
I love that you’re joining the Billiion Dinners challenge too!!
It’s such a great idea! I’ve seen so many bloggers participate.
DisneyWorld? Whoa!! Have so much fun! I told Angel recently that he has a choice: Either take me to Orlando DisneyWorld next time we visit the USA (several years from now) or take me to Tokyo Disney Resort by our 10th anniversary (5 years from now). I’m not sure if he really believes either option is necessary because he likes the option of staying home and saving money, but where’s the fun in that? 🙂