Time to check in and reset. In this post, I’m looking back at how I did on my August 2025 goals — and setting some fresh ones for September 2025. Whether I crushed it or crawled through it, it all counts. Let’s keep going… one messy step at a time. 🧹
August 2025 Goals Recap
Reading & writing
❌ Read eight books: FAIL. Another not-great reading month with only three books read.
✅ Officially re-launch and announce the new blog: DONE. This felt pretty nerve-wracking and vulnerable to me, but I did it anyway!
✅ Post eight new blog posts: DONE. I posted exactly eight blog posts this month.
Personal
❌ Take Holden to dinner at BJ's: they kept extending out the expiration for the coupon I wanted to use, so we didn't go in August. However, Holden, Caleb, and I did end up going for lunch this week!
❌ Get rid of ten pieces of clothing: FAIL.
❌ Order birth certificates for the boys: FAIL. We'll probably end up moving our cruise vacation to next year, so this was no longer an urgent need.
❌ Apply for my passport: FAIL. See above.
✅ Sign Holden up for Fall soccer: DONE.
❌ Reduce debt by $800: FAIL. I reduced my debt by $478, which isn't too bad considering I ended up needing to buy a car!
❌ Watch ten episodes of TV: FAIL. I watched three: two episodes of Full House and one episode of A Body in the Snow.
❌ Create a fall bucket list: FAIL. I've been hemming and hawing about this for a couple of weeks now. I like to do a lot of fall activities each year and usually make and post a bucket list on the blog. I may still do it. Not sure yet.
✅ Deal with school change issues: DONE. The district tried to change the boy's schools for the second time. This involved numerous emails and phone calls, but I got it done and it was a huge relief.
❌ Go for eight walks: FAIL. I had been going for walks while Holden rode his bike around the block at the beginning of the month, but he kind of lost interest and started riding his Shuffle Cart in the driveway instead. I think there were only three walks in August.
✅ Total Completed: 4 of 13. Not a great month for my goals. The beginning half of the month was consumed by prepping and launching the blog which took up a lot of time again and the second half of the month was all about my new car. Ya win some, ya lose some.
September 2025 Goals
- Read five books: trying to step it back up a bit.
- Watch five episodes of TV: I've hardly been watching anything even though I'm in the middle of several shows.
- Do three fall activities or outings: Undecided on which ones yet, but there are a lot of good options!
- Reduce debt by $600: my car payments start up in October so I'm hoping to knock out a decent hunk of debt this month before that happens.
- Track all migraines: I did this in August and had ELEVEN of them! Luckily, I see my neurologist today and am hoping we find a new medication or solution. I need to continue to track this month so I can see what is or is not working.
⭐ Priority Goal: Enjoying fall with as many activities and outings as we can fit in!
One messy step at a time still moves you forward.
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