November 2019 Goals

[Raenia]

Continuing the monthly goals into the holiday season:

1. Read two books
2. Bake every week
3. Prepare to host Thanksgiving
  a. Keep living room tidy
  b. Keep dining room tidy
  c. Keep kitchen tidy
  d. Confirm guest list
  e. Cook ahead
4. See friends (game night or other)
5. Make 2 Christmas gifts from list
  a. Necklace for MIL
  b. Coin cork for sister
  c. Earring holder for DH
  d. Necklace for Mom
  e. Earrings for DH

[Raenia]

Week 1 Update:

1. Read two books
 - 1 done, halfway through the next
2. Bake every week
 - On track
3. Prepare to host Thanksgiving
  a. Keep living room tidy
 - Got DH to set up record player in living room
  b. Keep dining room tidy
 - Not so much
  c. Keep kitchen tidy
 - Some progress
  d. Confirm guest list
 - Some progress, still some questions
  e. Cook ahead
 - None
4. See friends (game night or other)
 - None yet
5. Make 2 Christmas gifts from list
  a. Necklace for MIL - Done!
  b. Coin cork for sister
  c. Earring holder for DH
  d. Necklace for Mom - Ordered materials
  e. Earrings for DH - Ordered materials

[philli14]

Must've missed this! Thanks for making it for November.

1. Save $5000 after-tax dollars

2. Read "Freakonomics"

3. Finish all Christmas shopping

4. Finish Car to-do things:
     A. Put on winter tires
     B. Title Vehicle
     C. Emissions test
     D. Safety inspection
     E. Vehicle registration
     B. Driver's license

5. Donate blood

6. Reach return to play readiness for knee injury

That'll do for now!

[Raenia]

Week 2 Update:

1. Read two books
 - 2 done, started a third
2. Bake every week
 - On track
3. Prepare to host Thanksgiving
  a. Keep living room tidy
 - Nothing new this week
  b. Keep dining room tidy
 - Not yet
  c. Keep kitchen tidy
 - Progress continues
  d. Confirm guest list
 - Confirmed!
  e. Plan menu
 - Adding this task - I'll have a dairy free and a gluten free guest, so careful planning is required.
  f. Cook ahead
 - None
4. See friends (game night or other)
 - Missed game night this week, unfortunately.  This might slip for the month.
5. Make 2 Christmas gifts from list
  a. Necklace for MIL - Done!
  b. Coin cork for sister - Materials obtained
  c. Earring holder for DH - Planned and assembled materials, will work this weekend
  d. Necklace for Mom - Materials arrived - will work this weekend
  e. Earrings for DH - Done!

[Raenia]

Week 3 Update:

1. Read two books
 - 3 done
2. Bake every week
 - Still on track
3. Prepare to host Thanksgiving
  a. Keep living room tidy
 - Broke down and recycled several boxes
  b. Keep dining room tidy
 - Tidied papers from dining table
  c. Keep kitchen tidy
 - Going pretty well
  d. Confirm guest list
 - Confirmed!
  e. Plan menu
 - Basic plan in place, just need to confirm what guests are bringing
  f. Cook ahead
 - None
4. See friends (game night or other)
 - Unexpectedly got to see some old family friends over the weekend
5. Make 2 Christmas gifts from list
  a. Necklace for MIL - Done!
  b. Coin cork for sister - Materials obtained
  c. Earring holder for DH - Done!
  d. Necklace for Mom - Materials obtained
  e. Earrings for DH - Done!

[philli14]

Week to go update!

1. Save $5000 after-tax dollars
On track.

2. Read "Freakonomics"
Great book. Really enjoyed it.

3. Finish all Christmas shopping
Black Friday coming up, hope to have it all done.

4. Finish Car to-do things:
     A. Put on winter tires
     B. Title Vehicle
     C. Emissions test
     D. Safety inspection
     E. Vehicle registration
     B. Driver's license
Amazing. Didn't think I'd get it all done but I did! Huge cross off the to-do list

5. Donate blood
Appointment today at 3:45PM.

6. Reach return to play readiness for knee injury
On track. Did some work on uneven surfaces and some gentle jogging.

Somehow on track on all the goals. Might mark my first month reaching all goals.. fingers crossed!

[Raenia]

Week 4 Update:

1. Read two books
 - 5 done
2. Bake every week
 - Success
3. Prepare to host Thanksgiving
  - Success!  Went off beautifully.
4. See friends (game night or other)
 - Success!  Stayed with friends for a weekend.
5. Make 2 Christmas gifts from list
  a. Necklace for MIL - Done!
  b. Coin cork for sister - Done!
  c. Earring holder for DH - Done!
  d. Necklace for Mom - Done!
  e. Earrings for DH - Done!

So much for 2 books and 2 gifts!  Definitely gives me a head start into December, with Christmas prep.  Onward!

[philli14]

1. Save $5000 after-tax dollars
Got it. $5100.

2. Read "Freakonomics"
Great book. Really enjoyed it.

3. Finish all Christmas shopping
Done!

4. Finish Car to-do things:
     A. Put on winter tires
     B. Title Vehicle
     C. Emissions test
     D. Safety inspection
     E. Vehicle registration
     B. Driver's license
Amazing. Didn't think I'd get it all done but I did! Huge cross off the to-do list

5. Donate blood
Finally did it.

6. Reach return to play readiness for knee injury
Readiness achieved!

6/6! First time this year I've hit 100% on the monthly goals. Great way to enter the last month of the year.

[Raenia]

I've made a thread for December, feel free to join me there to finish out the year on a high note :)

[philli14]

I've made a thread for December, feel free to join me there to finish out the year on a high note :)

Thanks! See you there :)