Habit Tracking: Week 40 (September 29 - October 05)

[mistressofmuses]

It's the start of Halloween month, and my sticker choices were made accordingly!

This felt like a really busy week. (What the hell is that to-do list!?) It was one of those weeks that felt like a weird mix of "very long" and "extremely fast." By the time I got to the end of the week, the night out at The Church felt like it had happened ages ago, but my work week was surprisingly quick. I feel good about how much reading I got done, as well as doing a little bit of art. I also did lots of caring for pet insects, ha. The dentist appointment was a stressor that fortunately wound up being okay, with no bad news. I am less happy with the lack of writing, but I am relieved that I did not decide to go for the October writing challenge I'd been planning on trying to do.

Goals for the week:

• I did post about The Church
• I took and shared pictures of my new houseplants
• I finished reading Annihilation
• I started reading Authority
• I started to update my reading page
• I went to my dentist appointment on Wednesday
• I started my "October Devotional" for the year - my attempt to do something each day that makes me feel like I'm appreciating my favorite season
• I did not get my October habit tracking grids done
• I did get crickets
• We paid rent
• I did my GYWO check-in for September: (14078 words for the month, bringing me to 85269 for the year, which means I have hit my stated goal of 75k for the year!)
• I did get caught up (at the time) on DW
• I was hoping to do the "Ominous October" challenge, but ended up deciding not to
• We went to the laundromat to wash dog stuff after a dog accident
• I did not put my own laundry away
• We took Bella to the dog wash after the above dog accident
• I set up the second katydid habitat
• I called the dentist to get my appointment for my filling sorted out
• I went to my mom's to pick up caterpillars for Summer 'Berry Mad' Refresher

(Why did I have so much to do in one week. Like I know a lot of that is little stuff, but more just kept happening.)

Tracked habits:

• Work - 4.5/7 - I did take a half day for my dentist appointment
• Household Maintenance - 5/7
• Physical Activity - 3/7
• Wrote 500/1000+ Words - 1/7 - over 1000 words
• Wrote on 2nd+ Draft - 0/7
• Meta Work - 3/7
• Personal Writing - 4/7
• Other Creative Things - 1/7 - working on my reading page
• Reading - 6/7 - I finished reading Annihilation, started reading Authority, finished one ebook, and started another
• Attention to Media - 6/7 - Monday we finished Season 7 of Brooklyn 99; Tuesday we half-watched World War Z and started Season 8 of Brooklyn 99; Wednesday we finished Brooklyn 99; Thursday - Saturday we had Parks and Rec on in the background.
• Video Games - 0/7
• Social Interaction - 5/7

Total words written: 1200 on my post about The Church and a short story for Ominous October that I ultimately abandoned.