Tuesday, October 01, 2019

October goals


So it's a new month, and time to set goals for October!  Here goes:
* Do an October Scripture writing challenge
* Memorize at least 4 Bible verses and review some older ones
* Continue our discipleship study with new believers
* Continue to help a recently widowed friend with the challenges of life in general
* Continue study for Sunday School -- A Woman Who Reflects the Heart of Jesus
* Get to bed by 9 pm each night  
* Limit sugar
* Drink enough water each day
 * Walk and/or exercise at least 4 times each week
* Keep up with Flylady's homemaking zones of the week (with some help from Clean Mama)
* Do something creative each day
* Post in this blog several times per week
* Post in my Christmas blog as often as possible
* Continue planning for family birthday gifts and crafting any handmade ones
* Spend a little time on some UFO craft projects
* Continue stocking my Etsy shop and continue selling vintage items
* Work on Etsy and trust bookkeeping as necessary
* Write at least 4 encouraging notes to friends and family
* Help and encourage my local daughter as I'm able
* 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
* Continue to sort out and declutter my dad's house, hopefully taking many loads to the dump and thrift store and consolidating the remaining items yet to dispose of;  work on estate
* Possibly spend a day helping my cousin get started with a similar task at her childhood home
* Have a getaway with my hubby
* Get together with friends visiting from Indiana
* Maybe go out for breakfast with friends from Vermont
* Attend a couples' retreat at The Wilds of New England
* Plan meals with a greater emphasis on healthy eating
 
HEALTHY HABITS FOR OCTOBER:  Drink more water/get more sleep/limit sugar

And here's how September went:
* Do a September Scripture writing challenge -- -- done!
 *Start a study in 1 Corinthians -- done!
* Memorize at least 4 Bible verses and review some older ones-- I've mostly reviewed older ones
* Continue our discipleship study with new believers -- done!
* Continue to help a recently widowed friend with the challenges of life in general -- 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, though we made a very good try at it
* Limit sugar -- not done consistently
* Drink enough water each day -- not done
 * Walk and/or exercise at least 4 times each week -- done!
* Keep up with Flylady's homemaking zones of the week (with some help from Clean Mama) -- not done
* Do something creative each day -- done!
* Post in this blog several times per week -- done!
* Post in my Christmas blog as often as possible -- apparently, one time was as often as possible
* Continue planning for family birthday gifts and crafting any handmade ones -- done!
* Send a birthday package to Nevada -- yes, another one! -- done!
* Craft a simple gift or two for a friend -- done!
* Spend a little time on some UFO craft projects -- done!
* Continue stocking my Etsy shop and continue selling vintage items -- done!
* Work on Etsy and trust bookkeeping as necessary -- done!
* Write at least 4 encouraging notes to friends and family -- done!
* Help and encourage my local daughter as I'm able -- not done enough, to my way of thinking
* Continue to encourage and support my hubby as he works through a pastoral search for our church -- done!
* Clean church and set up for fellowship time -- done!
* Continue to sort out and declutter my dad's house, hopefully taking many loads to the dump and thrift store and consolidating the remaining items yet to dispose of;  work on estate  -- I took a few things to the thrift store, sold a few items, and finished up with a paperwork task that was looming.
* Possibly spend a day helping my cousin get started with a similar task at her childhood home -- not done
* Plan a getaway with my hubby -- done!
* Have a special Saturday celebrating his birthday -- done!
* Get together with friends visiting from Indiana -- not done; that's happening in October now
* Maybe go out for breakfast with friends from Vermont -- not done; maybe in October
* Go out for breakfast with friends visiting from Wisconsin -- done!
* Maybe attend a Bible conference with my hubby -- not done
* Attend a ladies' retreat at The Wilds of New England -- done!
* Plan meals with a greater emphasis on healthy eating -- done! (most of the time)
 
HEALTHY HABITS FOR SEPTEMBER:  Drink more water/get more sleep/limit sugar-- we worked on these, but the sleep component was the one we did the best with.

3 comments:

  1. 🍁Happy October! October sounds like a near repeat of September. May those things that are important to you and The Lord be accomplished in His grace and with His help.I still find these lists exhausting! 😁 Perhaps if I wrote down my list, I would find it equally so.

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  2. You know, I do believe that if you were to write down your list, it would be at least this long -- maybe longer!😊

    I do have many of the same things on my list for each month, as they are ongoing.🍁😊

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  3. Seems like you are doing great with your goals. For the 'Ber' months I have a calendar where I put tons of things… but maybe I should add the 'personal-me' goals too… water, sugar….

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