Wednesday, October 03, 2018

October goals


Lovely autumn graphic by Abby at Little Birdie Blessings

I'm a few days late, but it's a new month, and so it's time to set some goals for October:

* Continue with my Bible study of Colossians
* 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 twice weekly if possible
* Continue working on several UFO craft projects
* Continue planning for family birthday gifts and crafting any handmade ones
* 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
* Get together with friends from Nevada who'll be visiting our state
* Attend a couples' retreat with my hubby
* 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

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


And here's how September went:

* Continue with my Bible study of Colossians -- done!
* Memorize at least 4 Bible verses and review some older ones -- 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
* Limit sugar and red meat -- did well limiting red meat, not so well with sugar
* Drink enough water each day -- doing better with this, but still not the best
* Walk and/or exercise each day -- technically not done, but we did do a ton of walking and hiking on vacation, so I'm calling this 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 done
* 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 -- done!
* Fine-tune our vacation plans -- done!
* Attend a ladies' retreat !!-- done!
* 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!
* Sort out and declutter my dad's house; work on estate -- not done, but I've kept at it
* Plan meals with a greater emphasis on healthy eating -- done!

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

Hoping to have a more productive month in October, but we will see.  Later this week I hope to write a few blog posts with pictures and details about our vacation to Nevada, Idaho and Utah.  Stay tuned!

6 comments:

  1. More productive with regard to your stated goals, I’m presuming, because your September was very productive. All that time with family had to have been the best. ☺️

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    1. It was very good quality time, Vee. Thank you for pointing that out!

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  2. Admirable lists!!

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    1. Thanks, Terri! We will see how far I get with them.

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  3. I enjoyed watching your trip out west through Instagram. How fun to see so much beauty and spend that quality time with your family!
    Also, I love your list of goals!

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  4. Oh, I'm glad you were able to follow along, Denise! It was indeed a wonderful time and there was so much of God's creation on display! The cousins really enjoyed their time together and we loved observing that.

    Goals, yes! I firmly believe that if we aim at nothing, we will hit it every time. So I always plan to aim at something, even if it doesn't all get done!

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