October Goals Update

November is HERE! So it's time for my update on how the goals went in October.

1. Health Goals: I resolved to drink more water, eat more fruits and veggies, and walk at least 10,000 steps a day.
2. Personal Project Goals: I resolved to get digital photos sorted and collect memorable bits from Facebook for my essays; resolved to work on writing or editing at least one day a week; resolved to relearn ukulele songs I've forgotten and learn new ones, and keep creating my regular webcomic and video content.
3. Reading Goals: I resolved to read at least twice a week.
4. Relationship and Communication Goals: I resolved to document daily life stuff more, keep up with e-mails and online communication, and make time for friends and family.
5. Other Goals: I wanted to prepare and sell my mom's house, watch some TV shows I'd dropped, and not play time-wasting tames.

Progress Update:

HEALTH GOALS:

Summary: This was easily the strangest month of the year, so I'm not sure I can make sense of the health goals this time. I did kinda surprisingly well staying hydrated and eating my fruits and veggies while I was on vacation, but it got very difficult to maintain reasonable nutrition when I ended up evacuating for the big hurricane and got stranded at Jeaux's apartment when my power was out for most of the week. I then had a Halloween party and ended up focusing on consumption of leftovers more than on balanced nutrition. Nevertheless, this is my calendar of progress:

PERSONAL PROJECT GOALS:

Summary: The photos goal is still on hold--it needs to get in line behind the writing for now. I was not able to write (except for webcomics) this month because of vacation and hurricane evacuation and party prep, but I did manage to get some good submissions in there at the end. I also haven't picked up my goals for ukulele yet. Progress:

READING GOALS: 

Summary: Again, with so much absolutely hectic b.s. going on this month, the only reading I got to do was on the airplane and after I was done with my party. I have not finished any books this month but I did get to start a new one.

RELATIONSHIP AND COMMUNICATION GOALS: 

Summary: I completed some documentation that I will be able to start posting soon! Yay! My e-mail box is at 2 unanswered mails. Social schedule was intense--activities every day with Jeaux while on vacation and while escaping to Georgia and then crashing on his futon when the power was out at my house, and then so much partying and whatnot. I've got more events coming next month but I'm gonna try to take more time for myself in November.

OTHER GOALS:

Summary: After many follow-ups, I was finally able to get the amounts I owed to the probate lawyer cleared, and now we just need to wrap up one form before I can distribute money to my sisters! We each get a nice little chunk of change from the sale of our mom's house and I can't wait to get it to them.

Back-burner projects like my plaster pillar painting are still waiting. I put some of the unsold items from my mom's statues and candy jars up on eBay but no takers so far.

The last appointment I wanted to get for this year is making it to the dentist, but I haven't scheduled it.

Time-wasting now seems to involve searching for silly geography games to relax and reading too many stories about terrible people on Twitter and Reddit. I need some down time but don't want as much as I've been having. I did get one of my TV shows watched while on an Amtrak train with Jeaux, so that scratches that goal off the list! There's one more show I want to watch though.

Will update again next month!