October was a weird month for me. I had the best of intentions, but no energy for follow-through! I had a good laugh when I looked at what I had accomplished – with the exception of the pie, everything was done sitting down, hah! Oh man…I’m definitely just limping along at this point. On to November, where I’ll hopefully get a little crazy nesting fever back. Current totals: 9 completed and 9 partial finishes.
#1. Read 35 books. (3/35 completed)
After a significant reading drought, I was proud of my two finishes this month: The Gap of Time and Father Elijah. (Book report here.)
- Bobbi at Revolution of Love
- Jenny at Mama Needs Coffee
- Sarah at Clover Lane
- Britt at The Fisk Files
- Tabitha at Team Studer
- Cristina at All Things Reintjes
- Shelly at The Cunningham Family
- Brooke at Grace and Light
- Julie at These Walls
- Lisa at And a Pinch of Zest
- Hannah at Gokie Notes
- Christina at A Gentle Mother
- Rebekah at Treasuring the Little Things
- Kelly at Kelly+Kelly+Kids
- Rosie at A Blog for My Mom
- Sarah at This is our Story
- Anna at In Honor of Design
- Theresa at Ordinary Lovely
- Camille at Cams & Co
- Colleen at Martin Family Moments
- Kallah at Oakes’ of Righteousness
#42. Make 10 different pies. (2/10 completed)
What’s more perfect for fall than apple pie? I blindly picked a simple recipe on Pinterest and it was pretty good. I do think the crust was maybe too flaky (if that’s possible) but still delicious with ice cream and whipped cream.
#52. Watch 15 documentaries. (5/15 completed)
Every Second Counts: The Story of the 2008 CrossFit Games: Really slow moving. I’d definitely recommend Fittest on Earth instead. CrossFit has come a LONG way since 2008.
#68. Grow Big White Farmhouse’s Instagram followers to 400+.
I had a major (pride) hit this month – for whatever reason, our account has gained and lost about 15-20 followers. Since our following isn’t exactly huge to begin with, that’s been a little hard to swallow. None of these accounts were close to being our “ideal” customer and I suspected many of them only followed to be followed back anyway, but still. With so many other things going on, I definitely haven’t put much time into Instagram and the numbers show. Still haven’t hit the goal, but we’re a teeny bit closer: we went from 356 to 370 followers.
#83. Complete an embroidery project.
Remember that cross-stitch project with Disney princesses that I worked on last summer? With just three princesses left before completion, I put it away and hadn’t touched it since! On a whim, I grabbed it from my closet and am determined to finish before the baby arrives. Sophie is thrilled!
