August Resolutions Review

Become more comfortable running activities	Analyze wix data	Start Christmas presents for book club members	Make a superhero scrapbook for  Justin for Christmas	Make Friday’s  “weigh in” days
Attend a pool party	Designate a weekly laundry day	Get more participation for my activities	Remember why I took the job and don’t quit	Finish life questions journal
Enjoy sculptures and nature at my friend’s birthday party	Find a dress for my friend’s wedding	Free Space	Get new gel pens and get new ballpoint pens (assorted colors for both)	Don’t enter Michaels for the rest of the month
Hit three machines every gym day (when my shoulder recovers)	Make a scrapbook for the bride and groom	Look into taking a local class (academics, art and writing)	Do more satirical blog posts (how to be brave etc)	Write a series of posts called dictionary (gym edition, middle school edition, period edition etc)
Learn more about Website building	Organize a file for every resident	Get the rest of book club to fill out a survey	Fill out “Me Questionnaire”	Figure out what I want for my birthday (besides an epic party)

August was an excellent way to conclude the summer. I will say my job is still difficult and I am strongly considering resigning. But since I’m in the middle of making that decision I will not discuss my job on my blog until I reach a conclusion.

August Resolutions Accomplished:

• Attend a pool party. It was a fun party and it was the only time this summer I got to go in a pool (besides Cape Cod). I might go swimming on vacation but last year the water was too cold.

• My best friend had her birthday at a sculpture garden which is pretty cool. My favorite sculpture was the one with the giant swing so we all piled on and took a picture. Plus exercise from all that walking. All good stuff.

• I’ve actually been good about doing thirty minutes of cardio and then visiting the machines. I try to do the chest machine, an abdomen machine and a leg machine. I also try to look like I know what I’m doing but I can’t guarantee it fools anyone.

• Monday (which unfortunately is today) means laundry day. I have to admit it’s nice to have clean laundry when you need it and keep track of your stuff.

• The scrapbook is not completed but its coming along nicely. This weekend I had to get more cardstock because I got way more pictures than I intended. It’s bordering on a  little creepy.

• I did make a file for every resident. Not sure what I’ll do with it. I was going to write a story if I stayed but that’s up in the air.

• I guess I didn’t accomplish many resolutions this month but I did figure out what I want for my birthday: a button maker. When I went to the pool party there was a button maker and we could all make buttons. It was so much fun. I’ve actually wanted a button maker for a while now even before that so I’m really excited. 

Goals I Will Continue Working On:

• Find a dress for my friend’s wedding. I have two new dresses but I’m wearing them to other events. I might look for a green shirt to match a skirt. Either way the clock is ticking. I feel like Cinderella.

• I will start the Christmas presents for book club. Maybe  in October. I will not disclose what the presents are because like many of my presents it is a surprise.

• On that note hopefully most of them fill out the survey.

• I broke the “no Michael’s” resolution because I needed more paper for the scrapbook. Because of that I’m going to stay out of Michaels for the entire month of September unless (unless!) I somehow need something for my button maker. I need to save money since I’ll be staying at an air bnb during the wedding

• Not all my Friday posts will be about my weigh in although I am still working steadily on losing weight. I also want to do a segment called Flashback Friday’s where I include parts of old diaries.

Goals I Will Abandon:

• Learn more about website  building/ wix data. September is going to be entirely too busy for that. I’m considering leaving my laptop at home the week I am away just to give myself a break. 

• I might take a class down the road but right now I am pretty busy with crafting, writing, and socializing.

• I was going to make a  superhero scrapbook for Justin but I decided to make buttons for him instead with his favorite superheroes. It’s more practical (he can actually wear them) and it’ll put my button maker to good use.

• I might do satirical posts or posts about my weight but I’m going to try to go the journalism route and cover more current events and issues although I would like to stay away from politics as I want this to be a space for everyone. 

September is going to be very busy for me and I might not post as often. However, this will only give me more things to post about and provide opportunities for growth.  Which will be welcome considering September is the month I turn thirty.