September Recap and October Goals

Oh man.

Guys… I didn’t even want to write this post!  September majorly kicked my butt. I started off strong, but then between prepping for Autumn’s birthday and everyone in the house getting a cold, I fizzled out.

Also, I don’t think I’ve re-looked at my September goals since writing them.

#Fail

So, lets look at a recap of September:

Blog

-Blog 4 times a week: well I started off strong, even had one week that I posted 5 times!  But it seems my average is closer to 3.
-Grow Instagram to 900 (currently it’s 685): I was so close!  It’s now at 839.
-Start utilizing Pinterest/grow a following: Another nope.
-Tag/ Categorize old posts (particularly those that go with my sidebar categories): Yes!  I did actually do this!  I didn’t get all of them categorized, but I started!
-Get ahead in my posts: Bwahahaha…. nope.

So yeah…. not exactly my strongest month on the blogging front.  But like I said, the last two weeks of the month I was kinda crazy, so I’ll cut myself some slack.

Etsy

-Continue adding Halloween items that are ready to ship: I totally did this!  Go, check my Etsy store out! 🙂

-Start thinking/prepping for Thanksgiving and Christmas: Well, I have been thinking about it.  I kinda of know what I want to do, so now to do it.
-Seek out a shop to do a giveaway on Instagram: I know who I want to ask, just haven’t gotten around to doing it.

Personal

-Continue working out: With the expection of when I was sick, I’ve been pretty good
-Start using MyFitnessPal again to record what I have eaten: nope…. and I think I’m going to give up on this one.
-Plan and do “lessons” with Annabelle (I tried this last year, but with a new baby it fell to the wayside): While I haven’t been doing as many as I’d like, I’ve been trying to do a few things a week.
-Send recipes to Taste of Home: I sent my Chocolate Brownie Cheesecake.  Didn’t hear anything back, but I did send it in.
-Have a date night
-Host a Moms Night “in”: I hosted a wine night, where everyone brought two bottles of wine.  One to share, and one to give away.  I sadly did not win the wine.

*The picture are not the best since by the time I had everything set up, everyone was arriving.  But I also set out a bunch of different cheeses, breads and chocolate.

So, not an awful month, but could have been much, much, better.

Now, onto October!

Blog

-Post 3-4 times a week
-Utilize Pinterest better
-Post Autumn’s birthday
-Grow Instagram to 1k
-Get a new planner and find printables (does anyone have blogging printables they love for planning?!) Drop me a link

Etsy

-Make a Thanksgiving dress
-Get spreadsheet in order

Personal

-Continue working out
-Prep more food for Autumn
-Finish Annabelle’s Halloween costume in early October
-Date night

Linking up with:
Beth @ Tuesday Talk