Our new normal is setting in. Our temporary apartment is pretty much set up and we are adjusting to living in a much smaller space. I don’t expect we’ll do much house hunting in the next couple of months as we’ll be busy with the holidays and family. We are looking forward to finding a new home.
1. Find a new hosting site for my blog and make it secure. Done! This was the first goal accomplished this year and I am so happy to have a secure website.
2. Monetize my blog. I have set up two affiliate accounts. You may be noticing links to my favorite items on Amazon. I’ve also teamed up with an amazing heirloom seed company, Mary’s Heirloom Seeds. Really don’t want to clutter my blog up with too many ads, however I sure appreciate any support in running this blog!
3. Create a cookbook. This is definitely getting put on hold. I had grand ideas of accomplishing this goal but I think it will go at the top of next years’s goal list!
4. Be diligent about getting 10K steps in 5 out of 7 days a week. I’ve decided to change this goal to 3 out of 7 days a week! Despite the beautiful weather we’ve been enjoying lately I have not been getting my steps in, this goal has been an epic fail! I am enjoying the fall colors here in the Pacific Northwest!
5. As we continue to prepare for our house sale, continue to de-clutter. DONE!!
6. Read 25 books this year! Done! This goal may be completed but I am still reading! This week I read the book The Glass Butterfly by Louise Marley. I enjoyed this book, all about a therapist who decides to create an entire new life to keep her son safe. She starts her new life in the Pacific Northwest in an area I have been to which made the book fun to read. A bit of a suspense as well.
7. Have a consistent meal plan each week and prepare ahead. It’s so nice to have a kitchen set up once again. We share meals with my daughter and son-in-law several times a week which is fun. Nothing fancy but it’s nice to share meals and cook for more than two. Finally got around to making pumpkin chocolate chip scones which were a real hit. I shared the recipe last Friday!
8. Finish 4 knitting projects. Completed! Made two hats and two scarves. This goal is completed but I would like to knit a few small projects for the holidays.
9. Clean out our freezer. Done! Living in a small apartment is taking some time to adjust to. No stocking up at this point because there simply isn’t enough room. I’ve always enjoyed having a full pantry and having everything I need at hand. The good news is that we live so close to everything if you need something you can just run out and pick it up and be back home in minutes.
10. Take a few road trips and visit family and friends on the east coast that we will not see as often once we move to the west coast. Done! Having completed this goal we are now looking forward to a new year with new travel plans. I actually have a bit of family here on the west coast and it will be fun to catch up with everyone.
“Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving toward your goals.“
LL Cool J
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