Hello, everyone!

I can’t believe we’re at the last day of September. This month seemed to fly by!

Here’s the link to my September Goals post:

• Getting Personal #33: September Goals

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Ready?

Here we go!

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1. Complete my first full 30-day blogging challenge! – Accomplished!
2. Enjoy my six-year dating anniversary with Al.- Accomplished!
3. See Emily G. before she jets off to London! – Accomplished!
4. Keep on track with my Trial Prep & Discovery Practice assignments. – Semi-achieved.
5. Attend the Chambers Family Reunion.- Accomplished!
6. Work on an exciting wedding anniversary surprise for Al! – Accomplished!
7. Join the Portsmouth Public Library. – Did not accomplish.
8. Play catch-up with my 2016 Reading Challenge. – Semi-achieved.
9. Read the September book and attend my first book club meeting with Sarah H. – Did not accomplish.
10. Make at least three new recipes. – Did not accomplish.
11. Sign up for a pen pal through Geek Girl Pen Pals. – Did not accomplish.

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Here’s the breakdown:

Complete my first full 30-day blogging challenge! – Accomplished!

• I did it! I had a lot of fun with this challenge, overall.
• There were a few days where I almost didn’t post, mainly because I had forgotten to write it up in advance and came home dead tired and didn’t feel like I had any energy to write anything. However, I keep thinking of this goal, and it kept me motivated!
• If you’re curious, here’s the post that started it all: Writing Prompt #7: “30 Day Writing Challenge” (Day 1)
• I’m not planning to do a challenge in October, but I would like to do one in November. I’m thinking every other month from here on out. Suggestions / recommendations are welcome!

Enjoy my six-year dating anniversary with Al! – Accomplished!

• Our dating anniversary fell on a Sunday this year, and it was lovely. We enjoyed a quiet day at home, and then we went out to Greenbrier Mall in Chesapeake to the Cinema Cafe. We discovered that on Sundays and Tuesdays, the tickets are only $1.50! Score!!
• We enjoyed seeing Independence Day: Resurgence while we stuffed ourselves with glorious food. We split the spinach artichoke dip. Then, I had the amazing beer-battered shrimp and a hulking amount of popcorn, while Al had the gyro and a salad.

See Emily G. before she jets off to London! – Accomplished!

• Al and I drove up to Williamsburg to meet Emily and three other friends (Her boyfriend, Andrew; Emily’s good friend, Michelle; and Michelle’s husband, Brett) for lunch on Saturday, September 10th. We ate at this great place called Food For Thought. Yummy!

Keep on track with my Trial Prep & Discovery Practice assignments. – Semi-achieved.

• I made excellent progress with my Homework Folder this month, but not so much on my Trial Notebook. I’m playing catch-up with that one right now. Hoping to get ahead in October!

Attend the Chambers Family Reunion. – Accomplished!

• This will be explained in a new Adventure Time post, coming to the blog next week!

Work on an exciting wedding anniversary surprise for Al! – Accomplished!

• I can’t say much about this one, but a lot happened, and I’m eagerly awaiting our anniversary getaway!

Join the Portsmouth Public Library. – Did not accomplish.

• Every weekend in September was jam-packed. I didn’t have any time to read much of anything new this month, either. Hopefully, if I get my car back in time tomorrow, I’ll go sign up tomorrow afternoon!

Play catch-up with my 2016 Reading Challenge. – Semi-achieved.

• I barely had time to breathe this month!
• I did make progress with Go Set A Watchman, but I haven’t finished it yet.

Read the September book and attend my first book club meeting with Sarah H. – Did not accomplish.

• The book club moved the meetings to the beginning of every month, and I won’t be able to attend the one in October, since it falls on my mom’s birthday!
• I wasn’t able to pick up a copy of the book, since I haven’t yet joined the library and the price of the book online was a little too steep for me this month.

Make at least three new recipes. – Did not accomplish.

• We stuck to staples this month – Pizza, a few frozen meals, salads, and a few marinated meats. This will come up again in October!

Sign up for a pen pal through Geek Girl Pen Pals. – Did not accomplish.

• Having hardly any time to breathe, this didn’t happen. However, I’m determined to make it happen in October!

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Final Thoughts

• I was able to put Accomplished next to 5 out of 11. Not bad!
• The two goals that were Semi-Achieved: I’m happy with the progress!
• The four goals that were Not Accomplished: This was frustrating, but there were certain circumstances that made these goals nearly impossible to achieve. I just need to carve more time to read!

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Did you have any goals for September?

If so, how did you do?

Come back tomorrow to see my October goals!

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Until the next headline, Laura Beth 🙂