August 2022 Goals

I’m back on my goals BS. I was setting monthly goals regularly before my maternity leave and then took a short break as we adjusted to life as a family of three, sold our home and moved and worked on finding a new home (more on that soon). Needless to say, it was a crazy time and I wanted to enjoy as much of it as possible, but being the overly ambitious, can’t sit still person that I am, I did set maternity leave goals. I didn’t get to all of my mat leave goals, and didn’t expect to. But as I’ve said before, I find that setting goals helps keep me focused on the things I want to prioritize and accomplish and helps me to minimize the other things that can eat up my time. I also find that working away each month at my larger goals and holding myself accountable helps to ensure that at the end of the year, I’m closer to my bigger life goals. So I’m going to get back on track and share my August 2022 goals.

I’m a few weeks late and considered waiting to set goals in September, but I want to make sure I’m making the most of our final days of summer before we move (again) and school starts and life gets chaotic (or really more chaotic I should say), so I’m compiling a short but sweet list of August 2022 goals to help me finish out the summer in the way I want. Hopefully, my August 2022 goals inspire you to do the same.

Play tennis at least once a week: I was doing really well on this and then fell off the wagon post-move. I am hoping to get back on track as this is one of the few things I do for myself and that I get time just me to enjoy and well, summer is almost over so I want to take advantage of playing outdoors while I can.

Exercise in some form every day: I am finding it hard to find pockets of time to do this. I think I was trying to get too ambitious so now I’m just going to aim to move for 30 minutes in some capacity: a Tracy Anderson or Sculpt Society video, a run, a walk with the baby (that counts as a weight right?), or tennis.

Make sure to eat a balanced lunch and dinner every day: I’ve been skimping on my own nutrition and eating really poorly, like cereal for dinner or the kids leftover snacks for lunch and then stuffing Andrew’s pizza down my throat before bed. It’s not making me feel great and I feel like I’m always hangry and tired as a result. Before September, I’d like to get back on track with eating healthier and actual meals, even if it means buying overpriced salads or picking up takeout because it’s too chaotic to cook these days. I need the energy and frankly, I felt like I was starting to get back in shape and feel good again post-baby, and now I’m feeling gross and blah again, which isn’t helping my mood or anything else.

Have more fun with the kids: I have noticed when I’m more playful and enjoy the kids and fun things more, rather than stressing about what’s next, everyone is happier, myself included. I’m really trying to have more fun with the kids, whether it’s taking a half hour to swim with Charlotte or having a dance party while making dinner or just being silly and chasing the kids around the house.

Plan some fun activities for the Vineyard: We are going to Martha’s Vineyard at the end of the month with friends, and I haven’t had a chance to think about it, frankly. I want to do some research on some fun things we can check out while we’re there.

Make Charlotte’s birthday special: Charlotte turns three at the end of August (tear, where does the time go?!), and it’s the first time she’ll have a birthday outside of Covid lockdowns and where she actually knows it’s her birthday. We aren’t going to do anything too elaborate and will be in the Vineyard for her actual birthday but I’d like to plan a small celebration for our baby girl and treat her to something fun like a day at the hair salon or getting her nails done.

Post to TikTok 3 times a week: I really want to up my TikTok game. Help, please go follow me on TikTok and tell me what you’d want to see from me there.

Make 3-4 Reels a week: I’m really trying to up my Reels and Insta video game given they no longer surface photos in the algo. I don’t love making Reels as much because it’s new, and more time-consuming but I’m starting to put more effort into it when I can find the time. I’m going to brainstorm some Reels ideas for the month, but let me know what you’d want to see.

Book girls trip: I’ve been invited to go with some friends on a trip this fall and I’ve been dragging on my booking my flights because it’ll be the first time I’m leaving the kids. I’ve only been away once from James for a day and then to have the baby in the hospital, and I’m worried I’m going to freak out, but I could really use the break and some girl time. I think I’m going to just book the tickets so there’s no turning back. I know I’ll have the best time once I’m there.

Book our fall and winter vacations: Before we know it, it’ll be cold and we’re going to be craving some time away to the beach or to ski. I’m trying to get ahead of the game and book our tickets now so we can have some things to look forward to and to get us organized.

Book all Kids’ Fall Activities: Ahhh this is so stressful as we’re still in the final stages of figuring out where we’re going to live next (more on that soon), so I’ve been dragging on this. I think we may go easy on activities in the fall as we’ll have lots of adjustments and then I’ll figure things out for the winter and spring, but I’d like the kids to each have at least one thing that they can do so going to look into swim lessons and tennis or soccer to start.

Map out August and September blog content and work on new posts: I’ve had a creative dip recently, and really want to get back into posting new content as well as updating and refreshing some oldies that are always popular. I am working on that this week, and hoping to grow my blog traffic more this fall.

And that’s it. Keeping it simple but it feels good to be putting out some new goals into the universe to keep me on track as I figure out being back at work with three kids and we approach our next move (I promise to be less sketchy and share all our plans once we know they’re set. I don’t want to jinx us!).