September Goals!

Summer is over. I'm okay with that. Summer has a completely different definition when you're an adult. Especially when you're an adult working at a tourist site. Here comes fall. I love fall! Our second wedding anniversary is coming up, so is my birthday! Then comes the holidays-- the older I get the more I look forward to the holidays. This year Thanksgiving plans are up in the air, but Christmas will be low-key at home with my husband. I am looking forward to decorating our apartment so much. It's the little things. :)

Anyway! Goals! Summer was successful for the gym--but it got very busy. It was also the summer of family visits. I love family visits- but they are draining. I get off track with my health, spend more money, and don't have much "me" time. But, it was so worth it to see so much family.

For September!

1. Finish a certain project I had hanging over my head.
    Done. I will be vague about this one but it's complete.

2. Blog at least twice.
    Back to awkward and awesome! Starting with the chicken foot story. (Intrigued? read my blog)

3. Work out 3x week.
    I am probably not going to make my 30 lbs by my 30th. BUT! I really did change my lifestyle. I wanted to start liking myself more in pictures, and I DO! I can wear a complete size smaller, and all my measurements are way down. I am loving myself and enjoy picking clothes out now and feel more confident and strong. Let's just keep it up!

4. Lose 20 lbs by my 30th
    So I may not make it to 30, but I'm so close to 20. Let's do this!

5. Stop keeping emails.
    I just had 940 unread emails in my "junk" email account. I read an email and I don't delete it. Groupons, everything. I just seem to keep them. I just deleted everything and I want to continue it. 

Will I remember the goals of September?

Let's hope I remember my goals this time.  I'll make it simple.

1.  Four blog posts
2.  Four yoga classes
3.  Four sessions of the 7 min HIIT (high intensity interval training) workout
4.  4 sessions of 10 minute meditation

Also:
1.  Finish Broadway Bridge half marathon (faster than St. Louis GO/2:27:20)
2.  Do calf/ankle exercise 'homework' from the chiropractor

Julie's September Goals

My goals for September are:

1. Stay off the turnpike. Not only is it expensive to use the turnpike twice a day, every day of work, but the mileage isn't that much different and the speed limit is slower so I get better gas mileage. It takes a bit more time, but not enough to matter.

2. Blog four times. If you count this, I'm halfway there. I'm officially setting a push goal for four blog posts on my personal blog.

3. Keep track of what we spend against our budget. My husband is great at paying the bills but not great at budgeting. We are going to try to do better this month than last month.

4. Finish craft project. This is a surprise.

5. Get up one minute earlier every day. Maybe by the end of the month, I won't be late for work anymore.

6. Keep a gratefulness list. My goal is to make a list of five things I'm grateful for everyday and combine them into a blog post at the end of the month. I just started my list today but I set an alarm on my telephone to remind me to do this.

7. Breathe deeply. You can tell I'm really challenging myself when one of my goals is to breathe. I set two alarms during work to remind myself to intentionally breathe deeply, relax and maybe stretch or get up and walk around a bit.