September, Back to School, Back to Basics

Ah, September! 
School is starting (my youngest is a junior in college, so school starting doesn't change my schedule much!), the weather is cooling off, and I've got a new focus on getting stuff done! I made up a page in my bullet journal with six points I want to accomplish each day: 

Bible reading in the morning 
Read one chapter of an inspirational book 
15 minute walk or other exercise 
Stay on my Trim Healthy Mama eating plan 
Take my vitamins 
Finish one project (even if it's a little light bulb for a garland!)

I've aced each category for four days now. Getting in just a little bit of exercise each day is helping me feel better, sleep better, and feel more on top of things. They say it takes 3 weeks to firmly establish a habit, so hopefully by the end of September, I will be over my allergy to exercise! 😏

September  Crafting Goals: 
Croch-Eh CAL - Big Paws Monkey with Banana Big Paws Monkey- DONE

Taking shape! 

And done! 

Amigurumi.net CAL - Elliott the Elephant by Storyland Ami

Make 45 crocheted Christmas bulbs for fall craft shows (takes about 20 minutes each) 

9/3/18 - 6 done

Got 7 done... 

Knock 15 items off my Honey-do list (currently at 55 listings!) Done - 6 of 15

Alien Finger Puppet

Ballerina Pig

Bear Cutie

Bunny Cutie

Butter Lamb

Chubby Airplane

Cow (One & Two Pattern) - DONE

Crochet Owl Basket

Cuddly Turtle

Deer Cutie

Donut

Egg Bunny

Finger Puppet - DONE

Flower Turtle

Flying Pig - DONE

Fox Cutie

FRF Mermaid

FRF Mini Giraffe

FRF Unicorn

Go Ball - DONE

Gradient Water Bottle Sling

Groot

Gus the Tractor

Little Birds Finger Puppet

Little Hedgehog

Mini Bunny

Mini Mermaid

Modesty Shield

My pattern plane

Nativity Set

Overalls Hedgehog

Owl In Egg

Patches Bear

Patchwork Pup

Penguin Cupcake

Plane, no propellor

Pusheen

Sam

Scrappy Octopus

Shark Bag

Shopkins Cupcake

Striped Giraffe

Striped Owl

Striped Rabbit

Tea Bag Coaster

Three Strand Slippers

Tiny Corn

Tooth Fairy Pillow

Turtle In Egg

Two-Ply Gecko (soft green yarn)

Unicorn Girl

Unicorn Ice Pop Holder

Very Hungry Caterpillar Blanket

Yoga Troll

Zoey Doll

While making these projects, I want to focus on using up the yarn from the basket next to my chair:

Finish the beaver I'm making to test a pattern DONE

Finish the 2nd cow I started for an August CAL - done

Finish a flying pig I started months ago - done

Finished the flying pig and a pony for a custom order on the same day! 

Make another Iggy the Iguana - Started 9/17 - DONE (and sold within an hour of going on Facebook!)

Golden Meatball custom order - done

Nowhere on my list does it say "snake" or "scrap yarn snake", but I pulled a ball of yarn from my basket and decided to make a snake... 

Saw a cute pattern for a Candy Corn baby outfit... and I really want to make it... but it's not on my list, I don't have a little girl around to model it, and I haven't been very successful at selling baby apparel... but the pattern keeps calling to me! 

I got an Etsy order for a ready-to-ship item, a Taco Blanket... so I made up a taco toy to send along: 

Then I made up another one, just for fun!