The lesson I've learned this year re: goals is that I was naive, ambitious, and foolhardy in January when I set them. What a fool I was.
Also, I know I'm just now posting Q3 goals and we're more than halfway through October, but this is the slack I've decided to cut myself.
Health
1) Spend 1000 hours outside.≈
July: 52 hours, 4 minutes
August: 55 hours, 2 minutes
September: 52 hours, 44 minutes
2) Do something in the yard every week. ✔
July: Sure, sure. I mean, the yard does look like a jungle, but at least the birds are fed, right?
August: Same, same. The birds are fed.
September: Well, the birds have food.
3) Do at least five yoga poses a day. ✔
July: 30/31 days - I'm counting this as a win.
August: 30/31 days - I'm really counting this as a win.
September: 30/30 days
4) Go to a new-to-me fitness class.
Accomplished in Q1.
5) Drink 20 ounces of water a day. ✔
July: 31/31 days
August: 31/31 days
September: 30/30 days
6) Exercise for 30 minutes at least 80% of days. ≈
July: 23/31 (74.2%)
August: 18/21 (85.7%) - I did just take out the first 10 days of August or my stats would have been decimated. I've decided that this is an okay move.
September: 23/30 days (76.7%)
7) Only eat dessert Thursday - Saturday (or special occasions like holidays and birthdays). ✖
July: I actually tracked this! I had ice cream four times in July and cake once. This is a success for me. Three of these were on Mondays and two were on Sundays, so technically I failed this, but it seems like a win.
August: LOLOLOL. Bad habits were resumed.
September: I didn't eat a dessert on only twelve days of the month.
Added in July: ≈
Do PT exercises twice a day. I am having some issues with my bad leg and have been doing PT.
July: Average of 2.3 times a day (starting on the 15th - the first day of PT)
August: Average 1.4 times a day (I mean, better than 0, right?)
September: Average 0.64 times a day - When I can't walk when I'm 60, we'll know why.
Connection
1) Message my accountability buddy every day and M/T/T at least once a week. ≈
July: 100%.
August: 100%.
September: I was 67% with my accountability buddy and 100% with T&T.
2) Do two Cool Blogger Book Club sessions.
Did one session in Q1. Will do another in Q4.
3) Send at least one fun piece of snail mail every month. Track snail mail. ✔
July: I sent two birthday cards, four postcards from Seattle, and hand-delivered one card.
August: I sent twenty-two postcards from California, one birthday card, a bill, and I hand-delivered a thank you note.
September: A few thank you notes, a couple of condolence cards, a donation, a graduation present, and a congratulations card for a total of eight pieces of mail.
Adulting
1) Figure out a will or whatever. ✖
July: Lol. Of course not.
August: I think you all know the answer.
September: LOLOLOL.
2) Order new checks.
Completed in Q2.
3) Limit my clothes buying to the following: two new dresses/season, new mary janes, anything that was on my Christmas wish list that I did not get, necessary bras/underwear/workout gear/replacement leggings or tights (one-to-one replacements on those). ✔
July: I didn't buy any clothing. I did get a permanent bracelet when I was with Bestest Friend in Seattle, so you decide if that counts.
August: No clothes were purchased.
September: I mean, I did buy clothes, but I think it's in the spirit of the exceptions I made for this. New mary janes, new dresses for the season, and a pair of leggings.
Home
1) Paint the porch and garage. ✖
July: LOL for days.
July: LOL for days.
August: Nope.
September: *sigh*
2) Hem the stupid pants. ✖
Someone dealt with this in Q2.
3) Consult an architect/contractor for our bathroom remodel. ✖
July: LOL for days.
August: When did I think I'd have time for this?
September: We really do need to do t his.
4) Clean and organize my closet and dresser and keep them that way. ✖
July: LOL for days.
August: See above goal for this one, too.
September: I have no defense.
Fun
1) Learn three new hairstyles: French braid, an elegant low knot, and something else TBD. ✖
July: No progress. I'm considering cutting my hair back to a bob, so this may not stay on the list for long.
August: I'm lucky I even washed my hair once in a while.
September: Not at all.
2) Have one day a quarter where I take off work with no plans. ✖
July: No.
August: I mean, I took lots of days off.
September: As if that's a possibility right now.
3) Watch at least one makeup tutorial every quarter. ✖
July: No progress made.
August: I better get to this in September.
September: Maybe next quarter I'll do this to get ready for holiday events.
4) Go on a girls trip. ✔
July: YES!! Bestest Friend and I went to Seattle!
5) Go to at least four new-to-me museums. ✔
Completed in Q2, but I'm going to keep tracking if I go to museums.
July: No.
August: J and I went to the de Young Museum while I was in California.
September: TJC and I went to the museum at the Wisconsin Capitol.
6) Once a month dates with my husband. ≈
July: We went to a local bar together to say goodbye to a colleague who moved away.
August: We went to a wedding in early August.
September: Absolutely not.
7) Actually train Hannah at least three times a week. ✖
July: Apparently I trained Hannah once. Poor neglected dog.
August: Apparently I only trained her once in August, too.
September: Absolutely not. Poor neglected Hannah.
8) Read big books over 500 pages ≈
July: An American Tragedy
August: Feed
September: No, but I'm currently reading TWO big books and I'll make up for it over the next month.
9) Make six new-to-me cookie recipes. ≈
July: No progress made. I'm hoping that once cooler weather sets in, I'll make more progress on this goal.
August: I made these brown butter sugar cookies. They were good and went over well with my husband and my book club.
September: I made ricciarelli. I am not sure I'd make these again because they were fiddly and require ingredients I don't usually have on hand, including almond flour and an orange.
10) Do a 30-day project each month. ≈
July: My project was no candy. In June I ate a ton of candy (particularly at work, where we were doing orientation and candy was free flowing), so my goal was to STOP eating hundreds of calories of candy of day. I didn't eat any candy in July, so I was 31/31 on this. As stated above, I had cake once and ice cream four times in July, but no candy.
August: I just didn't do one this month.
September: I did a photo a day project and did it on all 30 days.
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When did you last make cookies? What kind were they?
Oh my sweet friend. I am sending you the biggest virtual hug. I don't think you were a naive fool and in fact I WANT YOU TO TAKE IT BACK. Because how could you know what the universe was going to throw at you? You couldn't possibly. Also I think you HAVE accomplished a lot of your goals - I see a lot of checkmarks here. Bathroom remodel, painting, reorganizing the closet...those are all things that can wait for a quieter time in your life. You're getting all the things done that you can! I feel like you're being way too hard on yourself and I'm here to wrap you up in a virtual cardigan of love and feed you another dessert (of all the things, dessert is glorious, so I support your consumption of them. You can cut back - if you want to - at a time in your life where things are not so awful and stressful). xo
ReplyDeleteAs usual, totally didn't answer the prompt question. I can't remember when I last made cookies but I'm going to guess August? I really don't know, it's been a while. But cookie season is almost upon us.
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