August Goals

Oh boy, it’s the first Monday of August. And this month is going to be bittersweet. While I want to enjoy the last “month” of summer, i’ve got a school project I have to work on, Morgan is moving to college, and little brother grows up and gets his license 😦 Lots of big things happening in this household. So for my goals this August, i’m keeping it pretty simple. Here’s how July went.

July Goals

1. Quiet Time.
   • Every day I spent in Quiet Time. I may not have always been reading through my Bible at that time. Some days I prayed as I was driving. My goal for this month was to really just spend more time in the Word and with God. And while I think there’s always room for improvement, I did fairly good.
2. Memorize 7 Bible verses.
   Yep! Here are common ones that a lot of people know, if i’m memorizing things I wanted to start simple. I’m going to print them all out and hang them around my room. 🙂
   1. Micah 6:8 (MY Favorite)
   2. Psalm 118:24 (My blog’s verse)
   3. Mark 5:36
   4. Joshua 1:9
   5. Jeremiah 29:11 (My Church’s verse)
   6. Philippians 4:13
   7. Luke 6:31
3. Clean out my closet.
   • I have a pile on my floor of clothes/purses that I am going to get rid of. I think I can do better, so i’m sure i’ll be adding more to the pile this month.
4. Make 5 new recipes.
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5. Finish 1 book.
   • Check, check, double check! I’ve read enough books to catch up for all the other months that I didn’t read. In total, I read 4 books this July. I have vacation to thank for that. My review of the books will be on the blog Wednesday.

It’s true!! ^^

1. Do Yoga and Pilates twice a week.
   • August is really the hottest month in Texas. The cicadas are out, worms are dried to the sidewalks, and cars barely have time to cool down before you’re at your destination. I have not been hitting the pavement as much this summer with the temps in the 100s, that’s plain crazy. I did purchase new work-out DVDs including a yoga and pilates one, so i’m ready to break them out in the A/C, while the heat is scorching.
2. Drink 4 bottles of water a day.
   • I mean you just heard…it’s hot around here. I always thought I drank so much water because really that’s all I drink besides the occasional cup of coffee. One day I subconsciously counted/watched the amount of water I drank and realized it’s not as much as I thought. This month, I need to drink 4 bottles or more a day.
3. Focus on a New Years Resolution.
   • If you read my New Years Resolutions at this beginning of this year you saw that I had 4 quotes that I really wanted to focus on for 2015. For the next 4 months, I am going to focus on 1 specific quote each month. My goal is to do something in my life this August that will do this quote some justice:
     
4. Get the “Shop My…” Page up and running.
   • I decided to do something i’m pretty excited about. I’ve created a “Shop My” page that you’ll see on the top bar of my homepage.
     
     Click on that and it will take you to a running list of items that i’ll update every few weeks or so. I’m so excited that some of my favorite things will get to be used by someone else!!

Have a good Monday! Come back tomorrow because you never know if there might be a giveaway going on…I don’t know. 😉