In all honesty, this month was full of all the things – from amazing to anxiety-filled. I felt like the habits I’ve been building this year started to fall apart and I wasn’t able to stay on track with all of my goals as much as I had been since the beginning of the year. It was bound to happen, months get busy and obviously there is so much outside of our control, especially in 2020. I’m trying to go into November remembering that I can only control what’s in my grasp and I have to trust that it will be enough. When I set goals at the beginning of 2020, here’s what I decided on:
Goal 1: Prioritize my health – physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, environmental, and social.
Goal 2: Allow open to be an invitation to live intentionally.
In October, here is how those two goals played out:
October Monthly Goals
- Paint Built Ins – Moving this to November
Clean out basement and shop vac– Not fun, but it’s done.Work on Real Estate Exam Course– Not as far as I’d like to be, but we’re still moving forward.Participate in Ali Edwards’ Art of Noticing– done!- Read 4 Books – I only finished two in October, but I got some more in the works.
October Weekly Goals
Two Orange Theory Classes Per Week– maybe my favorite goal of the month. Check!Weigh In– yep!Budget– stayed on track and reviewed weekly.Tending Tuesday– done!Weekly Sabbath– finished strong on this one.
October Daily Goals
Exercise– Rocked this one.Read the Word– Not too shabby!- Hit H2O goal – I did about have the days this month.
- Vitamins – I could have done better on this one!
October Highlights
- Our friends, Jeff and Taylor, had their sweet baby boy.
- I was on the FinalVibe Podcast.
- I started going to Orange Theory workouts!
- Kevin went on a 100 mile bike ride that ended a little differently than we expected. (Also, he has a Vlog.)
- We go to get pumpkins, I take two days off work, and we visit the lake of the ozarks. Kevin also vlogged this weekend.
- We spend an entire weekend in Hamilton and I get to enjoy lots of baby snuggles.
- We had our first snow of the season on October 26. Normally I wouldn’t consider this a highlight, but here we are.
October Favorites
Food: Perfect Bars
Book: The Minimalist Home by Joshua Becker
Purchase: Jeans from American Eagle
Song: The Lakes by Taylor Swift
I managed to journal every day in October, which is a pretty awesome feat but also is a good indicator of me listening to what I need. I’m hoping to jump back on the bandwagon in November and knock out some more goals before the year comes to an end. Here’s what we’re looking at for November:
November Monthly Goals
- Paint Built in Book Shelves – I’ve been wanting to to some touch ups and paint the entire section of built ins in our basement. We are using oil based paint, so I’m hoping for a good weather day for me to have the windows open.
- Read 4 Books – It may not be reasonable to keep up the momentum from last month, but we’ll see how we do.
- Replace Blinds – Our blinds are all wonky sizes, so we’re needing to get custom blinds made – I’m hoping for a good Black Friday deal.
- Complete my Real Estate Courses
- Show Small and Local for Christmas – I’m really hoping to support small and local businesses in both what I buy and what I ask for this year.
- Vote on November 3rd!
November Weekly Goals
Most of these are the same as they’ve been, but I’m seeing progress in all areas, so I’m going to keep chugging. I’m adding the FinalVibe content calendar for each week, because that’s something that I’ve really been enjoying and that has been helpful to FinalVibe progress.
- Two Orange Theory Fitness Classes
- Weigh In
- Budget
- Tending Tuesday
- Weekly Sabbath
November Daily Goals
- Exercise
- Read the Word / Prayer
- Take Vitamins
- Journal