So, this list of my October Goals is not the same as the list I posted at the beginning of October. I had created one in my post and then reworked it completely on a different document and never replaced the original list. I doubt any of you would have even noticed if I hadn't said anything HA! I started out strong this month - I think that the boys and I are finally getting into a good routine daily and weekly. We did have two really full weeks that messed up that routine some but then I got right back into it! Whew!
Here's a look at what I got done: (Also I copied this from a word document so it came over funny)
October Goals
Uncompleted Goals
from August and September
1. Scrapbooking Goals
a. 2025 – Complete February, March, April, May
and June
b. 2011 – Complete April, May, June, July,
August, and September
c. Make a list of the 50 states not visited in
the album and find pictures for the ones we have visited.
d. 2 months of memorabilia – put in albums or
have ready to go in albums.
2. Flylady
a. August Routine – Swish and Swipe
3. Master Bedroom
a. Fix the drawers on the dresser (even if we
need to empty it and move it out to work on it.
4. Finish fixing the lawnmower
5. Hang things in Josh’s room
6. Fix the board on Nate’s bed
7. Call Spectrum to change our bill
8. Daily Devotions and Prayer Journal - I did much better with this in October as I work on this habit. I did the twice weekly devos in my accountability group and also started a devotional on October 20th about making your home a haven that I've been a part of since it started about 10 years ago.
9. Co-Op
a. Clean out my SR files and narrow it down to
just want I need. I have made progress on this. I will continue to work on it and also plan to get a drive to save everything on.
10. Piano
a. Work on It is Well with my Soul for offertory.
11. Clean the Outsides of the Windows
12. Sell the Terrain - We have made progress on this - we got it to start and are in the process of getting it out of the driveway
13. Organize the TV stand Cords - Done (Thanks Nate!)
14. Memorize Verses for June, July, August, and
September. (101-1001)
15. Purchase Concert Tickets for Maranatha in
December
16. Research the Will Options given my friends - I did this and have read through various options (thanks to Dave Ramsey) and we plan to come pack to this in March when we get some tax money back.
17. Move Dad Koll’s piano
18. Fix and/or Sell the Pop-up
19. Repaint all the things in the house white
(that are white)
20. Read Non-Fiction books (June, July, August,
September)
October Goals
1. Accomplish as many of the “old” goals as
possible
2. Decorate for Fall – inside and outside - The outside got decorated but, due to cleaning the basement, I didn't bring the indoor stuff up.
3. Scrapbooking Goals
a. 2025 – Complete July, August, and September
b. 2011 – Complete October, November and
December
c. Make sure the 2011 Memorabilia is in the
album!
d. Scrapbooking Date Goals:
i. October 3-5 (around Nate’s TKD Tournament) - there was no time!
ii. October 10-12 (Virtual Crop Weekend) - There was no time!
iii. October 17-19 – as much as possible
iv. October 26
4. Cleaning Goals
a. Basement – Continue with the overall
basement cleanout. 30 minutes on any day
that has the time (Usually Mondays, Tuesdays, and sometimes Thursdays) - I have made HUGE progress on this. Josh and Nate usually carry stuff upstairs for me on Tuesday that needs to go in the trash or be donated. We've moved a lot of stuff.
b. Clean and Organize the Laundry Room
i. Empty shelves, organize what is there, mop
the floor and then seal the floor again.
c. Flylady
i. Try to do weekly room cleaning - While this didn't happen every day I did tackle things 2-3 times a week.
ii. October Routine – Do a Monday Morning
Reset, a 15 minute night time put away,
and a Friday Home Blessing Hour. (This is really not as much as it
seems)
1. Monday Morning Reset – Taking the time to
go through all the rooms and put everything away and reset for the week. Done every week!
2. Home Blessing Hour – Normally this is on
Friday but with Co-Op it might happen on Saturday. It is just taking an hour to dust, vacuum,
and mop.
3. The 15 minutes at night is mainly to make
sure the sink is empty, run the dishwasher, wipe down the sink, and wipe down
the counter and stove.
d. Deep Cleaning/Decluttering Room – Living
Room and Dining Room
i. Wipe Down the Walls
ii. Wash Curtains
iii. Clean and shorten the blinds in the dining
room
iv. Clean the insides of all the windows
v. Dust everything – every Knick knack and
photo
vi. Go through all the blankets, clean out the
ones we never use, and wash them all - Done
vii. Steam clean the carpets - Done
5. Clean Out the garage
a. Empty every shelf, go through every bin,
and then reorganize it so it is easy to get to things.
6. Do the Fall Clean-up of the yard
a. Cut down all of the weeds and pour stump
killer in the big ones so they don’t come back
b. Get rid of junk
c. Maybe start removing parts of the swing set
7. Date with Darryl
8. Enjoy a Family Fun Day (My new goal of
doing one a month) - Done (Josh's birthday day)
9. Do prayer Journal and Devos - As I stated above - I am doing better with this
10. Co-Op
a. Make sure my joyful lessons are ready - Done
b. Begin working on secretary procedures
11. Piano Solos
a. Work on It is Well with my Soul
b. Pick an easy song for November
c. Pick a couple of simple Christmas specials
12. Plan Nate’s 16th Party at
Chuck-E-Cheese
13. Nate – Basketball lines – if he is still
interested
14. Memorize a verse for October
15. Read a non-fiction book
16. Find a soup, crock-pot or appetizer recipe
that will be a “make again” - I have found crock-pot recipes.
17. Look Ahead
a. Research Camping ideas for next summer
b. Make sure December plans for our 25th
year are in place
1October Plans:
a. Get pumpkins and carve them as a family
b. Go to a Tuesday Movie if anything good is
showing
c. Boulder Ridge??? - Nope
d. Nate: Lakewood Band Senior Night - Done
e. Decade’s Field Trip - this was cancelled as the museum is closed due to the shut down
f. Josh’s birthday Day - Done
