October is over and it is still nice outside! October seemed to go by in a whir. Fall Break and two other non-student days meant that the work weeks went by fast, but definitely not some of the days! I switched to a clinical supervision plan for my Social Work license which means I now have 4 hours of supervision each month outside of my normal work schedule, plus a class I’m taking through the school district. Time is sure getting filled up. I ran and biked a couple of times throughout the month. One morning I had to wear tights and a coat and then this past weekend I ran in shorts and a light rain jacket. Weird weather, but glorious fall weather!
Drinking only water proved to be an interesting task. I was pretty successful and only had 3 non-water drinks. I could easily have just had water but incidentally they were all beers in social occasions in the last week. Oops. I have some observations that I’ll share later – though none are life-shattering! And I’ve already had 3 non-water drinks today (11/1).
Crossfit has been going well and I hit a PR in the Deadlift this past week doing a heavy 2 rep lift. So that’s pretty nice. I should also be able to easily PR on the Shoulder Press. We’ve been working on my form a lot with the squat, changing the bar position, so I’m not sure how that will go. The CrossFit Total final event is November 9. I’m still pretty much only doing mobility work when I work out…
We actually went on 3 dates this month!! Yay!! The kids had two sleepovers and we got a babysitter one night to go see To Kill a Mockingbird at the Guthrie Theater. It was an excellent performance!
For November I had two goals. I’m going to cut one of them again. I had planned on trying NaNoWriMo where you write some ungodly number of words a day and end up with a novel at the end of the month. I’ve always been intrigued by the idea, so I threw it in the schedule. It was the one goal that I thought about a lot in January and had some trepidation about. I even came up with a plan that I wouldn’t set a goal of words per day or even plan on writing a long book, but a collection of short stories. As we rounded the curve into October and the realities of life settled in I’m realizing that to try and pull this off with any real sense of rigor would definitely have a negative impact on my family. I mean I can’t even consistently write a blog post and I’m going to sit down every night and write something… So I’m going to cut this one and probably let it go for good…
My other goal which is now my primary goal will be to do the Plank Challenge again. I don’t think I will necessarily follow the plank challenge app. I might throw in something else for spice like a Tabata plank workout or something!
How was your October? Ready for November?