My October Goals

There’s something about the beginning of Fall that brings structure into most of our lives.

I really think it starts in September when the school year starts.  The carefree days of summer ends and everyone is back to their schedules and usual routines.

I usually have monthly goals for myself but some months they are vague and I never really pay attention at the end of the month if I achieved the goals I had set out to do in the beginning of the month.

Well for October, I wanted to list some of my goals (excluding a few personal goals) on the blog so I can hold myself more accountable to achieving them.

I also love checking things off a list, so I would love to have a list full of completed checks at the end of the month.

Here are my goals for October (random order, in no order of importance):

• 1,000 active minutes = I was really consistent in staying active during the first half of the year. But lately, I have slacked off in that department. To achieve this goal, it will be an average of 45 mins/6 days a week. On some weekends where we hike for 2 hours, I can easily achieve this goal.
• Strength Training 2x per week = I changed gym recently and I left my Body Pump classes and instructors that I loved. But that shouldn’t be an excuse to stop doing weights completely. I can learn new routines on my own and create my own strength training routine (anybody have recommendations?)
• Make 5 new dinner recipes = I have a lot of cookbooks that are not being utilized. I need to start using them because they are just collecting dust and space. I also want to discover new blogs that have recipes that will inspire me to make something new in the kitchen.
• Post 4 non-food related topics = I like variety and there are other exciting topics I want to start writing about. i.e. travel, fashion, books and etc.  A lot of my travel posts involved a lot of pictures and they are time consuming. But I love doing it and should really make time to finish the posts. It makes me happy to look back on my other adventures.
• Put wall decor and framed pictures around the house = Since we repainted most of our walls, the walls have been bare ever since. I want to frame pictures from our wedding/travels and of course, of our family/friends too.
• Take care of my new vegetable garden = My garden is growing fast but I have neglected it. It involves a LOT of weeding and I haven’t been consistent on taking care of it.  I was the one who insisted to Chris that I want a garden and he worked hard in building one for me in the backyard.
• Donate a bag of items = Simplify. Pretty much I want to own less and live more. I want to clear the clutter from my closet. The step I want to take this month towards this goal is to have at least one huge bag for donation. Baby steps.
• No shopping for new clothes = This is a hard goal but I am willing to try it out for a month. I have a few functions this month that will require for me to dress up. I MUST wear what I have in my own closet. No shopping for new clothes. Period.
• Spend more quality time with my husband and my family = I’m at my happiest moments when I’m with them.

So those are my goals for this month. I think they are all doable, some will require more work than others. The first step to achieving my goals is to make them in the first place.

What are some of your goals for this month? Any recommendations on any of my goals above?