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Setting Monthly Goals: October 2015

Last week I wrote about weekly goals. It was really helpful to write down the things I have been trying to do on a weekly basis. However, I’ve decided that I’ll be writing monthly goals instead of weekly. I changed my mind for three reasons:

  1. I’m not sure if anyone wants to read my goals and check-ins on a weekly basis!
  2. The goals will mostly stay the same so it feels redundant to check in on a weekly basis.
  3. I’d like to give myself longer than 7 days to work on goals that are not daily actions I’m trying to make part of my regular routine.

October Goals

setting monthly goals

Expanding on Fitness

I wanted to expand on my personal fitness goal to exercise 5 days a week. For some of you, that’s not a lot, but for others, that number sounds daunting. If you are looking to add more movement to your day or week, start by adding movement into your already established schedule. Here are some suggestions for how you can do that:

  • Take the stairs instead of the elevator. If going up the stairs is too much for right now, commit to always taking the stairs going down. Add one flight of stairs going up as you build your stamina.
  • Walk or bike to work if you can. 3 out of 5 of my exercise days are walking days. I walk to and from work which equals approximately 3 miles. If you take public transportation to work, get off at an earlier stop and walk the rest of the way in to work.
  • Take a 15 minute walk outside at lunchtime.
  • Do a 10-20 minute Youtube video sometime during the day. Here are some of my favorites:
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Spiritual Goals:

Personal Goals:

  • Exercise 5 days (running at least 2 of those days)
  • Sleep at least 6 hours a night
  • Write down 3 things I’m grateful daily

Household Goals:

Blogging Goals:

  • Post at least twice a week
  • Finish writing pin descriptions on my old pins! (a few more to go!)

 Monthly Goals:

  • Date night with hubby (where we actually go out of the house together…without kids)
  • One on one outings with each son.

We’ve tried doing weekly dates, but we’re finding monthly is more realistic for us, especially with each of us trying to do one on ones with our sons as well

  • Self-care: go to the optometrist for my annual check up
  • Self-care: get my haircut

If I don’t write these self-care “to do’s” down, they will continually be pushed to the bottom of the list in the midst of all the other “to do’s”. I know other moms will know what I’m talking about!

What are some simple ways you add movement to your day or week?

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Comments

  1. Thanks for the video suggestions! With the weather changing, I won’t be able to bike outside anymore so I have been looking for exercises that use only body resistance and no equipment. Since I have an office at work where I can close the door, I want to try to do a few during my lunch time as well.

    • That’s a great idea Lisa! When I had a more private office I used to close the door and do squats and a plank in the morning after walking in!

  2. I would also like to thank you for the video suggestions! I walk a lot but I really should be adding more than that to my workout routine. I used to do videos all the time but they fell to the bottom of my to-do list. Maybe some new ones will motivate me!

    • Hi Alexandra! Yes, I try to do some strength at least twice a week- not for an hour but maybe 10-20 minutes. Even that small amount makes a difference – I feel it in the morning!

  4. I have fallen out of habit with so many of these especially exercise as we have jumped into the new school year. We were biking to school but that was sucking all my time since it takes 45 minutes each way. You challenge me to work it in someway.

  5. Thanks for the suggestions, especially the links to videos! Setting goals is one of the things I need to do most to get myself together. I do try to walk whenever I get the chance but exercise needs to be more of a priority for me.

    • Elaina, I checked out your link and these are great exercises – especially as I sit here at my desk feeling my hips tighten by the hour. Thanks for sharing!

  8. I have never thought to put self care on my goal lists. I’ve added it into my weekly schedule so I don’t feel guilty about taking that extra time for a hair mask or whatever, but those appointments definitely get pushed to the bottom of the list again and again. I’ve been really bad at maintaining my exercise regime and I’m going to check out the links to your suggestions, although I suspect they may be above my fitness level. I currently do fitness blenders low impact 8.1/2 min cardio workout.
    It’s great to see how achievable your goals are. And when I say that I mean they are well defined: rather then ‘spend more time with sons’, it’s ‘spend one on one time with sons every month. ‘ I would take a step further though, ‘Go to ____ with _____on Saturday.’

    • Hi Stella Lee! Yes, I agree with you that the goals could be broken down further to weekly tasks to keep it more specific. I love that fitness blender has so many options.

  10. Thanks for posting this. I am in the midst of trying to reign in my home and life routine as it sometimes feels like a wild animal, difficult to tame. Two things stood out for me in your list: getting back into regular devotionals (which I am starting to do again) and yoga! I am a big fan of Yoga with Adrienne and added her Youtube channel in my own ‘fall bucket list’ on my blog – http://bit.ly/1LC6Yjp – Your post was a great reminder! Thanks 🙂

  11. I’ve tried writing down my goals, but they always get lost in my stack of to-do lists. While it’s a great idea, it just doesn’t work for me. Besides, those goals are always with me. Many of them are ingrained. Thanks for the reminder, Brenda

    • Hi Brenda, thanks for sharing what works for you. I’m still working on ingraining these habits and it helps to write them down for now. Thanks for dropping by.

  12. Thank you for sharing your goals! Putting goals in writing really helps keep me focused and motivated. I too have been trying to incorporate more movement and fitness into my daily routine. I’ve been parking a lot farther away at work and that helps get more steps in! Thanks for sharing at #SmallVictoriesSundayLinkup!

    • That’s super Heather! All the smaller things add up. I’m surprised how flights up and down our stairs doing laundry add up!

    • I think both are great Julie. I personally haven’t gone past the monthly goals but annual goals would definitely help shape monthly goals

  14. Such great tips!! It always helps to have others know your goals, since it helps you to stick to them a bit better! Thank you for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty

    • It does keep me accountable – and it helps to keep it in the forefront of my mind. Thanks for coming by and commenting. I appreciate it!

  17. Angela! I LOVE this list. It’s absolutely perfect. I am a very goal oriented person so this resinated with me a lot. I love how you broke out your goals into categories like that. It’s clear and all of your goals are very reasonable. I love that you write down three things you are grateful for each day! That is awesome.

    I wanted to say thank you so much for linking up with the #fitnessfriday link party. Make sure to come back tomorrow and link up more of your awesome articles!! We love having you! 😀
    Britni from Happy Mama Tales

    • Thank you Britni! I think I am experiencing the benefits that they write about with gratitude. Reasonable goals are the only kind I set! ?

  18. Great goals! I like that they are all measurable. I sometimes find myself setting goals like “Get good at….” and then when I come to tick things off as done I have no idea whether I have achieved it or not.

    I was planning on setting weekly actions for myself but I realised it wouldn’t be enough time for habits to set in, or to explore things deeply enough. Like you I settled on exploring monthly goals – starting next month! 🙂

  19. These are awesome goals, and so well thought out! I would love to be able to work to work, or even walk on my lunch break (I’m a teacher, so even having time to eat lunch is a struggle at times)! I definitely need to take more walks after school, though. thanks for the inspiration, and thanks so much for adding your link to the Alder Collective! We hope to see you again next week!

    • Thanks Kayla! My husbands a teacher so I know your struggle to get any personal time (ie bathroom breaks!) is very real! Thanks for commenting!

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