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Monthly Goals / September Edition

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September 03, 2016

Wooooo it's September! I'm so excited to be back into the groove of writing monthly goal posts. I really think that writing these posts help me achieve more + reflect on my life more, both because of the accountability and because it forces me to take the time to think about what I really want out of my month.

But as a side note, I'm excited that it's September, becauseeeee September is almost October and October is autumn and I LOVE AUTUMN. I love when it starts to get cool here in Florida (so like 75 degrees) and we get a little bit of a break from the humidity. But as little as it sounds, I really just love fall clothing! I love vests and boots and jeans and sweaters and long sleeves. I'm getting so excited just thinking about autumn! But for now...tis September. So here we goooo.

This month's goals:

BODY / Get up at 7:30 at least six days a week. My schedule this semester is a little haphazard and it's been taking a toll on my sleep cycle. Some days I get up at 7, some days I get up at 10! That just makes me feel a little out of wack for the whole rest of the day. I really just feel infinitely better when I get up early! To make getting up early as easy as possible, I plan to go to bed promptly around 10 o'clock every night and put my phone away from my bed. I also like to use an app called Alarmy that requires me to take a picture of something (like my bathroom sink) before it can be turned off. Then I have to get up!

MIND / Get at least a week ahead of schedule in my apiculture class. So apiculture (beekeeping!) is my one online class this semester and because all of the course material is available immediately, I'd love to take the opportunity to get a little bit ahead of where I need to be so that I can have some wiggle room later on if I need.

MIND / Read every night before bed. I really love to read + I think it's a really effective method for winding my brain down for sleep. Currently I'm reading The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff. Follow me on Goodreads to see more!

SOUL / On tough days, make a list of things that I've accomplished. Some days I make a long to do list and by the end of the day, I feel like I have it all left to do the next day. That tends to really get me down and in a funk so on hard days, instead of focusing on the things I didn't get done, I think it'd be helpful to list things that I did get done. For example, today I didn't do a single bit of school work. But...I did get to love on some lonely shelter pups and got a birthday present for a dear friend. That might not sound like much, but it's a happier thought than thinking about all that I didn't do.

WORLD / Start composting. I live in an apartment and don't have any sort of garden, but I still want to find a way to compost my kitchen scraps. Composting is basically like a super efficient way to recycle food waste into a really useful organic material. I've heard there's a community composting area in my town, but I'm not sure quite how to go about joining it. This is my month to figure it out!

What are your goals for September?

The Reverse Bucket List.

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June 29, 2013
This idea's from Chimerikal (a great gal and a great blog! Check her out). Almost any blog you go to is going to have a bucket list, right? Everyone has things that they want to do in order to have their ideal life and feel like they've made their lives worth it. But the thing is, our lives already are worth it. What if we counted all the great things we have done, instead of everything we still want? After I wrote this list, I just felt fantastic...I'm still young and I've done so many things and had so many opportunities. So this is my reverse bucket list: the things I've already been lucky enough to experience.

  1. Go whitewater rafting

  2. Ride horses.

  3. Touch a stingray.

  4. Zipline in Mexico.

  5. See the sunset.

  6. Swim in one of the Great Lakes

  7. Go skiing

  8. Go canoeing

  9. Sleep in a treehouse.

  10. Swim in the ocean.

  11. Surf in California

  12. Go skinny dipping

  13. Fly first class.

  14. Go paintballing

  15. Visit the Georgia Aquarium

  16. Visit the Shedd Aquarium

  17. Visit New York City

  18. Visit Europe (France, Germany, Switzerland, & Ukraine)

  19. See a Broadway Show in New York

  20. See the house where my grandmother and great-grandmother lived (Hamburg, Germany)

  21. Go on a road trip through National Parks

  22. Eat cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory.

  23. Visit all the North American countries

  24. Visit the Caribbean

  25. Swim with sharks.

  26. Sleep on the beach.

  27. Hold a snake.

  28. Sleep in a log cabin.

  29. Pull an all-nighter.

  30. Go to Hawaii

  31. Make a speech in front of three hundred people.

  32. Visit Sea World

  33. Be the President of something (Environmental Club & Debate Club)

  34. Take a double-decker bus tour

  35. Visit the Statue of Liberty

  36. Go to a cheese market in France.

  37. Study my ancestors.

  38. Go to a circus.

  39. Eat Chicago-style pizza.

  40. Visit the place where Count of Monte Cristo is set (Marseille, France, Chateau d'If)

  41. Eat Chicago-style popcorn.

  42. Visit a concentration camp (Bergen-Belsen)

  43. Go to a concert outdoors (Rascal Flatts, Zac Brown Band, Little Big Town)

  44. Learn to play an instrument

  45. Make ice cream (peach).

  46. Visit a pickle factory.

  47. Get on the Honor Roll.

  48. Play a sport.

  49. Eat gelato.

  50. Run a 5K.

  51. Run a 10K.

  52. Learn to surf.

  53. Scuba dive.

  54. Go on a cruise.

  55. Go out for a fancy dinner--and order dessert.

  56. Learn conversational French.

  57. Sing in a choir.

  58. Go snorkeling.

  59. Go hiking.

  60. Go rock climbing.

  61. Go jetskiing.

  62. See the Northern Lights (over the Atlantic Ocean & Minnesota)

  63. Visit Niagara Falls.

  64. Buy something using a foreign language.

  65. Vacation in Cancun.

  66. Take a yoga class.

  67. Take a spinning class.

  68. Take a zumba class.

  69. Visit the Smithsonian Museums in Washington, DC.

  70. See the White House

  71. Ride in a police car (it was for charity, guys!)

  72. Visit Chicago.

  73. Climb up the Empire State Building

  74. See Mount Rushmore

  75. Visit Disney World

  76. Learn to paint.

  77. Learn to sew.

  78. Watch a silent film.

  79. Donate.

  80. Go sailing.

  81. Visit a castle.

  82. Visit an aquarium.

  83. Swim with dolphins.

  84. Visit a zoo.

  85. Be kind to a stranger.

  86. Give a big tip.

  87. Fall in love.


What would be on your reverse bucket list? 

 

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