Goals for October 2017

Last month I decided I wanted to set goals for myself to make sure I didn’t let the end of summer/ beginning of fall slip away from me because it was so full of weddings. You can catch my September 2017 Goals here, but today I am sharing what I accomplished of those goals last month:

• Go out on the boat once a week – we love week night boat picnics or cocktail cruises
  • Nope. Unfortunately this didn’t happen. Eric started a new position at work so his hours increased on top of all the weddings.
• Jump in the lake at least one more time.
  • Check! During my stay on the beautiful Leelanau Peninsula I took a walk to the water for an evening swim. So refreshing!
• Get pumpkin ice cream at Plainwell Ice Cream (sounds gross but SO good!)
  • Nope.
• Workout 4 times a week.
  • Nope. Unless slinging buckets of flowers and wedding days count? 
• Go apple picking.
  • Check!
• Touch Lake Michigan one more time.
  • Check!
• Carve out more intentional time in the morning – reading, light candles, coffee, etc.
  • Check! I started reading and journaling in the mornings. 
• Spend Sundays resting and doing something fun – after Saturday weddings Sundays are typically spent on the couch relaxing and I always feel like the day is wasted. So I want to spend the first half of the day resting on the couch and the second half doing something fun and relaxing (going for a walk, boat ride, going to Lake Michigan, etc.)
  • Check! We spent a few Sundays on the lake and other just cleaning the house and hanging out together. 
• Drink more water – this is something I always need to improve on especially during wedding weeks!
  • Check!
• Post weekly on Sailors Delight – if you haven’t checked it out already this is my new Coastal Lifestyle Blog!
  • Nope. Unfortunately SD took the back seat this month. 

If you would have asked me 1 year ago if achieving 6 out of 10 goals was okay – I would very quickly tell you no with a lot of disappointment in myself. But this year after being too hard on myself and a lot of good conversation (check out my recap of the Hygge Retreat for that) I’ve learned that a goal is just a goal and it should be hard and sometimes unattainable or its not really something to strive for. So I am proud of myself for accomplishing 6 goals during my busiest (yeah I said the B-word!) month of the year.

And without further ado (and better late than never) here are my October 2017 goals:

• Go camping with friends.
• Go apple picking.
• Go out on the boat one last time before the season ends.
• Bake a pumpkin pie.
• Celebrate Halloween with friends and family.
• Get pumpkin ice cream at Plainwell Ice Cream.
• Find a workout routine that works for me.
• Have one last bonfire before the season ends.
• Start having weekly dates with Eric.
• Finally finish Make It Happen.

Those there we go! Almost 1/2 through the month and I determined to make these goals happen. Comment below with your October goals!

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