November Goals

Holy crap, it’s November already. It feels like five minutes ago since it was summer, and here we are skipping through the autumn leaves and heading towards crisp November.

I am currently going through a difficult time, and one of the things I want to do is keep my mind as clear as possible. Part of that is going to be writing things down, keeping myself organised and giving myself some structure. That is why I decided to write down some goals for November. Nothing crazy, nothing unachievable. Just some simple things I’d like to achieve this month.

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Goal 1: Drink at least 1 litre of just water a day. This sounds like a weird one because you’re supposed to get 2 litres of water in per day, right? Well yes. However I drink a LOT of tea, probably a litre at least. So I figure if I tell myself I need to drink at least 1 litre of plain water a day, it a) feels like an easy task and b) accounts for the other liquid I drink. I’m starting small on my hydration journey, and this is just November’s goal (ie. it’ll increase in December).

Goal 2: Enjoy a takeaway meal once per week. Oh, and trust me, I will enjoy them, heh. But that’s the point, I want to have zero guilt when stuffing my face with poppadoms or whatever it is I’m having that week, because I enjoy those sorts of food. However I know that it can’t be every other night as it’ll affect my waistline AND my wallet, so I need to allocate special times to really enjoy them.

Goal 3: Walk at least 15 minutes outside every day, even on weekends. I can easily do this in the week when I’m at work, but it’s the weekends that I tend to get lazy. Again, this is a low goal but I would like to increase that over the next few months. But for now, at least 15 mins outside per day.

Goal 4: Instead of eating out of boredom, as a reward or as an emotional response, drink some water first and then assess. It’s pretty self-explanatory but I would like to try and kick this habit. I often eat out of boredom, almost mindlessly in front of the TV and before I know it, the food had gone and I didn’t even really enjoy it. I want to really switch on my mindfulness when I’m eating, as well as identify why I am eating (eg. Am I stress-eating? Am I looking for quick, short-term gratification? Am I rewarding myself like a frickin’ dog? Or am I genuinely hungry?)

Goal 5: Minimalise my wardrobe and get back in touch with my personal style. I have a shit-tonne of clothes that I never wear, and also I have lost my personal style. I feel frumpy and it makes me less motivated to work out or make an effort. I love feeling good in my clothes, whatever size that may be, and so I need to identify my key pieces that can be mixed and matched, and work with those. I also need to throw away some old tatty clothes and then donate the ones that just no longer serve my style.

Goal 6: Learn the choreography to at least one song: I’ve signed up to online dance classes (Steezy) because I absolutely LOVE dancing and I really would love to get better at it and feel more confident just free styling. But I feel like I’ll get such satisfaction from learning a routine too! I’ll do a completely separate blog post about this in the future, but I would love to be able to reach the end of November having learned a routine to a song.

Goal 7: Feel more confident at work. My self-esteem and confidence has taken a huge knock and so I need to build this back up. Again, I think this may be a separate blog post in itself, but just adding this to what I’d like to achieve this month.

Goal 8: Start vlogging again. I miss vlogging, and I feel like it would be helpful for me to check in and keep myself accountable on my goals if I start vlogging again. Plus it’ll help me keep on top of developing my editing skills. 

Goal 9: Blog more regularly. I think it’ll help me keep my head a bit clearer if things were written down. Plus, I’d like to document some memorable moments and to showcase my photography.

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There may be some other things I’d like to achieve this month, which is totally fine. But these are the main ones I’d like to aim for.