O Is For Oh Those October Goals!

I’ve got to say, I’m not all that surprised that September is already over. It’s never been my favorite month, and for reasons I don’t want to be specific about, I’ve been waiting all too patiently for October to come.

So with all of that said, here is what I hope plan to accomplish in the month of October:

• Lose 5 pounds. Because I am steadily trekking on towards my goal.
• Blogging every day. I’ll be joining in the link up for Blogtober, so expect to see posts that respond to these prompts:

So I normally cringe at portmanteaus like Blogtember, BUT I like the idea of a blogging challenge and I like that the topics will prompt me to write about more personal topics.

• Read This is How You Lose Her. I loved The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao when I read it a few years ago and I’ve heard nothing but awesome about this collection of stories.
• To not eat any Halloween candy. This goes back to item #1. Also, I am actually not that much of a candy person. Any time I do eat a piece of candy, I don’t really receive any satisfaction, only guilt. I don’t even give out candy to trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood (I’m all about bags of popcorn), so there’s no reason for me to waste the empty calories.
• Get in my Oktoberfest fix. The German half of me is ready for some juicy bratwurst already.

So while we’re at it, let’s check in with September’s goals:

Lose 5 pounds. Um…. accomplished….? I say this with hesitation and questions because my weight fluctuates enough that depending on the day this is both true and false. I’m calling it a success though.

Read The Arabian Nights. I quit. See more of an explanation in this post.

Take the 30 Day Yoga Challenge. Yeah I failed after a few days. I tried doubling up some days to make up for skipped sessions, but by day 7 or 8 I gave up. Lame.

Be consistent with Khaleesi’s training. I wouldn’t say I succeeded or failed. We’ve been taking her to classes at Zoom Room, but with her chocolate muffin debacle and then her recovery from getting spayed taking longer than expected, she has had to miss classes. I’ve been practicing some commands with her at home, with the added challenge of getting her to focus when there are rascally kitties running around.

To not cry when K gets spayed. I didn’t cry! I did moan and groan when she kept running into my leg with her cone of shame though. See this post for the awesome substitute for a cone.

So you win some, you lose some. I can already sense October will be a more winning month, at