• Not work myself so hard. Spread out my to-do lists and schedule my tasks (including self-care and workouts). 
• I did NOT do well with this one. I got really overwhelmed with the youth rally (more below) and planning for our trip etc. It was a rough month for my mental health. haha

Spiritual:

• Attend Church every Sunday and Wednesday this month.
• Complete this 31 Days of Prayers for your Spouse challenge
• Finish working through the devotional, Becoming One by Madison Weaver
• Read Muddling Through Again by Lee Haugen Long
• Bonus:
• I completely forgot to mention this in my September goals post but I taught a high school girls class at a youth rally that my church put on! That involved lots of planning and preparing which means I was digging into The Word a lot all month and that I learned a lot at the rally! So even though I didn’t meet most of my other spiritual goals, this is a pretty big one.

Physical:

• Do a Beachbody on Demand workout at least 3X per week
• I did about 1x per week. Better than I had been.
• Walk on my lunch break at least 3X per week
• I did about 1x per week. Better than I had been.
• Get out of bed by 7:00 am at least 3X per week
• I did about 1x per week. Better than I had been.
• Drink 80 oz of water per day
• Don’t go through any drive throughs this month.

Mental:

• Read Laugh It Up! by Candace Payne (I’m part of the launch team for this) 
• Read Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
• Write down 3 things I’m thankful for everyday
• Listen to at least three episodes of the One Extraordinary Marriage podcast per week on my commute to and from work.

Marriage:

• Work through Sheila’s Boost Your Libido eCourse
• Go on one date per week even though Pearson will be super busy in September.

Blog:

• Reach 2,000 Twitter followers
• Watch all of Helene’s free Instagram Workshop videos
• Post at least one good-quality, content-based blog post (lists, roundups, and sponsored posts don’t count) every week
• Bonus:
• I also updated about 30 old posts for SEO. It took taking this item off my goals list to make it happen
• I also worked a lot on my pinterest game this month. I repinned all the posts I updated and I pinned a lot of other content that I didn’t write. Including some Dating Divas stuff. And I deleted some old pins.
• I also scheduled all my posts about fall to be shared in the next few months on all my social media channels.

Home:

• Light at least one candle every day to make it feel cozy
• I am pretty sure I didn’t miss a single day!
• Switch out my summer clothes for sweaters and boots
• Do the #Shelftember challenge with Jordan of funcheaporfree.com
• We didn’t really follow this so well. We don’t have a separate freezer, we live in a small apartment, and we tried not to buy any groceries in the second half of August. So my shelves were not prepared. But I learned a lot by following and we actually did a pretty good job of this in my book. I stocked my freezer in the first half of the month and cleaned it out through the second!

30×30:

• Do a French lesson on DuoLingo 3X per week
• Only eat out on weekends
• Actually save some money this month in preparation for our vacation and move in January

So that’s how I did in September. At a glance it looks like I didn’t do very well but on most things I did better than I had been doing. For example, I set goals to do several things 3x per week and I actually did it once per week. That’s better than the zero times per week I had been doing before.

Anyway, let’s move on to what I want to do in October. I’m going to lessen my monthly goals for the rest of the year as we get ready for graduation, vacation, and moving!

October: