october budget & goals

We had a great day celebrating my son's 10th birthday yesterday!  We've been working on transitioning him to an allergy-free diet and his birthday was his last day of any "cheats" before going 100% allergy-free today!  Yesterday he woke up to M&M Pancakes and Chocolate Chip Waffles for breakfast.  He got Chick-fil-A and a cupcake for lunch!  After school let out we went bowling as a family (my husband left work early!), which was tons of fun! And then we ate Mexican food and birthday cake last night!  He was exhausted yesterday and asked to go to bed at 8:30.  I'm anxious to see how he feels in the next couple of days after eating so much yeast and sugar.

Today though, unless I make a mistake on label reading, he'll be 100% free from yeast, moldy foods, refined sugar, pork and beef until Thanksgiving.  It's amazing how much food Citric Acid (another no-no) is in!  Pretty much I'll be cooking everything from scratch as there are only a few things I've found (Luna bars, Rice Cakes/Crackers, and some chips) that are okay foods for him.

Anyway - today's post is about the October budget and goals.  I realize we're almost 1/2 way into the month, BUT...better late than never, right?!?

Goals first...

FINANCIAL
Use cash  for everyday purchases

HEALTH
Lose 2 pounds and get to 141#
Drink more water...a goal of 64 ounces each day
Exercise each day in some capacity

PERSONAL
Log 6 hours (from 10/13-10/31) of Rosetta Stone Italian lessons
Finish 2010 scrapbook
Make drop cloth pillows for fall
Take picture of son in last year's Scout uniform
Read 2 books
Make frame to display old recipes
Make lodging arrangements for Italy and Washington D.C. trips


HOUSE
Make bed daily
Only start laundry that can be finished, folded, hung up and put away before bedtime
Clean the house thoroughly twice between now & the end of the month
Clean door frames and doors upstairs and in the basement
Lay bricks around fire pit area

and for the budget...

	Budget
Lucy dog food	0
gifts during year	25
Guitar	25
Subscriptions	25
Dry Cleaning	30
Boy Scouts	75
School lunches	50
Boys Chores (Potential…)	80
Restaurants (incld fast food/pizza)	100
My Blow Money	100
Entmt/Rec	100
Date Night	100
haircare	100
School expenses	100
Pay for grades…at the most…	125
Christmas gifts	200
gasoline ($350/month)	350
Clothing	500
Boys Birthdays - parties & gifts	500
utilities	800
Groceries, household & toiletries	1200

How about you?  Have you made your October goals/budget!  Am I the only one who's just now doing it on the 13th?!?  How are you doing with your goals for the month?