…And just like that, there are only 11 days till Christmas and 17 days left in 2016! Have you bought all your Christmas gifts yet? We’ve got a limited selection of in stock signs and ornaments in our SHOP if you’re still searching (the last day to purchase is Friday!). But enough of all that holiday craziness…let’s talk about what I’m being intentional about this month! We’ll jump in with an abbreviated progress update for November first.
* November Goals Progress:
Monthly Goals:
o Have friends/family over for dinner ✔
o Find a good routine/schedule for weekdays ✗
o Sell/donate/get rid of stuff we no longer use ✔
o Set up a detailed budget for November with Tye ✗
o Research Louisiana ballot and VOTE! ✔
o Enjoy Thanksgiving with the in-laws ✔
o Schedule (& take) Christmas card pictures ✔
o Start decorating for Christmas!! ✗
o Attend Anchor Group (Friendsgiving!) ✔
o Send an encouraging postcard or two ;) ✗
o Finish Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University class with Tye ✔
I won’t go into my weekly and daily goals as much, but let’s just say, November was busy and there was a lot of GRACE involved! I did, however meet my weight-loss goal and have now lost 20 lbs in 2016! Tye and I wrote down something we were thankful for every day in November leading up to Thanksgiving, but somehow we have still yet to sit down and read through them together (it WILL happen before Christmas! haha). I also read a lot of books in November. Most other things were pretty hit or miss though. :-/ Let’s jump into December goals!
* December Goals *
Monthly Goals:
o Have friends/family over for dinner
o Finish the last of my “50 books” goal
o Get ornament orders out on time!!
o Write 1-2 blog posts
o Go see Christmas lights with friends (a yearly tradition!)
o Enjoy Christmas with my family
o Order gifts for nieces & nephews
o Decorate house for Christmas
o Order Christmas cards
o Start 2017 Powersheets *
Weekly Goals:
o Spend quality time with Tye Beaux
o Call my family
o Go to church
Daily Goals:
o Read the Bible/my Advent devotional
o Spend time in prayer
o Walk the dog
o Exercise (2x/week)
o Do my physical therapy stretches
o Read
o Be in bed before 2a.m. (notice I pushed this back an hour—that’s how crazy life is this month…haha)
So you may have noticed that I have fewer goals than normal, I’ve relaxed some of them (going to bed later, exercising less, etc.), and I kept my monthly goals pretty simple. More than any other month, I like to keep my goal-setting very grace focused as we wrap up the year. When you sell handmade ornaments, December is going to be crazy! I’ve planned for that, and know that I’ll have to let some things go (e.g., cleaning/laundry, etc.) this time of year. I simply focused on the basics and being intentional about God and people this month. So far so good (since we are technically almost half-way through the month now…haha)! This will likely be my last blog post of 2016, so I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year’s!!
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