Can you believe we’re already at August? There still feels like a lot of summer left, but I am also planning out all my kids’ activities for fall and starting to get the back to school emails, so I know it’ll be here before we know it. I hate how fast we jump to the next season rather than allowing the current one to be savored, but I also know that it’s time to look ahead a bit to fall and make sure I’m finishing out summer with an eye towards everything i want to accomplish in fall. I feel like I have a massive deadline with the baby arriving in fall, and feeling like I need to accomplish so much before then. Honestly, I’m freaking out about how I’m going to handle four kids and all I want to do with my business and sliding into the busiest season with fall and holiday. But I also want to savor the end of summer, enjoy time with the kids, and relax a bit becaause frankly, I’m tired. I’ve been nonstop go for so long, and I think I’ve been pretending like I’m not pregnant and it’s finally catching up with me. Or maybe it’s just that I’m hot and coming off a family vacation that was so fun but you know, not that we didn’t have the best time, but traveling with kids isn’t the most relaxing. Anyway, as much as I don’t want to think about fall and start stressing, I do want to make sure I’m on track to accomplish all I want before the end of the year, so I’m working on my August 2024 monthly goals right now.
When putting together this list, I did feel quite stressed, but then I remembered that at the end of the day, one of my big goals for 2024 was to grow (and complete!) our family, and so as much as I want tot get done and have added goals for this year as my new career path has evolved, I also want to take a minute to appreciate all I’ve accomplished, personally and professionally. And to be grateful for where I’m at. With that said, I have a lot to get done this month, so here are my August 2024 monthly goals.
Prep and Update All Back to School Content. There’s a lot to do on the blog and to plot out for Instagram and Substack and all the other places I share content for fall and back to school. I actually feel quite behind on it, so it’s going to be my focus this month. I’m going to try to carve out 1-2 mornings a week to just bang it out.
Finalize Kids’ Fall Activities. The kids activities are almost all set, but I need to get a few more set in stone — Charlotte ballet/dance and soccer or tennis mainly.
Get Childcare Plan in Place for Fall. I’ve been mostly watching the kids and working this entire summer with very little help and while I have loved the chance to spend time with the kids and how it’s forced me to prioritize the key parts of work and just lean into summer the rest of the time, I need help. The idea of just juggling it all during naps or camp isn’t really working and I am overwhelmed with work right now, so I really need to set up a plan for the fall (especially with one more baby coming). It’s been harder to find childcare out here than I had realized so any local moms/parents, please send any recs/references my way!
Get Trees and Privacy Hedges Planted. End of summer is usually when they recommend planting these things so need to get that scheduled for August. On that note, I also want to find someone to do a big lawn/garden clean up for us before fall — all the leaves, weeds, etc.
Install Basement Rug. We have it picked and ordered and now just need it installed!
Finish Small Home Projects. Can you tell yet from my August 2024 monthly goals that I’m nesting? There are a few small home projects that are lingering that I want to get done:
-Paint James’ Dresser
-Measure Rooms for Wallpaper
-Charlotte’s Nursery Art Hung
-Window Treatment for Kids’ Bath
-Powder Room Paint
-Family Room Cushions
-Living Room Chair Covers
-Playroom Baskets
-Garager Organization
Do Big Closet Clean Out and Sale. I have, for the most part, done the clean-out and even have an Instagram account set up. Now I need to start photographing and listing everything,
Sell Facebook Marketplace Items. This is actually one of my top August 2024 monthly goals. I have a lot of household, furniture, decor and baby/kids stuff I need to get rid of that I need to list on the FB Marketplace. I have had a lot of success selling stuff here in the past FYI.
Hit 100K on Instagram. I know it’s just a number and I feel embarrassed like I shouldn’t ask for it or talk about it. But then I also know that milestones like this reflect a lot of hard work and content I’ve created and it’s not a silly goal. This number has felt elusive as Insta has changed it’s algo and hasn’t been easy recently, but it’s something I’d really like to hit this month, so if you don’t follow or know someone who’d like my account, please share.
Post 2X’s a Day to TikTok. I really need to get better about this.
Launch Two New Weekly Editions of My Substack. I want to send out weekly best sellers and Amazon finds on Substack each week. Not sure where I’ll find the time, but I am going to try.
Finalize Park City Plans. I need to finalize ski school and ski passes believe it or not so that’s on my August 2024 monthly goals.
Stop Snacking Mindlessly. I’ve gotten really bad about eating off kids plates and mindlessly snacking instead of sitting down to eat real meals. I really want to break this habit and take better care of myself (and baby!).
Eat More Protein. I have been reading up on all the benefits of protein so I’m adding eat 100g of protein a day to my August 2024 monthly goals.
Visit London. I have been craving a trip here, and it’s on my list for end of month. Just debating whether to bring the bigs.
Organize Kids and Baby Clothes. Nesting mode has clearly been activated but I do need to get all this in order.
Road Trip to Watch Hill. I want to do a few local road trips and this one is on my list.
Visit Quogue. It wouldn’t be a summer without a trip to our favorite place. I can’t believe we haven’t had a chance to visit yet.
Reach out to Brands. I haven’t been proactive about partnering with brands, but I really want to do a better job of establishing parternships especially with fall and back to school and holiday and baby coming.
Work On Not Sweating the Small Stuff in Parenting. I should really have this at the top of my August 2024 monthly goals. I get so worked up about everything and really want to ease up on the kids and all the freaking out over every mess or being at everything on time etc and save the getting upset for the really important stuff. Bottom line: I don’t want to be mean mom and feel like I’m turning into her!
And that’s it for my August 2024 monthly goals. There’s a lot but I think it’s a pretty good range.
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