Tuesday, October 2, 2012

October is here!

Wow! Y'all get two posts in the space of a week! Don't you feel lucky? ;-)

I'm very excited that it's finally October (even though I feel like this year can't possibly be going by this fast, and I'm only dreaming and I'll wake up soon and it will still be April)! It seems like it is now officially Fall, which happens to be my favorite season. The cool weather, the colors of the changing leaves, Thanksgiving, all of it! I love it!

But I have decided I'm going to spoil the fun by making myself achieve some goals by the end of this month. And I've decided to post those goals on here so that I feel like somebody is keeping tabs on me because honestly, that's the only way I can get anything done.

So! Here are my lofty ambitions for the month of October:

#1: Finish editing "Chosen". Some of you may remember this book as the one I wrote two years ago during NaNoWriMo, but still haven't made more than a few tentative and half-hearted stabs at editing. So this month, I'm actually going to do it! Inspiration has struck! I WILL have this book edited and up for sale by November! *nods firmly* Another reason I'm doing this to make up for missing NaNoWriMo next month. :'(

#2: Drink more water. Okay, what? How did we get from dreams of writer-dom to a simple health tip? Well, here's the thing. I've found myself going for days where the only liquids I consume (is that the word I'm looking for?) consist of 2-3 cups of coffee, 1/2 a cup of milk in the morning, and 1 glass of water at dinnertime (and sometimes I don't finish the water). That's it for the whole day. So I think unless I want to dehydrate to death, I need to start carrying a water-bottle around. Plus I've found that drinking more water keeps me more alert. So it's a win-win situation. ;-)

#3: Exercise! Even if it's nothing more than a couple sit-ups and push-ups every morning, I feel so much better when I engage in something physically challenging daily. I mean, something other than chasing small children around.

#4: Work on getting rid of one item from my confession lists. Because I'm getting tired of confessing the same things over and over....and over again. :P And I'm sure God is getting tired of hearing the same things over and over...and over again. :P :P

#5: Finish Algebra 2! Surprisingly, this is the one goal I actually feel confident I can accomplish. Don't ask me why though. I might start doubting. ;-)

So there you have it! Do you have any goals for this month?

4 comments:

Victoria said...

Those are all awesome goals! I totally understand about the water thing. I'm constantly trying to drink more, because I'm even worse than you: one cup of tea in the morning and one glass of water before bed. :p

Rose M. said...

Great goals! Right there with you on most of them... including drinking more water!

Rose M. said...

Grace, I awarded you at my blog! http://thegoldenroadblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/artsy-award.html

Grace M. said...

Haha so the water-thing hasn't been going so well...but I'm still trying ;)

Oh my goodness! Thank you so much, Rose! :D I am honored!