September was a great month, although I hated having Aaron gone for almost 2 weeks of it. But in spite of that downside, a lot of wonderful things happened. Most notably, by brother got MARRIED (in New Mexico)! So that was a wonderful time of celebration and it was so happy to see family & friends. I also got to spend a little time at the beach, experienced (& did a shoot at) a cotton field for the first time, started reading an amazing & convicting book, was gifted a fun necklace from a sweet friend, had a floral shoot featured in a Florida magazine, finally bought a new wallet, found perfect coasters for my office, saw the first signs of Fall & hung some pretty art up in the kitchen.

Here’s what I did (and did not) get accomplished in September:

PERSONAL

– Get back to working out at least 3 times per week (Sadly, no. It was really hit or miss.)
– Get new outlet covers for dining room
– Hang plates in dining room (Decided to wait on this until we get the china cabinet that my parents will be bringing in November)
– Paint hallway with final coat(s) (Painted one, but have one more to go, still….)
– Finish DIY chalkboard project (Made progress on it!)
– Write 2 letters
– Drink a Pumpkin Spice latte!
– Find upholstery place (Again, made progress and looked into a few…)

BUSINESS

– Submit 2 more weddings
– Finalize list for “duty day” (!!!)
– Get caught up on wedding editing (What is “caught up”, really?)
– Design & Order new address stickers
– Scan and file all contracts
– Calculate mileage to get it up to date
– Finish inspiration board for styled shoot
– Start narrowing down canvas photo options (more realistic goal ;)

And now for October:

PERSONAL

– Work out twice a week
– Make pumpkin bread for the first time
– Make cookies or muffins for neighbors
– Paint last coat in hallway
– Really finish DIY chalkboard project
– Get pumpkins/Fall decor for porch & mantle
– Make a “Fall Bucket List”
– Watch one more movie on The List
– Finish Crazy Busy
– Buy & hang blinds in living & dining rooms

BUSINESS

– Submit 2 more weddings/shoots
– Order mouse pad for desk
– Design & Order new address stickers
– Calculate mileage to get it up to date
– Order 1 or 2 canvases for office
– Finish current album design(s)
– Figure out new Welcome Gifts
– Finalize plans for styled shoot
– Create list for Fall photo challenge

I’ve obviously already been working on some of this, but here’s to a productive rest-of-the-month! What are you aiming at this month? And what are your favorite things to do each Fall? I want to make a list of things to try to do before November is over – so between now and then. I don’t want Fall to get passed by in the craze of beginning to plan for the holidays, so I want to be intentional about enjoying/experiencing the season!

A happy weekend to you all!