2. hot yoga in the morning.
3. the smell of fall candles burning.
4. laying in bed on a rainy day.
5. eating a sugar cookie.
6. Thanksgiving dinner.
7. drinking something yummy from Starbucks.
8. laughing with the one I love.
9. cuddling up on the couch with a good book.
10. snuggling with two happy puppies who just happen to love to give kisses.
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A new month brings new goals and dreams. The past few months I’ve been reflecting on the month ahead; solidifying plans; setting little goals to keep myself on track; and most importantly, to be a better me!
November Goals/Dreams:
5. Learn 2 new dinner recipes.
6. Continue without caffeine through the month of November.
7. Travel to Denver the week of Thanksgiving.
8. Plan my budget for 2011.
9. Create a meal and chore plan for the last three weeks of the month to make my work weeks less stressful and my weekends more enjoyable.
10. Figure out a way to clear the stress from my life.
11. Help cook our Thanksgiving dinner in Ohio the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
12. Spend lots of quality time with BF and my family.
13. Sleep earlier, rise earlier, but sleep more.
14. Reflect and meditate more. Whether that be in complete silence, in yoga, or with a journal.
It’s safe to say I really struggled with my goals for October. There were some things that I didn’t think about in the grand scheme of things. But here is an update…
– Attend at least one yoga class per week. {Not so fabulous. I made it to maybe two, maybe three, yoga classes. Why? Scheduling. I struggled with scheduling this entire month. Between my job, BFs job, the puppies, other priorities, and the unforeseen cleanse, it didn’t work out well. Why did the cleanse prohibit my yoga practice? Let’s just say the cleanse has left me inconsistent as to when I can expect certain things. So I have not wanted to risk it. That is all.}
– Celebrate my birthday in a meaningful way. {Accomplished! I had a lovely birthday, thanks to BF!}
– Run my first 5k in about 3 years. {Accomplished! Finished in under 26 minutes!}
– Cook at least 2 dinners a week. {Not so much. We definitely ate out a lot less in the month of October. But as for me cooking? That was rare. Like, never. OK, maybe once. Maybe.}
– Read 4 new books. {Shamefully, I didn’t even finish one. Not one! This is unacceptable.}
– Attend a sporting event. {Done! We went to a University of Akron football game!}
– Run at least 60 miles this month. {Major fail. I pretty much took the last two weeks of October off. This is unacceptable as well.}
– Spend much needed time with family. {A win! Spent time with BF and the pups, as well as my Mom and Dad a few times. Very much needed!}
– Bake something new and adventurous! {I baked Gluten Free cupcakes for the first time! And I brought them to a party where GF is pretty much unheard of. They were… interesting. Heavier than a normal fluffy cupcake.}
What are your goals and dreams for the month of November?
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– Attend at least one yoga class per week.
– Celebrate my birthday in a meaningful way.
– Run my first 5k in about 3 years.
– Cook at least 2 dinners a week.
– Read 4 new books.
– Attend a sporting event.
– Run at least 60 miles this month.
– Spend much needed time with family.
– Continue to spend serious quality time with BF and the pups.
– Finally sort through my clutter from my move.
– Continue to stress less.
– Bake something new and adventurous!
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Finish the Couch 2 5k program and begin the Bridge to 10k program. Win! We finished mid-month!– Attend one yoga class at Cleveland Yoga per week. Almost win. I attended three classes. I was away in LA rather unexpectedly for one week, so I missed class that week.
– Spend less time adding events to my planner and spend more time just living at home and spending quality time with BF and the pups. Most definitely a win. My priorities were very straight this month. Lots of QT with BF and the pups.
– Cook more food at home and spend less time and money eating unhealthy food while I’m out. Definite win. And I actually cooked this month! I never cook. BF does. But we shared this responsibility well this month! In fact, I smell something delicious cooking now.
– Go to the Akron Zips vs. Syracuse Orange football game. Lose. It rained that day, so we decided to stay inside that day. Not the worst thing that could happen, right?
– Sort through the clutter from my moves and sell/giveaway the unused items. Lose. I didn’t find (or make) the time.
– Learn to utilize all that my Mac Book has to offer. Lose. I didn’t even begin to do this.
– Find direction and put together a plan. In my own way I most definitely did this.
– Keep myself organized. I did OK at this. It could still use some improvement. Work in progress for sure.
– Read at least 4 new books. Lose. I didn’t even finish one! Ugh! Not cool.
– Stress less. Win. Definite win. I made every conscious effort to keep myself grounded and in the present. And it helped.
Happy weekend, my loves!
I had an entire post planned about how relaxing of a weekend I hoped this would be.
But just when you think you’ve got a plan, the world spins you backwards and you’re trying to make sure you hang on!
My weekend will be extremely short. While I am saddened by this, I am actually a bit excited to be leaving for a business trip with my coworker, HT, on Sunday. We will be flying to LA and staying for a few days.
Now I’ve got a lot of things to do before I leave tomorrow!
Like take Oscar Puppy to the vet.
And do laundry.
And clean.
And pack my carry-on {the only luggage I’m bringing}.
And make sure I remember the little things like my phone charger and contact solution.
And make sure I remember the big things like my drivers license and my MacBook.
And spend as much quality time as possible with BF before I leave him for a few days!
What are your plans for the weekend?
Welcome, September! Although August is a lovely month, we are inching our way closer to Autumn and all the fun that comes along with slightly cooler weather and falling leaves!
September goals:
– Finish the Couch 2 5k program and begin the Bridge to 10k program.
– Attend one yoga class at Cleveland Yoga per week.
– Spend less time adding events to my planner and spend more time just living at home and spending quality time with BF and the pups.
– Cook more food at home more and spend less time {and money} eating unhealthy food while I’m out.
– Go to the Akron Zips versus Syracuse Orange {and root on the Orange!} football game in the new Infocision Stadium in downtown Akron.
– Sort through the clutter from my move{s} and sell and giveaway unused items.
– Learn to utilize all that my Mac Book has to offer.
– Find direction and put together a plan.
– In addition to putting together a plan, figure out the best way to keep myself organized to the point where I can maximize sleep while juggling responsibilities during the week. I must find a groove to get in again!
– Read at least four new books this month.
– Stress less and just take in every experience as it comes!
What are your goals for this month?
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Confession:
My Amazon wishlist is growing… growing out of control. Most of my wish list consists of books. Memoirs, mostly.
– The One That I Want: A Novel
– It’s All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff
– Baron Baptiste – Unlocking Athletic Power
– Spent: Memoirs of a Shopping Addict
…just to name a few 🙂
