A Life In Tune

Travel:

• Anniversary weekend away – We are going to Jamaica this month!

Reading:

• Read 30 books. (25/30)
• Read 2 “self-help” books or books about fostering creativity. (1/2)

Writing:

• Daily Q&A – Still keeping up with this!
• Post in my blog at least 5 times a month or 60 blog posts. (45/60)
• Work through the Right to Write. (43 chapters) (34/43)
• 500 Writing Prompts – 3 writing prompts a month (36 total) (27/36)
• Work through Writing Better Lyrics. (2 chapters per month, 24 total) (18/24)

Spiritual:

• Practice and complete a daily devotional. I have been able to keep up so far!

 Music:

• Learn at least 3 new Classical pieces on the piano. (1/3)
• Work on learning at least 3 of the modes. (1/3)
• Listen to 10 classical music pieces. I have a new book about listening to Beethoven’s piano music that I intend to use for this purpose. (3/10)
• Earn at least 20 CMTE’s (continuing education). (12/20) – I will be going to a national conference in November, which will get me 5 more CMTE’s. I am also supervising two more students this semester.

Home and Organization:

• Fix the other part of the deck and stain it. – We started staining the deck this weekend. It looks great so far!
• Wash windows and glass doors in the house.

Family:

• CMOE
• Make a home video with the kids.
• Paint with the kids.

Service:

• Provide at least 3 meals at the Ronald McDonald house. (2/3)
• Volunteer at the soup kitchen at least once.

Physical/Health:

• Drink at least 64 ounces of water on most days. – This is getting a little better.
• Do something active at least 3 times a week. – I’ve been keeping up.

Miscellaneous:

• Eat at 8 new restaurants on our list of places to try. (6/8)
• I plan to cook at least 10 international meals this year. (4/10)
• Take at least one day to “retreat” and work on my writing, music, etc. – I am hoping to do this sometime in October if I can work it in.
• Do something nice for myself at least 20 times. (5/20)

Lots of other stuff happened this month, too. In fact, I was out of town for the last weekend in August and the first three weekends in September.

We went camping over Labor Day weekend…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eric and I got to investigate the wine cellar of this amazing mansion in Alton, Illinois. We camped out on the front lawn that night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The last weekend in September, I spent in Atlanta at a travel agent conference. I had an amazing time and learned a lot!

Also, Anya started soccer!