I made a list of goals at the beginning of last month, with great hopes of accomplishing much. Well, I'm disgusted to say, I didn't get much accomplished and fell very short of great success.
I don't know why I think it will help, but I thought I would post my goals in hopes that failing in front of my peers will spur me on to try harder......I needed motivation and accountability in my life so badly right now....I get easily swallowed up with the "have to do" things in my life, I am not leaving room for the 'extras' that I need as well.
I'll start off with my sad list from last month and then I'll give the goals for October.....ugh, I hate this! :)
September:
physical:
run 1 mile 3x a week.......I barely squeezed out a mile 3x all month!
DDR 2x a week.......it's still in the box
yoga or Pilate's 2x a week......did it once!
25 crunches 5x a week......I think I may have done those twice all month
basketball 2x a week.....I did that twice all month!
lose 10 pounds.....the scale didn't move.....wonder why!
ok, that was humiliating....
mental:
read 3 non-fiction books......I'm halfway through my first one
read 2 fiction books......of course I did that one.....that's a fun, lazy goal!
begin guitar lessons (dvd)......I loaned my guitar out to 2 different people, does that count?
social (relationships):
spend alone time with each child 2x this month.....I got one time in with each
write 5 letters......done
email 5 people (not a reply, but 'initiate' contact)......I got 2 done
send one care package......done
lunch with:
Kathy.....no
Ann.....no
Reggie......yes
movie night with girls.....nope
spiritually:
memorize 10 verses.......did 5
continue chronological Bible study......hit and miss
Precepts study.......done
get Abby started on a devotional......nope
get our missionary album up to date so we can get back to praying daily for them again...no
So, there's the month of September....gross, huh? but, also in the past....so, no crying about that.
October is laying before me.....open and clean and ready to be a successful month!
OCTOBER GOALS
Physically:
run 1/2 a mile 3x a week (ran it twice today!)
swim 2x a week (already once this week)
yoga/pilates 2x a week
crunches 3x a week
jump rope 3x a week
lose 8 pounds (already lost 2 pounds the first day of the month!)
Mentally:
read 3 non fiction books
read 2 fiction (I still need some fun in my life!)
REALLY begin guitar lessons (20 minutes, 3x a week)
Socially:
write 5 more letters
email 5 people
send care package to Dylan
lunch with Kathy, Reggie/Natalia
Camp:
finish prayer letter
first edition of camp newsletter
finish purging craft shop
inventory camp shirts, etc
mow ball field
Spiritually:
memorize 10 verses
Abby devotional
missionary album
be one week ahead in my precepts
get to Genesis 25 in my chronological study
Ok, there it is.....and here I go!!
(Sorry, Haley....I didn't realize it had been so long! I'm back now :)....hope to see you on our trip home!)
1 comment:
You're off to a good start! I can't help you with the swimming, but everything else we can get in during your stay with us. (eww, no basketball either. I have nightmares of Rob trying to teach me the lay-up...talk about humiliating.)
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