September Goals

September will be all about getting back into the swing of working (& work travel) again. I'm heading to Boulder next week, and then Tokyo at the end of the month. Here's what I'm hoping to get done in September.

1) Financial:

• Stick to the budget
• Come up with a new way to reduce what we need/spend on an ongoing basis
• Made $500 in side hustle
• Sell ten items
• Use up 10 freezer items
• Use up 5 irregular pantry items
• Go back to work, & into the swing of two full time working parents
• Complete one business trip
• Build plan for moving to part time role
• Finish our refi & shift investments over to a better interest yielding account

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

• Do one fun activity/month with the kids
• Off of the computer by 8:00 each evening
• Have a date night with M
• Continue with Sam's plan, meet with school. Meet with counselor.
• Choose 2 deep cleaning house projects
• Finish remaining projects at the beach house (fridge repair, fire pit volcanic rock, wood storage, Costco for fridge compensation)
• Finalize house projects & budget/schedule for work. Drapes, second round of doors, budget & plan for trim.

3) Fitness/health - lose 4 lbs

• Run 12 times
• Stay on track with my calories & fitness while traveling
• Track calories (1400/day) & eat 5 servings of fruit & veggies/day
• Work out 30 times
• Meditate 10 times

4) Personal/creative

• Do two social things
• Volunteer, or find an option that will fit with my schedule
• Journal 15 times
• Read one non-fiction book

That's it for me! What about you? What are you hoping to accomplish in September?