August goals - how did I do?

It was a lovely month, but I definitely felt the "end of summer" pressure to get everything done, as my sabbatical was coming to a fast close. . . particularly because I cut a week off at the request of my manager.

1) Financial:

• Stick to the budget - we did okay this month, although not great. We were under on child care (thanks to my sabbatical) & over on groceries. It was a pretty close month, however, with just $15 over. We were also over on dining out, but I covered half of a dinner out with a large group for my dad's birthday, and bought discounted gift cards that we will use for future dining out. When calculating all of the categories, we were over by $215. 
• Come up with a new way to reduce what we need/spend on an ongoing basis - I don't think we did much for this one. 
• Make $500 in side hustle - I made $670. It would have been over $1,000 if I hadn't had two expensive eBay snafus. Sigh 
• Sell ten items - I sold 18 items, which is huge for me!
• Use up 10 freezer items - I used up 11 items. 
• Use up 5 irregular pantry items (you know, the things that linger & aren't a part of your normal menu) - I did this, although a few things were also just tossed, as they were expired, stale, etc. 

2) Family - spend more time together as a family:

• Do one fun activity with the boys - I took Sam skating, & Nick rock climbing. 
• Off the computer by 7:45 each evening - I did "okay" with this, but find when I don't have a great book to read, I'm more tempted to get back on the computer. (I rarely watch TV).
• Have two dates with M - Yes! One at the house, and one out for a friend's birthday, followed by dinner.
• Continue with Sam's plans (meet with the school, set up additional tutors)
• Met with doctor
• Researched insurance benefits
• Had a call with the school counselor
• Set up first therapy appointment
• Deep clean the entire house - I actually still have a few things on my wish list. It's silly to do all of the deep cleaning before our doors are finished, as the door installation makes a huge mess. 
• Finish remaining projects at the beach house (fire pit, contractor work) - the fire pit is done, the doors were installed this week, but the fridge repair was pushed out until next week. 
• Finish house projects - drapes, second chandeliers, doors, trim - we finished the chandeliers, but 1/2 the doors are still on back order. We also need to order the drapes. Hopefully today!

3) Fitness/health - lose 4 lbs - sigh. I don't think so. 

• Run 12 times - I ran 1x. It was super hot in August, so getting outside was challenging. 
• Track calories (1400/day) & 5 servings of fruit & veggies/day - I was at 1630, which explains the lack of weight progress. 
• Work out 35 times - I worked out 24 times. 
• Meditate 10 times - I meditated 4 times. 
• Complete relay at or below pace time - I finished, but struggled on my second leg as I wasn't feeling good. It was my personal worst for that particular relay leg, which is 8 miles. I did it at 3:00 am, which certainly didn't help. 

4) Personal/creative

• Do four social things - had lunch with a friend, went to a brunch with another friend, and did two workouts with a friend. 
• Look for a flexible volunteer option - tried to find a slot for volunteering at back to school day, but it didn't work with some driving I was already scheduled to do
• Journal 18 times - I journaled 10 times. 
• Read one non-fiction book - nope
• Tackle six projects from my sabbatical list:
• Family photo books complete - the rest are digital, and M has been working 80 hours weeks. I need him to access the digital photos. 
• Wash all windows - done
• Stain table - nope
• Declutter the rest of the house - everything but the kitchen
• Power wash the patio - nope
• Continue yard work (front & back) - yes, although not done
• Figure out what to do with fence posts - requires M, so not done
• Get quote for fridge damage & submit to delivery company - decided to skip, as we are still waiting to have the fridge repaired.
• Order glasses - yes
• Get a hair cut - yes
• Find geometry tutor for Sam - so far, we haven't needed this. 

While I would have liked to have seen a few more greens on the list, I did get a few other things done that were on my sabbatical list. I got in three more workouts at the studio I bought the monthly pass for, I got a massage, got all of the paperwork done for our refi, moved investments to qualify for the additional refi rate drop, etc. Let's hope I can get a lot done in September!

What about you? How did you do with your August goals?