\n2 months into the school year, I finally got my act together. \u00a0Sure, there were days when I wasn\u2019t as organized or productive as I should\u2019ve been but my plan book is mostly set from now until Christmas and I\u2019ve felt good about how I spent a lot of my \u201cfree time\u201d. \u00a0November seemed to contain an extra large number of meetings and appointments, so I didn\u2019t accomplish everything I wanted to, but I\u2019m satisfied. Posting went well this month and I mostly stayed on schedule. \u00a0Just like school, the blogging part of my life is starting to fit better into my routine.<\/p>\n
2. \u00a0Read a chapter of the bible every day\/(no revised goal)<\/strong> 3. \u00a0Drink more water\/Drink at least one water bottle of water a day and drink something else with every meal<\/strong> 4. \u00a0Read at least one book a month\/Read at least 12 books this year<\/strong> 5. \u00a0Improve my fitness by going to the gym twice a week and doing sit ups and push ups on off days\/Do something physically active at least 3 times a week<\/strong> 6. \u00a0Open our home at least once a month\/Have at least 12 different groups of people over to the apartment<\/strong> 7. \u00a0Give Relishments a makeover\/(no revised goal)<\/strong> 8. \u00a0See new things\/(no revised goal)<\/strong>
\nNovember was spotty, but not awful. \u00a0Now that it\u2019s a new month and I\u2019ve got a clear calendar page in front of me, I\u2019m more motivated to make this part of my daily life.<\/p>\n
\nAs per usual, I got pretty mixed results in this department. \u00a0My tea consumption is up to an average of 3 cups a day though and I refuse to believe that I can\u2019t count at least some of that towards my overall total. \u00a0I drink a lot of water during school, but I could easily go a whole Saturday without much more than a couple cups of tea for hydration, so it\u2019s still a work in progress (and probably always will be).<\/p>\n
\nI did it! I finally completed a book within the one month time frame! In search of something engaging, I ended up with a copy of Water for Elephants<\/a><\/em> from our local library and I consumed it fairly quickly. \u00a0It wasn\u2019t the most amazing book I ever read, but I certainly enjoyed it and I think changing to fiction was the right choice. \u00a0This week I started reading Lost in Shangri-la<\/a><\/em>, which is non-fiction but reads like a novel. \u00a0I\u2019m only \u00a0a couple chapters into it, but I\u2019m really looking forward to it.<\/p>\n
\nYou know those friends that you want to keep in touch with and you keep thinking \u201cyou know, I should call them sometime…\u201d, but never do? The gym is sort of like one of those friends. I only manage to get there a couple times in November, partially due to all of the aforementioned appointments and meetings, but also due to pure laziness. \u00a0We did get there this week and I\u2019m hoping we\u2019re going to continue to trend in that direction. \u00a0Needless to say, not a lot of fitness is happening at home either.<\/p>\n
\nI kind of feel like I\u2019ve given up on this goal. \u00a0I still think it\u2019s a good one, but there just doesn\u2019t seem to be a good time to have guests over, especially with the busyness lately. \u00a0We did get more dishes from my parents for Christmas, so maybe I\u2019ll feel more motivated in the new year.<\/p>\n
\nIt may not be clear to all of you, but at least in my brain Relishments has been getting clearer and more refined. \u00a0I feel really good about where it\u2019s headed and I\u2019ve got some really neat things in the works (including another giveaway at the end of the month, when Relishments celebrates its 3rd birthday!)<\/p>\n
\nWe spent Thanksgiving in Maine, which wasn\u2019t really anything new but since I hadn\u2019t been there in almost a year and was going through Maine withdrawl, it was like seeing something new.\u00a0 I hope you enjoy these photos of our sightseeing as much as I do.<\/p>\n
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