Ok that may not look like the best photo for a post in which I’m going to talk about getting back to basics with my health, but all will be revealed in a second.
You see we’re going to Lisbon this month and avoiding eating the pastel de nata everyday will be the hardest part of the trip…….they are so, so lovely and I’m powerless at the sight of them. But I’m going to try……for the most part anyway!!
Mini goals for September:
Health (Back to basics)
- Sign up to Sparkspeople
- Drink lots of water
- Lose 3lbs
- Eat ‘cleaner’
- Sleep more
These goals are nearly all non specific as I’m just aiming for a ‘healthier’ month.
Financial:
- Make at least £300 in side income
- Keep grocery spending below £280
- Add an extra £350 to moving abroad fund
- Send £657.66 extra to the mortgage
- Keep holiday (Portugal) spending below £400
Personal:
- Finish reading The Wealth Cure by Hill Harper – I was very lucky to receive a copy of this book, which so far is great, and I really need to finish it and do a review
- Return library books (on time!)
- Do a car boot sale
- Drop clothes at charity shop
- Get a quote for house painting (outside front)
That’s it for this month!
Onto last months mini goals which scored a very mediocre 4/8…..not my best performance.
- Read the first Harry Potter book and one other book – Read half and no
- Drink at least 1.5 litres of water a day -FAIL!
- Lose at least 3lbs – Gained!
- Keep grocery spending below £250 – YES
- Make a least £300 in side income – Yes
- Complete a 7 day Fiscal Fast – Yes
- Keep miscellaneous items spending below £100 (no eating out!) – FAIL
- Scan at least 20 more items of paper work – Yes
September is the month that I put the ‘simple’ back into my ‘simple living’…..it seems to have disappeared. What are your hopes for September?
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Good luck with your goals this month and I hope you have a wonderful time in Lisbon.
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movetoportugal Reply:
September 3rd, 2011 at 8:45 am
Thanks Niki. I can’t wait!
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Have you read Harry Potter before? Did you like the part of the book you read?
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movetoportugal Reply:
September 6th, 2011 at 6:18 pm
Hi Tashya!
To be honest I found it really hard going and not for me, although I can fully understand how people love it. Thank you for dropping by!
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Hello:
I hope you have a great time in Lisbon. I like pastel de nata as well with cinnamon in it, but I like more the Sintra´s sweet, i can´t remember the name but they were amazing, flaky pastry mmm
Kisses from Spain
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movetoportugal Reply:
September 6th, 2011 at 6:19 pm
Hi Teresa and thank you for saying hello!
We hope to go to Sintra, so I shall look out for the sweet
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Great goals!! My big goal I want to hit this month is “no buying stuff”! Have a wonderful vacation!
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movetoportugal Reply:
September 6th, 2011 at 6:19 pm
Thanks Carla!
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I love mini monthly goals!
I haven’t made a list yet, but I am planning to eliminate table salt from diet & continue taking my daily vitamins (I’m forgetful). I’d like to start walking again 3-4 times/week. I’m actively applying for internal transfers at work, but still trying to revise my daily work routine to lower my work-stress level. I’m also starting my photography class at the end of the month. Maybe I should write these things down so I don’t forget :-/
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movetoportugal Reply:
September 6th, 2011 at 6:20 pm
Yes TLC write them down! I always do much better when I do that. Good luck with your goals this month
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Well, they look very easy to make – but WOW on the sugar.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/portuguese-custard-tarts—pasteis-de-nata/detail.aspx
Maybe it’s one of those things you save for a birthday, Xmas or other special occasion (where everyone else will eat them all so you can only have one.)
Life is too short to force book reading.
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