Thursday, November 01, 2018

November goals


Delightful graphic by Abby at Little Birdie Blessings
 October flew by so fast!  Hard to believe, but it's a new month, so here are my goals for November:

* Finish up my Bible study of Colossians
* Do a November Scripture writing challenge
* Memorize at least 4 Bible verses and review some older ones.
* Add 4 pages to my "What Do I Know About My God?" Scripture notebook
* Continue study for Sunday School -- A Woman Who Reflects the Heart of Jesus
* Get to bed by 9 pm each night  
* Limit sugar and red meat.
* Drink enough water each day.
* Walk and/or exercise each day.
* Keep up with Flylady's homemaking zones of the week.
* Do something creative each day
* Post in this blog at least three times weekly if possible
* Continue working on several UFO craft projects
* Continue planning for family birthday gifts and crafting any handmade ones
* Make six handmade Christmas gifts
* Continue stocking my Etsy shop and continue selling vintage items
* Write at least 4 encouraging notes to friends and family
* Help and encourage my local daughter as I'm able
* Make Thanksgiving plans
 * Celebrate Thanksgiving
* Continue to encourage and support my hubby as he works through a pastoral search for our church
* Clean church and set up for fellowship time
* Sort out and declutter my dad's house; work on estate
* Plan meals with a greater emphasis on healthy eating

NOVEMBER'S HEALTHY HABITS:  Drink enough water/exercise/eat healthfully/get enough sleep
WORD FOR 2018: Settled

And here's how October went:

* Continue with my Bible study of Colossians -- done!
* Memorize at least 4 Bible verses and review some older ones -- not done
* Add 4 pages to my "What Do I Know About My God?" Scripture notebook -- done!
* Continue study for Sunday School -- A Woman Who Reflects the Heart of Jesus -- done!
* Get to bed by 9 pm each night   -- not done consistently, but we are doing much better!
* Limit sugar and red meat -- doing great with red meat, not so much with sugar
* Drink enough water each day -- still needs work
* Walk and/or exercise each day -- this is so much improved that I'm calling it -- done!
* Keep up with Flylady's homemaking zones of the week -- not done
* Do something creative each day -- done!
* Post in this blog at least twice weekly if possible -- done!
* Continue working on several UFO craft projects -- not much done on these
* Continue planning for family birthday gifts and crafting any handmade ones -- done!
* Continue stocking my Etsy shop and continue selling vintage items -- done!
* Write at least 4 encouraging notes to friends and family -- done!
* Help and encourage my local daughter as I'm able -- never as much as I'd like to
* Get together with friends from Nevada who'll be visiting our state -- done!
* Attend a couples' retreat with my hubby -- done!
* Continue to encourage and support my hubby as he works through a pastoral search for our church -- done! (and I wish the search was!  But God's timing is always best.)
* Clean church and set up for fellowship time -- done!
* Sort out and declutter my dad's house; work on estate -- done! (not completely, of course)
* Plan meals with a greater emphasis on healthy eating -- done!

OCTOBER'S HEALTHY HABITS:  Drink enough water/exercise/eat healthfully/get enough sleep
WORD FOR 2018: Settled
  How about you?  Any goals for November?  How did October look for you?

5 comments:

  1. These are good goals. I really should try to get enough sleep rather than spend hours trying to do everything around the house.

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    1. Thanks, Kathy! I think we sometimes underestimate how important sleep really is. It helps so much!

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  2. Mrs T, I am so inspired by your monthly goals and how you've met so many! I kind of go with the flow but I think I need to organize my time better.

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    1. Thanks, Gina! I do find that if I make a plan for each day and try to fit each activity into a good time slot, it helps so much.

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  3. It is really surprising how getting enough sleep helps so much. We set a goal the past couple of weeks to be in bed by 8:30 any night that we are home. We seldom meet that goal, but it has gotten us into bed by 9 and that's wonderful.

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