Here is my 2022 Goals October update:

Goal: Lose five more pounds. I am maintaining my weight but currently not losing much. However, from December 31 to October 31, I am down 3 pounds. So maybe I can do this after all.

Goal: Ancestry: Contact at least two cousins. I have reached out to 2 cousins but have not heard from them. I tried someone else. Most of these cousins are a lot younger than me, which may be why they are not responding since I’m old. A great excuse, isn’t it? No progress in the last five or six months.

Complete: Read 30 books. I have read 39 books. I read four books in October. This goal is complete, but I’m not stopping reading.

Goal: Get through at least my second and third drafts of the book I wrote in 2021 and finish the first draft of my second book. On June 11, I started a class to help me write my second book’s first draft. I have created an outline for that one and written about 10,000 words. I have completed my first book. My first letter to an agent was sent in October, but then I decided to make some significant changes before I sent it out to anyone else.

Almost finished: Visit three states that I have not visited before. We planned to go to New Mexico, Wyoming, and North Dakota this year. We traveled to New Mexico in April. In September, I changed the plan to go to North and South Carolina. All reservations have been made. In November’s update, this should be complete.

Almost finished: Complete two quilts. I plan to finish a quilt for my son-in-law and one for my daughter-in-law. I pushed it and worked on the quilts three days in a row, eight or more hours a day. It was exhausting. On August 30, I brought them to the quilter to be quilted. I picked them up in October and have machine sewn on the bindings. I have started the hand sewing of the binding. That is the most time-consuming step. At this point, this should be easy to complete this goal.

Goal: Walk 1000 miles. I have attempted this for four years and never reached it. So far this year, I have walked only 532.5 miles. I’m getting further behind each month, which isn’t good. I walk more often, but I think I will end up, if I’m lucky, getting to 700. Once again, I will have to put this on my list for next year.

October was good for my writing and travel goals. But that is it. I admit I have given up on reaching 1000 miles, but I still want to strive for as many as possible.

How are you doing on your goals? Let me know below. Keep working toward your goals. We can do this.