from the desk of tara hope…

november goals:

1. be thankful
2. switch out summer/winter clothes and get ready for chilly weather
3. make/bake something pumpkin flavored
4. go hiking in the smokies and take some great photos
5. take a good family shot of the mccleskey’s at thanksgiving
6. visit the cloisters on a pretty day, before it gets too cold
7. go ice skating before the crazy tourists take over
8. make use of the produce at the farmers market with some yummy fall recipes
9. decorate for christmas after thanksgiving
10. continue working on crossing of my christmas list!

goals from october:

1. start writing monthly goals on the blog again check. 🙂
2. read my “daily steps for God chicks” devotional every morning
3. enjoy the fall season to the fullest! falls not technically over, but i think between apple picking in upstate NY, and fall fun in new england i can definitely cross this off the list!
4. celebrate husby’s birthday
5. make use of the fall produce at the farmers market with some yummy fall recipes- definitely didnt cook much this month with all of our traveling! ill move this to next month
6. buy some new music and fill the house with melodies
7. have some “offline” time every day (no tv, computer, etc) i think i did pretty good with this, but definitely a habit im still trying to cultivate!
8. take some “artsy” photos instead of just quick snapshots mission accomplished!
9. keep working on my christmas shopping bought some presents and made decisions on a few more!
10. keep working on sending out birthday cards and other correspondence on time