Laurel's Lists: September goal checkup

Another month down! Here's how I did on my September goals:

Personal Goals

1. Read 48 books - 100% complete

Completed this goal in August but continuing to make progress. Read 3 books in September.

2. Start a blog - 71% complete

Posted three times in September. Goal is one post per week.

3. Organize photos/backups - 8% complete

No progress.

Family Goals

1. Read to Finley nightly - 75% complete

Still consistently reading with Finley at night and sometimes in the morning while we're getting ready too.

2. Have a date night OUT every month - 92% complete

Casey's sister kept Finley for us and we went to Nashville for a US Men's National Team v. Mexico soccer game! It was crazy and the US surprised us all and won the game! :)

3. Have a date night IN every month - 75% complete

Lots of Parks and Rec nights this month. We've also been watching Magic for Humans on Netflix.

Fun Goals

1. Experience Huntsville - 100% complete

2. Go to Disney World - 100% complete

3. Go to Washington, D.C. - 100% complete

Financial Goals

1. Track our spending with YNAB - 75% complete

Still using YNAB to track our expenses/budget.

2. Have two no-spend months - 50% complete

No progress.

3. Buy a new computer - 69% complete

Still steadily saving for my new Macbook!

Health Goals

1. Achieve my daily stand and move goals - 100% complete

My goal here is to achieve my daily stand and move goals at least three times per week (tracked using my Apple Watch).

Stand goal: Achieved 18 of 31 days
Move goal: Achieved 26 of 31 days

I am also still going to Orange Theory twice a week, so I've been hitting my exercise goal on those days as well!

2. Lose 10 pounds - 58% complete

No progress, and I've actually gained back a bit of weight after starting Orange Theory last month. I'm hoping I'll start losing again eventually, but in the meantime, I'm going to celebrate my progress at OT!

3. Develop a skincare routine - 100% complete

Household Goals

1. Re-do The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - 42% complete

No progress.

2. Hire a maid - 100% complete

3. Cook more - 63% complete

We are still doing Hello Fresh three times a week, and I almost always cook an additional meal during the week.

Spiritual Goals

1. Read 10 faith books - 70% complete

No progress.

2. Keep a prayer journal - 6% complete

No progress.

3. Do a small group at church - 100% complete

Started my fall semester small group!

Other Goals

These are some other goals I included on my monthly Powersheets but are not tied to any of my yearly goals.

1. Recreate - My friend Emily and I attended our church's annual women's conference in Birmingham. Loved hearing encouraging words from Lisa Bevere, DawnChere Wilkerson, and Darlene Zschech and surprise entertainment from Anjelah Johnson!

2. Chattanooga - Got to tag along to a Rocket 5 wedding and then spend a day in Chattanooga with friends.

3. Buy new tires - No progress

4. Plan Fall Break trip - Decided to save some money and stay in town.

5. Start planning Europe trip - Got an initial itinerary done but have tons more research to do!

6. Plan Finley's baby clothes quilt - No progress

7. Meal/lunch prep - Did pretty well prepping our meals and lunches at the beginning of the week.

8. Finley dance/music classes - Well, we stuck it out with dance but gave up on music class (at least for now). Turns out Finley does much better when her classes aren't after a long day at school.

9. Stick to grocery budget - Did much better on this but still have work to do.

Other August highlights

1. Finley's school dress-up days - Magical Monday, Troll Hair Tuesday, Wacky Sock Wednesday, Pajama Thursday (why did they abandon the alliteration?), Favorite Stuffed Animal Friday. Oh and Daddy had dress up days this week too! :)