September Goals

It has been a while. First, I was too lazy to blog, then I was too busy. All my friends returned at once, then work started. I found it easier to solely concentrate on work tasks and got much done in little time. In August I realized as well that I have quite time consuming hobbies. Reading, photography, blogging, etc. are awesome, esp. as a combination, but each of them takes up much of my free time. I might have to prioritize more.

But with September starting, I also seem to find back into my routines after a long and good summer. It is much easier to use my time effectively when I don’t have days off in a row and not any specific tasks. Like this long weekend (it is Labor Day today) I have worked for a few hours every day, but I also went to my favorite outdoor market, celebrated a friend’s birthday, did some shopping at Aldi (hey, it’s German Week and they’ve got all the amazing German products), and this afternoon I am going to meet friends for a photography walk. Plus I have finally found the time and leisure for blogging. Yay!!!

In September I want to:

improve my Photoshop skills;

properly plan my fall break vacation;

stop working from home for school at 8 p.m.;

continue to go out in order to take photos once a week;

drink more water and a little less coffee, esp. during the day;

eat more consciously;

have my car’s windshield repaired;

try to attend many (social) events as long as the weather isn’t too bad and I still like to step outside;

finally book that Christmas flight.

In August I wanted to:

start exercising three times a week Χ – Ehm, no. Just no.

tidy my desk and my bookshelves √ – I actually also tidied my dresser and my closet, it felt great!

try to set up my ancient nettop because I could maybe leave it in school instead of carrying my laptop back and forth every day √ – I was positively surprised that it still works well enough for all the basic work.

learn how to fill my car tires with air √ – It turned out to be much easier than expected. It also definitely helped that I wore a skirt and high heels on the day when I asked the nice man at my gas station to explain this process to me. I might even do it myself next time … if I wear something more comfortable that is 😛

going outside to shoot photos at least once a week √ – I have used my new camera a lot already. There were some photo shoots that I attended, too.

buy no cosmetics, no clothes, and no books Χ – I remember a few lipsticks. Oh, and this amazing Harry Potter clothing collection at Primark. Oooops.

knit a scarf Χ – I started, but it’s not finished.

consider what I want to do in fall break Χ – I haven’t gotten any further than the idea that I will probably go to Canada once more.

book my flight to Germany for Christmas Χ – I haven’t done this either, which is seriously stupid because prices are only increasing by now. But I do have a few excuses like that I still haven’t figured out when I’ll return to Boston. I definitely won’t stay in my parents’ village for more than a few days.

start well into the new school year √ – To my mind it was quite a good start. I enjoyed decorating my classes’ rooms and it was fun to see everybody again (both my teacher colleagues and the students).