Some of you are probably very excited about the transition from summer to fall. I will always miss summer. My favorite season is definitely spring – I love how the world ‘wakes back up.’ New smells, sights, colors – I just love spring awakening! But back to reality – it’s fall, and with that comes a lot of fun and exciting activities. I definitely need to start preparing for Halloween – eek! Thank goodness I bought Rocket’s costume last year on clearance.<\/p>\n
At the beginning of every month, I set goals for myself. This is something I teach my students to do, so I need to model it. Here are my goals for October:<\/p>\n
* Work out 4 times per week
\n* Stay on budget
\n* Get to work early every day
\n* Be in bed by 9 every night
\n* Collect all Phase 1 data for my dissertation
\n* Identify all of my students who need reading interventions
\n* Start planning \/ budgeting for Christmas
\n* Complete my Christmas gift for my 2 nieces and 3 nephews (a collection of my hand-drawn pictures of animals turned into a custom coloring book)<\/p>\n
Some events I am looking forward to:<\/p>\n
* Our first family portrait (Mom, me, my brother, sister, and spouses)
\n* Jessica and Erik’s wedding
\n* The Humane Society’s Halloween Party \/ Fundraiser
\n* Trick or Treating with my niece and nephew
\n* Carving pumpkins with my nephew
\n* Walking Dead!<\/p>\n
So what are your goals \/ plans for October? Anything exciting?<\/p>\n