October Goals

October is my very favorite month of the year.

#PREACHITANNE

When I was little, I always wished I was an October baby. January is so cold, dark, wintery, and anti-climatic because we just had Christmas and all the other holidays. Nobody is ever feeling a birthday celebration two weeks after Christmas. But, God chose my birthday (with the help of my parents) to be in January and not October so I got over it. Can you tell??? Because I rise above and I don’t hold grudges.

Kidding, of course. However, because I can’t do anything about not being an October baby, i’m choosing to celebrate October just because it’s well…October.

• Football season is in full swing!
• The weather fiiinnnaaallllyyy starts to chill.
• Candles are a norm. (PS. I found a candle whom shall never be stocked in stores again because it will be at my house. All of the cases of it.)
• Fall happenings are everywhere and decorations are officially out in stores.
• ‘Tis the season for leggings, scarves, sweaters, and boots.
• The anticipation of Holiday’s starts to arise.
• Halloween movies start to play.
• PUMPKIN EVERYTHING.
• And most importantly: FALL BACK because homegirl loves her sleep. Even if it’s only an extra hour.

But first…let us chat about what I chose to accomplish this September.

September Goals

1. Research essential oils.
   • I researched my essential oils. I found which ones are good for what type of issue, I found different prices and price points, and I found out that most people use them in a diffuser. And that most people speak very highly of essential oils. However, I also found that they are way over my budget, therefore I will have to wait until the Holidays and ask for them as gifts. Boo.
2. Focus on another New Year’s Resolution.
   • I focused on this resolution this month:
     
     And I really think I did pretty good. At times, I caught myself wanting to scream mean things at other drivers, but then i’d catch myself. I think this will always be a work in progress 😉
3. Meal plan.
   • I still have food left over from a couple weeks ago when I made it. My goal was to have things planned for when I came home starving, and I did. Maybe next time i’ll start halving my recipes though!
4. Start calling Grandpa weekly again.
   • I don’t know what’s up with his phone but I called him about 6 times in one week and he never answered. But he answers my moms calls. And then it’ll just ring so we’re still working on that issue. Hopefully getting it resolved 😦
     

October Goals

1. Do something “Fall”.
   • Whether it’s going to an Oktoberfest, the pumpkin patch, apple picking, a haunted house, I don’t really care. I just want to do something Fall-like this month. I mean, this is the best month for it, right?
2. Stay off of social media from 5:00-9:00.
   • This is hard. But it needs to be a goal, just last night I found myself perusing Instagram pictures for resumes and work out routines and then next thing I know i’m on a friend’s boyfriend’s sister’s best friend’s cousin’s page…and I could have been a lot more productive school-wise had I taken that time to study for my test this morning. (Oops – here’s to praying i’ll pass.) So October is going to be social-media less from 5:00-9:00 every night.
3. Continue my morning meditation.
   • I’m sure this sounds crazy to some of you. It sounded crazy to me too, but in the mornings i’ve been using the “Headspace” app for simple meditation practices. It’s actually very interesting and is teaching me a lot. So i’m going to continue that each morning.
4. Focus on another New Year’s resolution quote.
   
   • And here again I say #PREACHITARTHURFORMAN. Does anyone even know who that is first of all? But also, this is brilliant. We all weren’t made from a cookie cutter. We have our differences of opinions, preferences, thoughts, etc. and that’s the beauty of human-kind. So I need to remember that and embrace that this month….which leads me to my next goal:
5. Start listening.
   • Listen (haha get it?), this is not me saying that I don’t listen ever. I have to when i’m in lectures at school. This is about much more. This October, I want to listen. And I need to listen. Listen to what God has been placing on my heart. Whether it’s scary, uncomfortable, easy, something simple, nerve-wracking….I need to listen. Because there’s obviously a reason for it. (And listening better in conversations with others is probably never a bad thing ;))

Alright, let’s do this October!