October Progress Update

Well it’s been a while since I updated on this.  The month is almost over (only one day left!) and I only got one goal done so far.

And that is: Lose 10 pounds this month: I actually surprised myself on this one since I haven’t been really trying to lose weight.  I weighed myself this morning, and I was exactly 10 pounds lighter than the last time I weighed myself.

I did enter the Telltale Games Halloween Contest this year.  It’s the third year it’s been running, and I meant to enter the other two years but kept procrastinating.  So, I guess there’s two things off my list since that is one thing I’ve always wanted to do.  Now whether I’ll win or not is another matter.  Honestly, I’ll just be happy if I’m one of the losing entries that they feature on the site.

However, these aren’t done:

Read 10 books this month – I can probably get this done if I wanted to.  There are quite a few William Shakespeare plays I still want to read, and I can go through those pretty quickly.   And there’s the latest Monk novel which I really want to read.  Those go by quickly for me too – they are so engrossing I’m done before I know it.

Earn $200 this month - I have some paychecks for mystery shopping that should be coming in at the beginning of next month.  It’s not nearly $200 though.  I thought I’d set the amount low so I could reach the goal, but I procrastinate too much.  I decided to put some things up on eBay.  This is the one goal that I really need to meet.

October Challenges Part Deux

Here’s the progress of my October Challenges so far:
Lose 10 pounds this month: still sick
Read 10 books this month: no books yet
Do one thing I’ve always wanted to do: still not sure what I want to do
Earn $200 this month: still waiting until I feel better to look for mystery shops

Not too good progress so far, but it’s only the second.  Once I stop feeling so sick, I’m sure things will move more quickly.

October Challenges

I want to do something with my life, so I’ve set up challenges for myself to do each month. Here’s what I want to try to do for the month of October. I’ve kept it pretty modest for my first month, as I want to be able to accomplish my goals. I might add more to do next month, or change some of the challenges to something harder if I get through these with no fuss. Though I doubt that will be the case, I certainly would love it if it were.

October Challenges:
Lose 10 pounds this month
Read 10 books this month
Do one thing I’ve always wanted to do
Earn $200 this month

Progress so far: I have felt very sick yesterday and today, so I haven’t exercised. On the plus side, I haven’t eaten much either. I don’t want to look up mystery shops to do because I’ll probably be too sick to fulfill my obligations, and mystery shopping isn’t something you should call up to cancel since you get jobs based on your overall rating from shop reviewers. I haven’t yet decided what I’m going to do this month as far as something I’ve always wanted to do. It’s still only the first, so if I feel better tomorrow, I might lean towards something big like the animated short cartoon I always wanted to make. If not, I’ll probably do something in a smaller scale, though I’m not exactly sure what that would be.