Ooh boy. I’m a little nervous about November, as it will be an unusually full month for us. We have a commitment Monday-Thursday evening for the first three weeks (instead of our usual rate of maybe one commitment per week!), we’re traveling one weekend, and we’re hosting guests another. And on top of that, I have some major work events, and, oh yes, a major holiday to celebrate! For some reason, all of that hasn’t stopped me from setting a large number of goals for November, but maybe that will work in my favor — did y’all ever experience the phenomenon, maybe in high school, when you got much more done in-season than out-of-season? Necessity is the mother of efficiency, perhaps? Either way, with the clock ticking on our girl, I’ll take it!
Biscuit supplies at my church’s booth!
Revisiting my goals for October: Paint baby girl’s room (Thank you, Dad and John!) Switch out baby girl’s light fixture Assemble crib Order crib skirt Make first draft of labor and delivery preferences Organize linen/party closet (Yes!! I am so pumped about this one! Sadly, I didn’t take a before, so it probably wouldn’t be that impressive to y’all.) Successfully lead discussion in our family group for the next three weeks Introduce John’s parents and aunts to Asheville on our annual trip Host the third annual pumpkin carving and soup night Catch the goat showmanship competition at the NC State Fair Make biscuits at our church’s Fair booth
Create my own version of this glitter star garland (the lone goal that didn’t get checked off!)
November goals:
— Take rings in to be cleaned (I usually do this in September around our anniversary, but it’s still lingering.)
— Take knives in to be sharpened
— Frame and hang our NC BBQ print (have to figure out how to do it first… maybe something like this?)
— Make a pelmet for little lady’s room (already bought the fabric and will use Jenny’s tutorial!)
— Choose and order twin bed bedding
— Choose and order Minted Christmas cards (voting post coming soon!!)
— Design and print Christmas card newsletter
— Vote!
— Host the first Articles Club
— Purchase half of our Christmas gifts for friends and family
— Start filling out our girl’s baby book
Whew!! That is WAY more goals than I usually tackle, for two months back to back. If you’ve posted yours somewhere, I’d love to see – or just drop them in the comments!
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I’ve been breaking down my goals monthly since 2013 (and have literally never missed a month, whaaaaaat). You can read those posts right here.
My most important goal, though, is to be a light. I love this from John 1: He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.
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We live in the Triangle of North Carolina. You can see our first apartment here and learn more about our first (and current) house here. You can find most of our NC adventures here. I also wrote a Durham city guide!
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Gift wrapping, dishwasher loading, playing croquet, and guessing first baby genders (I have a record of almost 100% accuracy)
