NaNo continues to go very well even though I kept taking breaks to check Twitter. Because today it was good news.
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I did very well this week on my goals. I did half of a yoga video before baby E put an end to it, so that counts right?!
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First week checkin, mostly so far so good.
- First gift completed, working on plans for what comes next since my lack-of-travel for the holidays is pretty well confirmed so it all has to be electronic or easily shippable
- Good start on one of my projects (old dollhouse I picked up somewhere) to get fixed up and resold for the holidays
- $25 spent on groceriesā¦trying to keep groceries very low, but while Iāve got plenty of dry goods/pantry staples I know a lack of fresh fruit/veg will get to me so Iām not pushing it too far
- $5 spent on a book. Impulse purchase, shouldnāt have done it, have a stack of books queued up from the library to avoid doing this again
- $40 to charity/non-501c3 (categorization matters for match tracking purposes), not cutting this budget so thatās fine
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IāVE WRITTEN 4K WORDS THIS MONTH
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high five!
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Good good
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Week one check in - no surprise, that because I have been thinking about this I have been doing it.
Exercise - went swimming 3 times, and yoga once. Walked more as well, especially because of the nicer weather. I dread the cool off later this week. Anyways, 59,860 steps for the week, it that is an improvement from the previous week by almost 30,000 steps.
House stuff - bookcase painting completed on Monday, and started putting things back, but now Iām sorting out what I want to keep versus not. Have also been researching wall paper and rugs, and pulled the trigger yesterday and purchased a new area rug. Having a meeting today about the new dining room puzzle table, so excited to get that done! I have 10 puzzles waiting.
Week 2 goals will be to get the bookcase complete and items out of the house, start taping some trim for paint, as well as continue walking and do all exercise bookings. I have 4 swims and 2 yoga sessions booked.
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This is what has been happening in my YNAB journey - Negative budgeted numbers! It was very confusing to me. 
I saved money in October for work clothes. Then my November budget kicked in and it said I had a negative amount budgeted, AND my saved goal was $0 and yellow. Iām still trying to understand why itās saying Iām not fully funded if I was fully funded in October.
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Week 1
Exercise: Walked 3 times for a little over an hour each time, then did yoga 2 days for 30 minutes each. Not quite 5 hours total, but this week had election stress plus period fatigue so Iāll be kind to myself and plan to do better next week.
Duolingo: managed 30 minutes every day this week!
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It seems I didnāt join this thread, even though I intended to. In August and September I had movement goals, which were key to keeping me (slightly) active. I didnāt join the October thread, and I also was a lazy bum for the whole month. Seeing strong correlation between having accountability (even just to the interwebs) and actually doing the thing, I am back this month with what has become my standard goal:
- 300 minutes (stretch goal 360 minutes) of intentional movement each week
This usually takes the form of walking, biking, or kayaking. My gym just reopened their pool, so Iām considering adding swimming back in. And itās been months now since I practiced yoga, which my body desperately needs.
Iāll post again when I add up my activity for week 1.
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Week 1 update:
- outside every day: beautiful weather has made this easy. Socially distanced outdoor visits happened several times this weekend. Letās see how I do when the weather does its winter thing.
- financial review/do with hubs: I made a spreadsheet listing financial activities/bills with attributes of calendar month, cadence, funding source, manual/automated, and done. Itās not a budget or a forecast, so there are no dollar amounts.
I shared an HSA account update with hubs. He forgets about it since itās in my name and the statements go to my email only. I took a screenshot of our investments and cash position and shared it with him. Itās now his to do whether to leave things as-is or to make changes.
I completed annual benefits enrollment today. Iāll probably report more on this next week, since today is part of week two.
3). I did some minor cleanup of the project materials for the baseboard install. I have zero regrets about lack of meaningful progress on this inside project given the absolutely wonderful weather we are having.
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Week 1 Check-in 
Mission accomplished!
Move- walked and did weights, sit-ups and push-ups everyday
Goals- oiled the butchers block countertops
Budget- reconciled on Friday
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Week 1 (Nov 1-7): accomplished basic goal
three walks, a long bike ride, and a kayak outing combined for 332 minutes of activity
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Tonight Iām drinking some really tasty and fizzy hibiscus kombucha. Our house favorite.
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Forgot to update Friday, Iāve been out for a walk and sometimes an exercise class each day this week. Today is looking questionable due to rain but Iāll either catch a break in rain or so something inside. Saw two friends last week to keep the social aspect up. Week one: success!
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November 1 - 7th
32 hour day job
8.8 hours on old day job drama
2.46 hours blogging
2.25 hours livestream
1.5 hours skating
2 hours running
2 hours biking
2.15 hours meal prep
2.15 hours grad school app
2 hours immigration paperwork
3.15 hours OMD
40 minutes language practice
1.75 hours stretching
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Iām calling week 1 a success. I did get outside for a walk one day, which is more times than the week before and while still anxious about the election aftermath, itās not nearly has bad as I thought it would be.
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-I have done no Christmas shopping yet. This one is not looking very likely. But I did get some things together for nephewās birthday which Iām very excited about, so there is a tiny bit of sort of progress.
-I did some decluttering and some box packing. This is not happening at a fast pace, but it is happening.
-I keep looking at rental houses but I really really want my sisterās tenant to move out so we can move in. Can everyone please just send me all your positive thoughts and good vibes for this one to happen?
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Reasons this happens to me:
- I have a scheduled transaction in the category > the amount saved
- I overspent in a category the previous month (look for āredā in any categories in October)
- All my auto-transactions were > the amount available to budget
Is the number at the top red (to be budgeted) or in the category?
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Weekly updates = weekly badges!
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