October Goals Recap/Looking Ahead to November

So, about those October goals....

......*crickets*..........

Yep. I made them.

Did I follow them?

Well, I did try....

1.  *Only buy lunch once a week*

I feel like I did an okay job with this one - definitely did not manage to accomplish it every week, but I certainly made a good showing through mid-October.

2. *Spin/Barre 2x a week*

Not even close. When I sat down to write this I thought I'd accomplished it - then I checked BikerBarre's logs and realized I'd accomplished half of what I set out to do. Le sigh.

3. *Ride my bike once a week*

Almost! Really, almost! I rode twice, and then one weekend SK's back was hurting so we went to Great Falls instead of biking. And then there was a hurricane. And now it is November. I'm counting it!

4. *Set up at least two friend dates*

Unfortunately for me, DC is a ghost town in the fall --  most people I wanted to meet with are out campaigning or doing election-related work. I did a spin class with my friend T for the first time, so I accomplished 50% of this one.

5. *Snooze less/Read the news more*

HA. I don't even know what I was smoking when I wrote that. Snooze-tober.


What am I planning for myself this November?

Some repeats, namely:

*Only buy lunch once a week*

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*Spin/Barre 2x a week*

I'm also going to try to:

*Budget, budget, budget*

Between Hannukah gifts, Christmas gifts, holiday parties, traveling home for Thanksgiving, traveling home for Hannukah...I need to start saving money pronto.

*Stop buying so much junk at Trader Joes*

Grad school is across the street from a TJ's, so twice a week I pop in before class "just to grab dinner" ...and promptly walk out  with $30 worth of edamame hummus, Three-Buck-Chuck, Cinnamon Cookies (p.s. have you guys tried these Cinnamon twisty cookie things? They're my whole world right now) and who knows what else. (Probably mini-Bries. My other downfall.) If I'm trying to stick to a budget, I'm going to have to significantly diminish my relationship with Joe.

*Get back into reading*

I've written before about how much I love reading, but after  SLOGGING my way through Game of Thrones 5 (seriously, George? When HBO is worried that you may drop dead before you finish writing the damn series, its time to PICK UP THE PACE), reading and I took a little break last month, as if I was a college freshman and realized that I could watch AS MUCH TV AS I WANTED and there were NO PARENTS and WHO NEEDS READING ANYWAY? (Me. I do.) I need a good recommendation this month - who's got one for me?

Happy November, everyone! What are your goals?

Sandy update: My parents are doing just fine - still no power or heat, but they're hanging in, and we're all grateful that they aren't suffering through anything worse. Gas shortages are becoming a problem across the island, however, so they might be sitting at home for a little while longer than initially anticipated, though.