October Goals Recap

 Overall, it was a pretty good month, although busy with two fun long weekends in there. 

Financial:

• Stay on top of food waste by using up 3 pantry or freezer items - peppers, rotisserie chicken & chicken broth in a one pan skillet dish. Four cans of beans & more chicken broth in chicken sausage dish. 18 overly ripe bananas in muffins. Shelf stable oatmilk & two more containers of chicken broth all got used up. Knocked it out of the park on this one!
• Continue to track net new savings for 2026 - yes
• Make $100 in side hustle - $88.63, so close
• Find one expense to optimize - this is more of a revenue optimization, but shifted money around to find a better paying savings account
• Push hard to fund 2027 expenses without pulling from savings - overall going *okay*

Family:

• Continue to help the boys navigate college & life - yes, we've had discussions around majors, work & life, safety & recreational safety (my wild child who backpacks & climbs, etc). 
• Have a great trip to Boulder with M & both boys - it was fabulous
• Have a great trip to Palm Springs with my parents & sister, keep budget in check - yes!
• Have a family dinner with Sam's girlfriend - not this month. She's been super swamped with classes & work
• Continue planning for our next big trip (M's 60th) - this is on hold until we hear back about our hut reservations
• Plan for big international trip with my mom & sister - largely everything is booked. The fun planning part of activities remains
• Look into flights for my dad's trip to Japan - I have a few flights in mind, but need my nephew to confirm dates. 

Fitness:

• Lose 3 lbs - I lost 2.4 lbs
• 10 strength workouts - 12/10 strength workouts
• Track nutrition - yes, 1,351/day average calories
• 13,000 steps/day - nope, 10,202/day
• Sort out medical appointments before EOY - I have a doctor's appointment set up + a DEXA scan

Personal:

• Finish list of what I'd  like to do while part-time - sure, it's as much as I'm going to build on the list
• Create schedule for post December, when I'm not working - I've done a little thinking about this
• Declutter 50 items - 105 items out of the house in October
• Get together with friends - yes, hiking & dinner in Boulder
• Say yes to adventures - went to Rocky Mountain National Park, and Palm Springs with my parents
• Get to know our neighbors - caught up with our neighbor on a Sunday afternoon
• Try a new recipe - I think so, although I can't remember what it was?

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