Tag: Goals

Good-bye

50b130ec-3165-4198-80b3-0574b722b7deExcluding the third week of October, it was pretty nice. There was a point during which everything had gotten very tense with many in my life, Z in particular, but all of that has been talked through. Both of us had very hectic months…and it’s hard to be nice and supportive when you’re up to your ears in stress and tasks and nonsense. It almost being my birthday made me feel very stressed out. I’m always thinking about money, and my power-steering is going out, but mostly the idea that I’ve passed my mid-twenties and am now officially in my late-twenties. How did this even happen? HOW DOES AGING EVEN WORK AMIRITE???

But I had a fun birthday party and got a lot of cute pictures from it 🙂 I also got to bake a bunch, which was awesome. I made a pumpkin cake, a Coraline cookie cake, and tons of adorable cupcakes with skeletons made out of marshmallows and fudge pretzels. The wedding was also a ton of fun. The dress I got matched everyone and looked great, and I did my own make-up (which turned out well). But how did I do on goals?

I need to start making time for being productive outside of work. Taking time to myself is fine, but going home and watching Netflix until I’m relaxed (which ends up being time for bed) is not cutting it. I’ve gained almost 20 lbs since last December, so I went to my doctor to see what to do (because I’m fairly certain most of it is due to my Nexplanon implant), and he said that there wasn’t some kind of medication that would really help. He pointed out Alli, but mentioned that it only really worked up to ten pounds and that it wouldn’t do as much as controlling my diet would. Because of the hormones Nexplanon affects, I will probably have to be more strict than just normally dieting. He suggested keto, which I’ve done before, so good-bye carbs again. My gym membership restarts at the end of this month, so that’s something I will be using. Below is a little snapshot of my October. Can’t wait to see what November has in store!

October

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October is a great month! Not only because it’s the month in which I was born, but because it means pumpkin spice everything! And yeah, call me sodium bicarbonate because I’m basic. I’ve had pumpkin spice Noosa, Chobani, oreos, lattes, and everything else! The last couple of weeks have been very stressful for about ten thousand reasons. So many things have happened: familial and employment and financial and just. In general, it’s just been overwhelming. But that’s okay. I’ll make it work. I’ll make it work through Xanax and Excedrine Migraine and tying a knot in my rope and hanging on!

Anyway. Enough complaining. October is a good month, and will be a good month. This is what I’d like to accomplish (among other things).

Good-bye

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These last two weeks have been terrifically crazy! I feel like I haven’t had time to breathe, much less post with regularity or even stay on top of a to-do list. I got a lot accomplished…but a lot of that wasn’t even on my list đŸ˜„ Bayleaf and I (as of yesterday) are officially moved in to our new apartment (and I am moved out of mine). There is nothing like moving to remind you that you have too much stuff and don’t clean the bathroom or vacuum often enough. So did I make some progress? Well…a little, but not a whole lot.

  • Read two books – I did read Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 
  • Finish one bear for the Mother Bear Project
  • Buy my bridesmaid dress
  • Lose 5 lbs – I did lose 2?
  • Work out at least 6 times – There were several days of moving for 9+ hours straight, so I’m counting it.
  • Knit at least half of B’s wedding present – I’ve got about 1/4 of it finished
  • Create a budget template
  • Create debt repayment plan
  • Sort and donate unnecessary clothing and shoes
  • Spending fast (excluding bills & bridesmaid dress)

So I got some things accomplished, made some kinds of progress, and flat out didn’t do other things. Things I’m kind of proud of accomplishing are: finishing knitting/crocheting my friend’s gifts before he moved (which is why more bear progress wasn’t made), donating four Hefty bags of clothing, studying topology on my own, and paying my emergency room bill (was only about $11.68). I also set up a payment plan with Discover, so that was something good (and bad) that was done this month. October is a good month, and one of my favorites, so I’m excited to see what it will bring now that September is ending.

Updates

 

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  • Read two books
  • Finish one bear for the Mother Bear Project
  • Buy my bridesmaid dress $27.99 at Target
  • Lose 5 lbs
  • Work out at least 6 times
  • Knit at least half of B’s wedding present
  • Create a budget template
  • Create debt repayment plan
  • Sort and donate unnecessary clothing and shoes
  • Spending fast (excluding bills & bridesmaid dress)

I have the yarn for B’s wedding present, now I just need to pick a pattern! I’m trying desperately to finish a scarf that is on the needles I need to use for this afghan. I still need to finish grading some things. I also accidentally fell last week and either tore a ligament or pulled a muscle in my foot (in front of my entire fourth hour class). So embarrassing…but they were concerned and then saw I wasn’t crying, so figured I’d be okay. It was actually more scary than painful. High of this week was getting to go with Z (my “bae” if you will 😉 ) to a great special collection called Graphic Sensibilities at our local university. It focuses a lot on how southern culture is perceived through graphic novels and how they affected those growing up through times of civil unrest.

Things I got even though I’m on a spending fast.

  1. Fajita Mix & Frozen Fajita Peppers/Onions
  2. Grape Tomatoes
  3. Flour Tortillas
  4. Long sleeved Shirt
  5. Notebooks

Because I’m turrible. But I’ll do better. I also need a haircut.

septs

Even though it’s already two weeks into the month, I’m ready to set some goals! There are a lot of things going on in my life right now…and I find that I am better able to accomplish things if I make a list and am obsessive about said list. We’re already over a month into the school year, and it has actually been going pretty smoothly. This is only my second year teaching, so there are still some bumps in the road, but I am much more confident and well-prepared this year. The rest of September involves moving from a 1-BR apartment to a 2-BR within my same complex and one of my best friends moving to Pennsylvania. October will not be that calm either – I am in a wedding, plus it’s my birthday month! Anywho, here’s what I want to accomplish:

  • Read two books
  • Finish one bear for the Mother Bear Project
  • Buy my bridesmaid dress
  • Lose 5 lbs
  • Work out at least 6 times
  • Knit at least half of B’s wedding present
  • Create a budget template
  • Create debt repayment plan
  • Sort and donate unnecessary clothing and shoes
  • Spending fast (excluding bills & bridesmaid dress)