September Goals....My New Years

Well the last day of August is upon us.  As much as I have denied that it was coming, it still came.  September's arrival for me is always bittersweet.  I welcome the cool, crisp temps of the fall and honestly everything that is fall (colors, smells, food, etc) but I mourn the loss of my beach time and freedom that summer brings....that anything can happen feeling of summer.  Fall also mark back-to-school time for me and less time to spend with Em which is always hard for me. 

This September/Fall brings so many changes in our little family that are both exciting and scary all at once.  Em is starting preschool next week and yesterday I went to the parent orientation.  I found myself overcome with tears at random points (yes partly thanks to pregnancy hormones) half sadness that this time is going so quickly with her but also excited for all she is going to learn this year!  I am heading back to school too but only long enough to get things started and organized for this coming month.  I will then be off for 12 weeks after Baby #2 makes her arrival!  So while I am digging my heals in the sand and wanting to hold on with dear life to August, I am making goals for September and what lies ahead.....and here they are!

Breathe....Life tends to travel at breakneck speeds, especially when I am working so this September I want to make sure I am taking time to breathe...enjoy the blessings around me...reflect on the past year...take in all that life has in front of me.  I'm reading the book "Discerning the Voice of God" with the amazing Harmony this month.  If you want to join in please let me know!!  I want to enter October a much calmer momma!

Organize....Call it nesting, I'll call it my Type A personality!  I need things to be in order!!  Now that there is only 5/6 weeks until Baby Girl makes her mark on our family, that is becoming a huge need!!  By the end of September I want all the boxes unpacked and things set the way they should be!  I also want to get meals organized so we can be eating healthy after baby too!  Good luck to my family!!

Strengthen...While September is my last month of pregnancy, I want to go into October and the birth with a running start instead of a binging start!  I joined Tamara's Fresh Start Challenge and I couldn't be more excited to have this challenge guide my eating and exercise this last month!  No need to shy away from a challenge even though I'm 9 months pregnant! 

So there you have it!  I'm keeping it simple for September...which for teachers feels like our New Years! 

Now what about you?

What are your goals for September??