only ten days late … but it’s my birth month, soooooo I’m excused.

🙂

Truthfully, personal monthly goals – although important – have been low on my priority list these last few days. But I know if I go for a whole month without some sort personal direction in getting things done, especially as I enter my last year in my 20’s (whaaaaaattt), I’ll kick myself later. And just imagine how ridiculous I would like trying to kick myself.

Okay, now stop laughing imagining that.

Here are my October goals:

• continue training and sign up for the half in November
• get back in the kitchen and coooook, cook, cook
• organize every area of the house and purge {we have a small-ish house, so this is do-able if I pace myself}
• celebrate turning 29

Sweet and simple. And I hope all attainable.

For the month of September on the other hand, I survived with only crying four times, so I consider that an accomplishment – especially with everything that was going on {I’m looking at you, Whole30}.

• finish the books on my night stand (close, but no dice.)
• complete Whole30 and enjoy the process of  eating good food – complete and although tough, was good structure for a busy month
• celebrate our first Sunday at Crawford Avenue! – complete! praise God for His blessings!
• continue to organize personal and work files – always a work in progress
• continue to work on photobooks {2013, 2014, and wedding album} – didn’t even think about photobooks
• continue half training – up to 8 miles
• complete anniversary gift – not completed, but made some progress
• have a visit with my sister and littlest niece – a sweet ending to a busy month

But seriously, busyness and to do list items aside, this last month and these first few days of October I’ve been reminded time after time of how good our God is and how much I need Him.

You know those seasons of life where you can feel him upholding you?  I know He is carrying me right now.  Things are a little more chaotic for my liking, but I am grateful to know that He is steadfast.  When everything else seems to be up in the air, He is faithful to remain the same.

What peace that thought brings me.

There’s a song I’ve found myself playing on repeat the last few days. It’s a beautiful reminder of all those things.  I hope you’ll be reminded of His goodness this month!

September is FINALLY here!  YAY!

Sunday was the perfect way to draw close to the first eight months of 2015.  It’s been a sweet year of trust and waiting and hopefully, it will only continue 🙂

As far as personal goals go, I didn’t accomplish nearly all I had set out too for August.

• catch up on overdue blog posts
• refinish trays
• print pictures
• complete anniversary gifts
• finish book wreath
• get a massage check!
• check on physicals for October check!
• backup pictures and install new ram
• work on photobooksgot some of the photos uploaded now to start plugging away:)
• begin thank you notes
• research Whole 30 (and maybe commit for September?) started today!
• register and train for half marathon (eeeeeps!) training is going well! we still need to register!

I’m happy to remind myself that my to do list items can always be attempted another month.  And to do lists aside, I was able to read alot more, rest, celebrate and reconnect with friends, and welcome people into our home for dinners.  It was a great month indeed 🙂

Now for September goals!

• finish the books on my night stand
• complete Whole30 and enjoy the process of eating good food
• celebrate our first Sunday at Crawford Avenue! {more on that later!}
• continue to organize personal and work files
• continue to work on photobooks {2013, 2014, and wedding album}
• continue half training
• complete anniversary gift
• have a visit with my sister and littlest niece

So here goes . . . the last quarter of 2015!

What are your goals for September?

On Sunday someone told me they were moving on the 31st.  I asked, “the 31st of July or August?”

Well wouldn’t you know, we were already into August. #whoops  So time may have slipped by a little bit quicker than I expected.  I completed a few goals, but didn’t scratch off as many as I would have liked.  Here’s how I finished…

• clean out guest bedroom and closet
• clean out under master and guest beds
• host a nephew and niece weekend
• host a going away party for a friend
  
• celebrate 4th of July, our 2 year anni, my parent’s 42nd wedding anni, my oldest brother’s 40th, friend’s 1 year old party, and a wedding {deeeeeeeep breathhhhs}
• catch up on overdue blog posts
• memorize five verses
• finish June book and start/finish July book
• continue Romans study
• photobooks – 2013 and 2014 “family yearbooks” and wedding album

And here’s what I’m looking at for the eighth month of 2015.  Crazzzzy…

• catch up on overdue blog posts
• refinish trays
• print pictures
• complete anniversary gifts
• finish book wreath
• get a massage
• check on physicals for October
• backup pictures and install new ram
• work on photobooks
• begin thank you notes
• research Whole 30 (and maybe commit for September?)
• register and train for half marathon (eeeeeps!)

Here goes!  Happy August!