September Goals

Doesn’t this picture just make you happy? Colorful leaves falling in the crisp air is soooo gorgeous 🙂

Now before I tell you the plans for September, let’s talk about this August.

August Goals Recap

1. Do Yoga and Pilates twice a week.
   • I did a lot of Pilates this month. I found a video that’s been pretty challenging for me in the best way possible. I have a yoga video but i’m really not a fan of it yet. I’m still looking for a youtube channel that may have better Yoga videos.
2. Drink 4 bottles of water a day.
   • This wasn’t difficult at all considering our heat was in the triple digits most days. Now that i’ve been more aware of the amount of water I drink I realize I go through about 6 bottles a day. I’m always thirsty and now my mom thinks I may be diabetic 😉
3. Focus on a New Years Resolution.
   • I think there were a couple days this month that I really did live out this quote. And some days I definitely did not. More so this month I stopped thinking/planning on certain things where I would wish time away and just started living. It’s a good thing.
4. Get the “Shop My…” Page up and running.
   • She’s up, she’s running. However it still needs to be updated with some more items. Feel free to check out what’s there right now! All the information on how it works is on the page as well. I’m hoping that next week I can get more added. 🙂

September Goals

1. Research essential oils.
   • It’s been on my mind now for a while so I figured this month I just need to go ahead and research my essential oils to figure out which brand to buy and how I should use them. Some of you gave me some good ideas a couple weeks ago when I first mentioned them, but if you have any more favorite scents, brands, uses of essential oils…do share!
     
2. Focus on another New Year’s Resolution.
   1. For September, it’s going to be this one below. I’m glad i’m going to focus on this one because i’ve had a short temper lately when it comes to driving to and from work. I may shout things at other people whether they can hear me or not. I think this one will really challenge me to look at my own heart and see what I need to fix. And I think with that I can become a happier person as well. It’s all about attitude.
      
3. Meal plan.
   • This month I need to make Sundays my cooking day. With that, i’m going to cook a couple dinners and split them up into meals. I usually take something to work and school every day and then when I get home and i’m starving I know i’ll appreciate having something in the fridge that I can pull out, heat up, and eat right away. It will also help my unnecessary snacking when i’m super hungry and dinner won’t be ready for another 30 minutes after I get it going.
4. Start calling Grandpa weekly again.
   • The summer before I left for Oklahoma my grandpa and I were sitting on his porch and I asked him what days he had free. He pretty much told me every day and so I asked “what about Sundays” and he said “After I go to Chinese in the morning I read the rest of the day.” As soon as I got back from vacation that summer I called my grandpa every single Sunday. I never missed a week. My mom and her siblings got him an iPad this past Christmas and we started FaceTiming him and my phone calls stopped. Shortly after when I got busy with school and work I wasn’t there to FaceTime with my mom and then weeks started going by without me talking to my grandpa again. This September it’s not happenin’. I am going to call him every week again because he enjoyed it, I like it, and grandpa time is good for the soul 🙂
     

Happy September!