November Goals
October flew by and now begins the holiday season. I love it because it means spending time with family that I rarely get to see. Thanksgiving and Christmas are always a bit tricky because we go visit Greg’s family and then have to visit my dad and then my mom. It’s always nice to see siblings from my dad’s side that I rarely get to hang out with. He’s currently on his seventh marriage so there’s usually a brother or sister in the mix somewhere that I haven’t seen in a long time. The holidays are an interesting time around here for sure.
It’s easy for me to get caught up in the excitement and skip workouts here are there because things are often so busy around this time. I also tend to start eating more once it gets colder outside and then I’ve got a step mom who makes some mean mashed potatoes (add a tub of sour cream, pack of shredded cheese, and stick of butter to your mashed potatoes and bake). They’re incredible and I never pass ‘em up and always go back for seconds so I need to make sure and stay movin’ so I don’t do too much damage.
Classes I’d like to take:
Monday: strength or yoga
Tuesday: spin
Wednesday: power (total body strength class – exactly like Body Pump)
Thursday: pilates
Friday: strength or yoga
Saturday: spin or yoga
This isn’t set in stone and most weeks I take two days off to rest, but I like to have a plan laid out to make things easier. Some days I just don’t feel like going to the gym so I’ll do a dvd or something instead.
I’ve been logging all my workouts over at Daily Mile where you can see all my workouts. Add me on Daily Mile if you’re on there too!
Some other goals I have:
- Take Pepper to the dog park every morning. I started doing this last month and it’s really helping him socialize and relax around other dogs.
- Make my own water kefir using this tutorial.
- Make dog treats for Pepper. I just think this would be fun to do! If you know a good treat recipe let me know!
- Take a yoga class two times a week. I always slack on this and really need to start stretching more.
- Socialize more. I’m a total homebody and on the shy side and I’ve been trying really hard to break away from that. I will get out there, visit new places, and meet new people!
That’s all I’ve got for this month. I hope the month of November is amazing for you. What are some of your goals for the month?
I hope you get to go to yoga & socialize yourself & your pup. I’m such a homebody & a bad socializer…it’s so funny how much easier it is online to befriend people. Happy November!
I’m planning on going to yoga this weekend so hopefully that will start things off right! It is much easier to talk to people online. I am so freaking awkward in public sometimes. My mind starts racing and I jumble my words when talking.. such a mess. I’m working on it though! I hope you have a wonderful & happy November! :]
I love goals!
And Patrick and I have made treats for our dawgface using the spent grains from his beer brewing. I’m thinking you guys don’t have access to those grains (or maybe you know a homebrewer?), so I searched for a recipe that was similar and found this on allrecipes! And it’s seasonal!
For some reason I’m like “huh? cinnamon?” I have a feeling that’s more for the people smelling it than the dog eating it. But it looks dog-tasty otherwise!
Ah, yes! Thank you for that recipe! He loves pumpkin and pb so these will be perfect. Cinnamon does seem odd. I did a quick search and found this: http://www.ehow.com/facts_5576584_cinnamon-honey-cancer-dogs.html – it says it’s good for their stomach.
We have similar goals! Yoga and walking our pups more. Good luck!
Good luck on yours too!
Those are all great goals! I would love to take yoga twice a week too.
It’s the one class that I just never go to. I have no idea why and really want to change that. Good luck with you goals this month!
You’re making your own keifer?? That’s amazing!
Also, I LOVE your pink phone
I’m going to try! The tutorial looks pretty easy, but I’ve been known to make these types of experiments more difficult than they need to be.
Thanks! I chose that phone just because it was pink haha
Great goals you’ve got there! I can definitely fall into that trap of not wanting to socialize and just be a hermit. Which is fine for a while, but eventually I need to just get out there and interact with people!! I think my homebody tendencies mostly come from laziness, hahaha.
I think mine may be laziness as well haha. I’m always like.. do I really wanna take a shower, dry my hair, put on make up or do I just want to stay home, watch movies, and waste time on the internet? Haha :]
Good luck with your goals! There was something about October that just left me no time to work on myself, diet and otherwise.
So it’s back to yoga and pilates for me! Come on November!
Thanks! You’ll pick things back up this month no problem. November will be an awesome month :] I definitely need to start doing more yoga and pilates too.