Monthly Life Goals September 2014

Before I get to this month’s goals, let’s check in on August’s goals and my progress.

• 30 Day Challenge: Daily picture book – Success!  We only read 14 new picture books, but hit some of our favorites to help round out the 30 books.
• 30 Day Challenge: Daily walk – Fail! Everyday just seems to escape me.  I get at least three in a week, so that's better than nothing.
• Prep TBR piles for rest of year – Success! I pulled the physical books we have, updated my iBooks accounts, and noted which ones I needed to get from the library.  I'm all ready to read for the rest of 2014.
• Clean out my closet and random office bin – Fail! Never got around to it.
• Pinterest Challenge: Create and weed through a board for Arthur’s 1st Birthday Party – Fail! Completely slipped my mind until the end of the month.
• Pinterest Challenge: Try 5 new recipes – Success!  I even went beyond my goal of 5 recipes:
  • Ham and Cheese Sliders: oh so yummy!
  • Cajun Peper Jack and Spinach Stuffed Chicken: spice it up yum
  • Apple and Garlic Pork Roast: easy peasy
  • Black Bean Soup: added spice and yum
  • Reese's PB Cup Bottom Cheesecakes: OMG yummy!
  • Sausage Breakfast Casserole: burned top and bottom, but with tweaks could be good
  • Cake Mix Lemon Cookies: delicious!
  • Potato Ham Bake: mediocre
  • Sweet Garlic Chicken: decent

This month's challenges:

• 30 Day Challenge: Book of Lists - Signed up, prepped my pages, ready to go.  Just hope to stay on top of this project.
• 30 Day Challenge: Daily yoga  - I want to be consistent with my yoga.  It always makes me feel good afterward. Now to schedule the time...
• Finish planning Arthur's birthday party -- The party's not until Oct. 11, but I like to have everything planned ahead of time. Need to get my butt in gear.
• Clean out my closet and random office bin -- Carry over from last month.  I really do want to get this done.
• Clean out the kitchen cupboards -- They need a good weeding out and cleaning.  I'm getting sick of how cluttered and crazy my cupboards look at the moment.
• Pinterest Challenge: Organize my Christmas themed boards -- I have so many ideas, but I definitely need to get these boards a bit more organized (delete repetitions, check links, make a to-do board).