Goal Month!

As the title suggests, I've decided that November is goal month. At least that's the way it's turned out so far. To this date, I've completed 3 goals this month, and I'm going to knock another one down on Wednesday when I go to the Raptors game. I've also been making more progress on my goals, largely because of changes I've made since I started reviewing my progress. I had a few good days on free rice, I donated for quite a few days in a row. Then I fell off that wagon. Since I knew I had to adjust the total in the original post, I donated some more today to increase it. If nothing else, at least every time I blog I go and donate some rice!

Tomorrow night I plan to go to the gym. Dinner is already planned, and half started since I cooked enough meat today to last for two meals. I think that planning ahead is key to getting me to the gym. Otherwise I waste too much time puttering around trying to think about what to eat, and avoiding getting started on cooking. And since I'm way behind on going to the gym, I need to start going at least once during the week and again on the weekend. If I don't get started on that soon, I don't think I'll be able to recover.

OK, time to review another section of goals!

Craftiness
33. Use old granny squares in a project - nothing yet on this one. I have to dig them out, they're all in a box somewhere. I might just make them into an afghan for my couch, since it gets pretty cold in the winter when you're just sitting.
34. Knit 101 squares - I'm at 20 so far, so not bad but not great. I didn't really knit a lot in the summer, the heat does not make me feel like knitting. Knitting is more of a winter activity, so I'll try to get more done this winter.
35. Take a crafting course - I haven't done this yet, but I keep looking at courses. It seems like all the courses I want to take have already started or are full when I look them up. I'll have to keep trying.
36. Sew a sundress - this one I'm not going to bother with until next spring, when it will be warm enough for me to actually wear it once it's sewn. I have the fabric all picked out though!
37. Finish 5 old craft projects - I"m working on one currently, and I've planned out which other projects will get finished. The key will be to keep making progress so that they all get done.
38. Organize craft patterns - not yet. I'm going to try to do this sometime soon. So far I've started accumulating them in a drawer, when I come across one I put it there. TH hard part is that I will have to organize them both physically and electronically, because I have a number of patterns saved on my computer as well.
39. Fix sewing machine and learn how to use properly - done! Fixed it in time for Halloween, and learned how to use the specialty stitches
40. Mend 5 articles of clothing - done! Although it never ends. I discovered a dropped hem on one of my favourite pairs of work pants today. Sigh.
41. Organize sewing stash (put together a sewing basket and organize fabrics) - partly done. I've got all my sewing stuff segregated into their own boxes instead of mixed in with my yarn etc. Now I need to get and stock a sewing basket, and sort through all the fabric I have. Which will be a tough job, since I inherited a lot of it. Figuring out what all the fabrics are and organizing them appropriately will take some time and some learning.