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Thursday, October 2, 2014

September/October Goals

Last month I wrote down all of my goals for the month and I felt like it really held me accountable for things I wanted to accomplish, so I think I'm going to keep this up as  a monthly thing.  Plus I've been so into writing to-do lists lately, this will just be an extension of that obsession ;)


September goals:
  • Working out 2-3 times a week - Fail.  I haven't been to the gym like I had originally planned, but we have been getting out a little more with the kids these days, I walk around the neighborhood as I follow them around on their bikes/cars.  It hasn't been consistent though, which is why I call it a fail.
  • Potty training - Success!  J was potty trained in 2 days, and I couldn't love it more!!  He's been waking up with dry diapers at night for a couple of weeks too, so I might be putting him in undies at night soon too.
  • Finish cleaning out spare bedroom aka new playroom - Success!  I'm happy to report, the room has mostly been cleaned out and we got our toy storage and ALL of the toys are in that room now.
  • No Shopping in September - Success!  I was tempted a couple of times, but all in all it was pretty easy, and I plan to do these type of months more often!
  • Print family pictures - Half success??  The pictures have been uploaded to Costco, now I just need to decide what sizes of pictures I want for our gallery wall.  That may take another 8 months ;)!
I think it was a pretty successful month!


October goals:
  • Stick to cleaning schedule - In January, I came up with this cleaning schedule.  I stuck to it for a while and was happy with the way the house was looking, then slowly fell off the wagon.  It's so much easier to stick to a schedule because the house stays up to par, and I'm not spending whole days cleaning the house.

  • Decorating playroom:  Now that the room is cleaned out, I want to start decorating and adding a few things to the walls.  I want it to be a room the kids enjoy being in and make it look cute.  Like I said we got the toy storage in, and that's pretty much it.

  •  Decorate living room - Now that all of the toys are upstairs, I want to accessorize the living room and get it looking the way we want it.  I've bought some lamps and a new table, but the room still has a ways to go.

(horribly grainy picture, but you get the idea)
  • Print family pictures and get our gallery wall finished!!  I need to do this ASAP! 
  • Find artwork for kids' rooms.  I bought a couple of prints off of Jane yesterday, does anyone know if any affordable places to get cute pictures/prints?  I keep checking Home Goods, but they don't seem to have anything I like.
Hopefully many of these will be crossed off of the list this month.  You'd think I was nesting with all of the decorating I want to do, haha!  I just really want to get the house to how we want it.


What are your goals for October?


Thoughts for Thursday


Lindsay @ Lovely Life Styling said...

Good job on your September Goals! I posted my Oct goals today too :) I love home decor goals. I really have to write them down so I can focus on compelting them or else they would never get done!

Ally- Life as I know it said...

You did a lot of your September goals! Exercising is always a hard one but I feel like as long as you're staying active it's better than nothing!

Pamela {Sequins and Sea Breezes} said...

Great Oct goals! Still loving those chairs in your living room.. so perfect! Good luck achieving all your Oct goals, you got this!

<3, Pamela
sequinsandseabreezes.blogspot.com

BLovedBoston said...

I cant wait to see what you do with the living room!! I know what you mean about printing pictures - it's really hard but once it's done you're so happy with the result!!

Katie Elizabeth said...

Is that cabinet in the last picture from Costco?! We looked at that, too and I love it, hoping I can find a spot for it in the new house. Also loving the way your living room is coming together!

Katharine @ SouthernBourbonMountains said...

Okay, you have inspired me, I'm going to print new pictures today! I should just keep a folder on my desktop labeled favorites so when I'm editing the thousands of photos I can just go there!!! I love those green/blue glass lamps!

Jules @ If I had 100 Dollars said...

Etsy is time consuming to find stuff - but they always have adorable prints and Michael's has great frames!

Unknown said...

you had a really successful september! im impressed with the no shopping! i really need to work on some monthly goals. xo jillian

Unknown said...

Id say you did pretty good with your september goals!! I forgot to mention that I ended up screwing up my no shop september during the last week!! So stupid. I feel for that damn zara scarf and I ruined it!

Anonymous said...

Love the cleaning schedule. I'll have to try that. It's so hard to keep up with everything but having a clean house makes like so much easier.

Nichole @ casadecrews.com said...

I am loving your living room snaps!

Anonymous said...

Great list of goals. Loving the green piece you have and can't wait to see your finished decorating projects!

Zoe {The Latina Lens} said...

Love your living room decor!

Sarita @ it's my girls' world said...

Love this!!! And that painting in your living room is so interesting--- I thought that was the view from the rooM! Love that cleaning house list too!!!

Christina @ Still Lucky said...

How did you master potty training in two days?! That in itself is a huge goal!!

Kate at Green Fashionista said...

Yay for potty training! And still lusting after those chairs in your living room... so pretty :)

Erin LFF said...

You know I love a good goals post!! ;) I can't wait to see what else you do to your living room- I love it now, its so pretty!

Kristen said...

I think you did pretty awesome! Good luck for October, and I am still in love with those chairs. Swoon!

Angie said...

You did good! I've been going on about a gallery wall forever and still haven't done it!

Pink and Fabulous said...

The living room looks SO good! those chairs were such a great purchase and that picture is awesome! We use the same Ikea system for our toys (duh!) I got a bunch of fun prints off of Etsy for the kids. I just looked up with they were interested in (flowers, chandeliers, cars, trains) Can't wait to see the entire playroom!

Lizzie @ This Happy Life said...

Your living room is gorg!! Can't wait to see how you decorate! I also have plans of decorating our playroom, it's so blah right now. Happy Weekend!

Caitlin said...

Our playroom is a work in progress still, too. I'm hoping in the next week I will have enough done to get to share it on the blog!

Great job on getting most of your goals done!

Katie @ yellowmangolife.blogspot.com said...

Looks like you had a great month...good work! And I'm down with you for October...I need to get Cruz's toy room done stat!! I was just eyeing those cubbies at Ikea the other night...love them!

Kristen [Playground Prepster] said...

Way to go on the September goals! Your October ones are great - I need to set some as well. I follow Clean Mama and I really like her schedule (although I can't stick to it with a little one right now). It's really similar to yours. I think I may have asked this (or seen it before on your blog) but where are your living room chairs from? We are looking for two.

East Coast Chic {Natalie} said...

Yay for potty training and no shopping! I think you did a great job in September. I love your goals for October. The living room looks great so far!

Hall Around Texas said...

Love those lamps and that cabinet!