Goodbye August, you will not be missed! I refuse to start this post with a rant about all the things that drove me crazy during August. Instead, I will say, “Hello sweet September!” Let’s review what August looked like.

August 2017 Goals

Personal Goals

• Read three books

Obviously, I enjoyed my Audible this month but I also read some Kindle books in August. I have been devouring content and not really even business stuff but money, mindset and entertainment. This month I read 5 books! 
 Rich Bitch

 Lucky Bitch

 Precious Victims

 Girl Walks Out of A Bar

 Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs

Because this isn’t a book review post, I won’t dive into the particulars of each book but I will say I enjoyed them all. If you’re looking for a true crime book, Precious Victims is great. Need a money mindset book? Lucky Bitch. Need some real strategic knowledge about money as a young woman, Rich Bitch. Want to read a funny and eye opening memoir? Girl Walks Out of A Bar. Want a stereotypical yet funny vampire fantasy novel? Check out Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs.

• Do at least one activity a week for myself that isn’t work related.

Yes. This month was busy, like most. But I did have a lot of good times. Celebrated a friend’s 21st, said goodbye to two interns and had a mini staycation. I really did make a point to do stuff I enjoyed.

• Do my gratitude/goal journal at least 5 days a week if not 7.

I was really making strides with this but I found myself last week just not feeling it. I still did it 5 times but I might need to switch it up for a while.

• Do daily affirmations.

Thanks to Lucky Bitch I have even more new ones to enjoy.

• Meditate every day.

I have started doing a different kind of meditation/melt down at the end of the night. It is a little woo woo since I learned it from Lucky Bitch but basically in my head I go up from my toes to the top of my head and tell each body part “I love you. I’m sorry. I forgive you. Thank you.” I’m sure it sounds strange but it lets me get out of my head and feel good about myself. Because sometimes your hips need to hear, “I love you.” I was explaining it to the boyfriend and he was like, “‘I forgive you.’ Did your toes betray you?” LOL I went on to explain that it’s about accepting every inch of yourself even areas you may have criticized your whole life. 

Blog and Freelance Goals

• Have 575 Facebook page likes

586!

• Have 3900 Twitter Followers

3860. Slow month on Twitter again. I have got to get back in there.

• Have 1300 Instagram Followers

1297. So close! 

• Have 1185 Pinterest Followers

1235!

• Post at least 6 times this month

8 times! Woot! Woot! 

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Five Mental Blocks That Sabotage Your Productivity

Introducing Business Gains

Five Productivity Myths 

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The One Thing You Need To Know About Productivity

Confessions of a Blogger With Bad Grammar

Four Productivity Lessons From Rick and Morty

• Post at 3 new episodes of Creatives Crushing Anxiety

Yep! You can check out the posts directly on their corresponding blog post (above) or at CreativesCrushingAnxiety.com

Health and Fitness

• Make meals at home 80% of the time or only eat out 4 times of the week.

This was completed for reasons beyond my control. First I wanted to save money because I had multiple irregular expenses this month (think car registration and inspection, website domain renewal, p.o. box renewal, etc) and because Hurrican Harvey was expected to cause flooding in San Antonio (my area wasn’t largely affected) we did have wind and rain so I stayed in with some cheap wine and tons of food and water. 

• Get back into working out.

I have gotten back into yoga but I still am not working out nearly as much as I used to. 

• Try to do yoga at least two mornings a week.

See above.

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September 2017 Goals

Personal Goals

• Read 3 books this month
• Do at least one activity a week for myself that isn’t work related.
• Do my gratitude/goal journal at least 5 days a week if not 7.
• Do daily affirmations.
• Meditate every day.

Blog and Freelance Goals

• Have 590 Facebook page likes
• Have 3900 Twitter Followers
• Have 1310 Instagram Followers
• Have 1255 Pinterest Followers
• Post at least 5 times this month
• Post at 4 new episodes of Creatives Crushing Anxiety

Health and Fitness

• Make meals at home 80% of the time or only eat out 4 times of the week.
• Workout

How was your August? Did you learn any big lessons last month? What is your biggest goal for September? Tell me in the comments!