January - fast food
February - Sleep and Exercise
March - Drink More Water, No Soda
April - No new goals, just focus on the ones I already have
May - Unplug from Screens More
Summer with the kids home was a little bit of a vacation from goals. Not that I gave up completely. I did manage to fit in exercise, drink more water, avoid fast food, and sleep better sometimes :) But not always. The difference is I am more aware, and more likely to choose better for myself.
The children are officially back in school as of last week. But have been off the past three days due to the excessively hot weather here. Some of the classrooms in their school had 100+ temps inside. So really it was a safety issue.
But next week is September, and they should be back in school full time after Labor Day.
Time for a fresh start.
So I will be revisiting some goals and keeping them realistic...
Going to bed earlier. And by early I mean by 11pm on school nights. That may seem late to some people. But for a girl who has no trouble staying up until 12:30 or 1am, it is early :)
Exercise! Maybe not every day, but at least 5 a week. If I know I have a day or two "off", I am more likely to keep things consistent. Right now I am at about 3 or 4 which is not bad, but I know I can do better.
Drinking more water! But allowing myself one soda a week. A treat really :) I noticed this summer that if I told myself I had that one Dr. Pepper a week to look forward to that I didn't crave it as much. And some weeks I went without because I just didn't need it.
So there you have it. Going to focus on those three goals for September and we will see where it leads :)
Also, if you are a regular reader of my blog, you may have noticed that my blog rolls are gone from the side. I was feeling a little overwhelmed seeing all the blogs there, and decided to move them all to a blog reader. ("Bloglovin) But I am still not sure I am sold on the idea because I am kind of missing the ease of just clicking on the links from my blog. Plus, Bloglovin wouldn't let me comment on a few blogs earlier tonight. So I may be adding my regular blog friends who I like to check in with frequently back in a blog roll. A smaller blog roll.
The blogs I don't regularly comment on, such as manufacturers or magazine blogs will probably stay at the blog reader since I just read those. I need to see how I feel about it all in a week or so.
Well, I hope everyone has a great weekend. And if you are in the USA, enjoy the holiday on Monday!
I will be back next Wednesday with a post.
Loving your mini you have made for your goals!!!! Have a great weekend!!
ReplyDeleteI think it's great you were able to keep up with your goals over the summer. It's usually easier for me to eat healthy in the summer, but when it's really hot, I don't want to exercise. Ha! I had the same issue with Bloglovin' the other night, I wonder what the deal was?
ReplyDeleteI really admire your dedication Mary Jo, I so wish I could be the same, but one small step at a time is the best way I guess. I moved to Bloglovin right from the start and I am used to it now, although occasionally there are minor issues, hopefully it will settle in time..... Hugs, Anne x
ReplyDeleteGreat job with the reminders! You can do it!!! :) I need to get back to my goals too, it's crazy how much LIFE gets in the way of living sometimes! :)
ReplyDeleteThose are great goals and although some times probably a little challenging - seem totally doable! I love the Say Cheese line from Simple Stories and have been eagerly anticipating getting my hands on it for a Disney Cruise book I hope to work on during my retreat in November....thank you so much for the discount code. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards. Love the idea. Can't believe how hot it is where you are. WOW.
ReplyDeleteYour goal mini book is a great idea...Good way to keep you inspired!
ReplyDeleteI need to get back on a weight loss and healthy living plan. I gained back almost everything I had lost just before and after my surgery. I am now walking 3 miles plus every day so it is a good time to combine that excersize with some will power.
Think I will give a try to putting my goals on paper...I love this idea of yours!
Sorry to be a bad bloggin friend but summer and holidays interfere with my blogging too! lol
Your goal mini book is a great idea...Good way to keep you inspired!
ReplyDeleteI need to get back on a weight loss and healthy living plan. I gained back almost everything I had lost just before and after my surgery. I am now walking 3 miles plus every day so it is a good time to combine that excersize with some will power.
Think I will give a try to putting my goals on paper...I love this idea of yours!
Sorry to be a bad bloggin friend but summer and holidays interfere with my blogging too! lol
Good for you! I have been doing pretty well this summer...now that we're back into a routine I hope to be BETTER about eating better and keeping my own routine.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend
Good for you on your goals. I have been following you since you started them and was so proud that you kept them up. Me, not so much. Mind you I have not had a pop for 5 days.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you're back to your goals. Good luck especially on going to bed early. LOL
ReplyDeleteLove your mini album, MJ!!
ReplyDeleteGood for you to get back on some of your goals! Me too Im slowly getting back to exercise and I lost 9 lbs with all the stress with moving.
Hope you get some cooler weather soon. Have wonderful & safe 3 day weekend!
Good luck on getting back on track with your goals! I need to adopt a few of those myself...especially the drink water one!
ReplyDeleteI just started using bloglovin as well, and couldn't figure out how to comment either until someone explained to me that to comment, all I had to do was to click on the "x" at the top right. Then I'm on the page directly. See if that works for you.
Fantastic, inspirational work!! You are doing sooo well! :)
ReplyDeleteHope you are able to get back on track quickly! It's always good to remind yourself to drink more water. That's a good one for me right now as I've gotten back in the soda habit. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteThose are really great goals, and its awesome that you were able to keep up with them over the summer. I find over the summer, I just let everything fly out the window!
ReplyDeleteOne thing I really enjoy about bloglovin is the groups. So I have my blogs grouped into the ones that I visit regularly, and then ones that aren't so regular (like the magazines and challenges) That has really helped me. But I know what you mean about the commenting and such. Sometimes bloglovin can be a bit difficult to work with! I hate when the frame disappears and I can't just click "next" but have to go back to the home page. Arg! But, I eventually found a system that works. I hope you can too :)
I had a hard time too leaving comments on Bloglovin.
ReplyDeleteThe summer for you had sounded really busy so hope you all get back into a routine and your focus on goals. It is so hard and easy to get out of doing these things. Just love the mini as a reminder!