Well September went by fast.  So fast that here I am one month later and I didn’t speak to you at all.  I’m sorry for being rude.

But just think of it as me giving you a break in prep for this month’s 31 days of writing! (ahhhh, I’m scared again this year like I was last year). During my quiet spell, I also managed to get a few things crossed off my September goal list!

• host a shower – sweet baby M was welcomed with LOVE
• start planning another shower for October
• stay on top of reading for our Home Group and monthly reading – really enjoying our Home Group book!
• clear closet/dresser and take clothes to donate
• finish map project – it’s back hanging on our wall again
• list miscellaneous items online
• go kayaking
• complete planks everyday
• complete 70 miles {about 40m of running and 30m of walking} – finished one whole day early!
• practice THM or Whole30 eating plans for one week – tried the THM “plan”.  It was harder and easier than I expected… harder in that it could require alot of things I need to buy, easier in that once you start its pretty easy to pick up and understand.
• take a weeklong social media break – last week I deleted social media apps from my phone and only logged in to check my messages on fb and to post a wish to the birthday girl
• finish setting up guest room/office – all set! feels so good to have that room “complete”!

So for October, expect Atwell Adventures to be busier than it has been these last few months.  And while I’m not writing here, these are a few of things I’d like to complete…

• go kayaking
• visit a pumpkin patch
• pick apples
• complete 50 miles {35 running and 15 walking} and Runkeeper challenge
• hang frames in hallway
• finish end tables
• get ready for baby Ruth’s wedding
• reboot blog {possibly a new design!}
• complete 31 days of writing

Ahhhh, fall. I really, really love you.

It’s hard to believe we are two-thirds of the way through 2014!  Time sure isn’t slowing down, so I’m finding that goals are helpful for me staying on track of things I want to try, complete, or be more intentional about.

Here’s how I did for August…

• take a sewing class – check! Hopefully will take class #2 this month!

• sew table skirt – Crossing my fingers that with sewing class #2, this one will happen!
• check in on the MyFitnessPal and Envelope apps everyday – My Fitness Pal, yes; Envelope, no, although I did update more regularly, so progress 🙂 Still learning alot through MFP
• complete two sets of invites – first set went out last week, second set was finished about 5 hours ago… whew!
• go kayaking – hopefully we’ll get to go this month; our schedules have been pretty full on the weekends
• research Whole30 and Trim Healthy Mama – a sweet friend from church let me borrow her THM book and I’ve been reading online about Whole30
• start searching for a new headboard and bed frame – the search for the mattress went so well that we bought one! still on the search for a bed!

• complete 56 miles {about 36m running and 20m walking} – check! finished the walking goal earlier in the month and the running goal on Friday

Now for September.

• host a shower
• start planning another shower for October
• stay on top of reading for our Home Group and monthly reading
• clear closet/dresser and take clothes to donate
• finish map project
• list miscellaneous items online
• go kayaking
• complete planks everyday
• complete 70 miles {about 40m of running and 30m of walking}
• practice THM or Whole30 eating plans for one week
• take a weeklong social media break
• finish setting up guest room/office

What are your September goals?

August in August-a… this should be fun!

Here are my g-o-a-l-s for the m-o-n-t-h! {Did I ever mention I was a cheerleader in high school?}

• take a sewing class
• sew table skirt
• check in on the MyFitnessPal and Envelope apps everyday
• complete two sets of invites
• go kayaking
• research Whole30 and Trim Healthy Mama
• start searching for a new headboard and bed frame
• complete 56 miles {about 36m running and 20m walking}

Oh and July goals? Simple, sweet and all of them complete! {I was also a star poet… I just didn’t know it.*}

• celebrate our one year anniversary – we LOVED traveling to Portland, Maine
• create a grateful list from our first year of marriage – just finished this a few nights ago with G; what a sweet year to think back on!
• take a picture on our anniversary {with and without a photo from our wedding day} – one year anniversary photo: check!
• explore a new city – little did we know when we went to Maine, that the last leg of our flight would get cancelled and we’d actually explore a few different cities on our drive

What are your August goals?

*please excuse the lame “humor” woven throughout this post… it’s been a long week 😉