How are we in the penultimate month of the year already? The rest of 2026 has been an absolute write off however, I am determined to end the year strong. My plan for November is simple, build habits to carry into the new year and focus on those areas I am going all in on in 2027 to make sure I am starting the year in the best position possible. So here are the goals I am setting for this month...

Life

Buy a Brick

I have had a Brick device on my radar for a while now and I am hoping in the black Friday sales I might be able to pick one up on sale. I am absolutely terrible at procrastinating and I am super easily distracted with social media when I have a task to complete so I am hoping picking one of these up will help me stay on track with the task at hand and learn to avoid scrolling. 

Build 2 Lego sets 

Now this may seem like a silly one however, I am learning to put the phone down and get on with building my Lego sets at long last. I have realised recently I am looking at a screen far too often so I am learning different ways to switch off and something I have been enjoying is building Lego. I am hoping I can dedicate time this month to complete two more sets I have on my shelf and mainly show myself I don't need to be doom scrolling all the time.

Read a book 

Again I have a whole host of books sat gathering dust on my shelves however, I would rather scroll through my phone for hours on end and I am realising now just how bad that is for me mentally, it actually drains me at times and all motivation & discipline disappears. I am setting myself the goal of completing one book this month I haven't settled on if I am going for fiction or non-fiction yet but I am looking forward to putting the phone down and picking up a book.

Get 95% of my Christmas shopping done

By the end of this month I am hoping to have the majority of my Christmas shopping done so that I can enjoy the festive period without having to worry about my bank account and not being able to cover everything. I am hoping that most of the family will be done by the end of this month and it is just going to be those little extras that need adding to in December. For once I have reigned it in and not gone overboard so this should be achievable.

Learn how to style my hair properly

I recently chopped my hair short again and let me just say I am feeling myself now, it is helping me get my spark back however, as I have never really taken time to style my hair before I am still learning what I need to do to achieve that style that the hairdresser achieves easily. By the end of the month I am hoping that I know exactly how to do my hair and get it just how I want it.

Content 

Film 3 try on reels

I want to get more confident filming content and not putting it off so I am setting myself a target of filming 3 try on reels whilst I am out and about. This should be a good way at testing content out but also gives me the confidence to film in public without being fully in public if that makes sense. I am all about challenging myself now so let's see how this goes hopefully I can tick it off at the end of the month.

Post 15 times on Instagram 

I have definitely been slacking on Instagram and I have big goals for my account in the new year so this month I am setting the goal of posting 15 times as a minimum this is going to be testing new ideas and also building up the start of some series ideas I have in mind. I guess really this goal is just to get me being a bit more consistent which is what I need going into the new year.

Post 10 times on the blog 

I have made the decision to go all in on the blog again especially as we head into the new year so I am using one of my November goals to set a target on how many times I post in hopes of me finding some consistency and locking in on a writing schedule. I finally have a direction of what I am working towards on here so it should hopefully make being consistent much easier and those 10 posts should come very easily.

Start a new series 

Now I haven't decided if this is going to be a blog series or Instagram series however, I am determined to lock in on creating a series that will carry on into the new year and maybe beyond. I am undecided between a lock in series or fashion series so I guess only time will tell if this takes place or not. Having a series to add to will definitely help with that consistency I am aiming for.

Take some pictures outside

Again this goal is all aimed at building my confidence going into the new year as I lock in on creating more. I used to love heading out and doing a little photoshoot however, my relationship with my body changed and I just stopped doing them. I have so many ideas in mind going forward now though so hopefully I can tick this goal off as complete by the end of the month and have had a shoot outdoors or two.

Fitness

Lose 5lbs 

I want to go into the new year in much better shape and I feel that if I can lose around 5lbs this month I am setting myself up for a good final month of the year. If I really push I feel like I could lose a whole lot more but we will see how this one goes. 5 is the minimum I would be happy with so let's get eating right and working out once again.

Less takeaways

We have recently fallen back into the trap of ordering in for convenience and it is doing us no favours so the plan is to massively reduce the amount of takeaways we are eating in November. This will definitely help with the weight loss and will also help with us saving money which again is much needed. If we can only have 2 takeaways and one planned meal out we will be onto a winner. 

4 Indoor bike sessions

This month I want to do no less than 4 sessions on our new bike in the home gym. I know that an hour on here either following a routine or watching a show will massively help me with my weight loss and it will help me lock in on exercising once more. The bike has a screen with it where I can watch YouTube etc so there is no excuse for not spending time on it.

4 treadmill sessions 

Just like the bike we also got a new treadmill which is much better than our previous one. This also has a screen so I can watch shows whilst training or follow a routine which should help stop me jumping off after 10 minutes due to boredom. I am really hoping I can get plenty of sessions done this month on this treadmill and 4 is the lowest I want to do. 

Progress through the couch 2 5k

Now I have the new treadmill and my knee is recovering my plan is to make as much progress through the couch 2 5k programme as possible. My goal is to get past week 3 and still be locked in as I normally drop off around this point however, there is a lot of running in my sights in 2027 so I need to fly through this programme and hopefully get my body used to running. 

Finding my style

Declutter my wardrobe

We are approaching Christmas time and I know that there is a high likely hood of me getting clothing as gifts so it is time to spend some time decluttering my wardrobe. Not only that I will also be in a good place going into the new year as I will know what I have and what I need going forward plus it will be a bit of a fresh start. I am going to start doing declutters every few months whilst I am losing weight so this will be a very good starting point.

Identify the gaps in my wardrobe

As I am going through my wardrobe decluttering it I am going to be identifying the gaps going forward. I am locked in on finding my style now and I am only buying what I really need so it is going to be important to know what I actually need before any shopping trips. This will definitely help me stop wasting money on clothing I don't even need and also stop me buying what doesn't fit that new style I am opting for.

Sort out the shoes I own

I have got shoes in most rooms in the house and don't wear 80% of them so the plan this month is to finally sort out my shoes. The summer ones will go into storage and I will only have what I am going to wear either in the shoe storage in the spare room or in the cupboard we got built last year which has turned into a dumping ground. I am hoping that by actually sorting my footwear I will start wearing different pairs and not have them gathering dust.

Make a list of bits I need on York trip

I am heading on a shopping date in York this month and I am actually going to be heading there with a plan rather than winging it which should make the trip a lot more successful. I am going to take some time before heading off on the trip to sit down and make a list of what I am actually looking for so that I am not buying for the sake of it and so I know exactly what I am going for and not wasting time on other things. I am hoping it is going to be a good trip as we are off into the centre of York & the designer outlet so let's hope the wardrobe rebuild begins to take shape on this trip.

Buy a pair of footwear

Once all my footwear is sorted I am going to make note of what I could really do with adding and I think it could be a smart pair of trainers and I am going to aim to buy a pair before the end of the month. My current pair of trainers are looking worse for wear and are ruining outfits, plus they are a little too casual. With a designer outlet trip on the cards maybe I can grab a pair of Ralph Lauren trainers cheap once more.

I am really hoping that I can make good progress through these goals and I can report back at the end of the month that a good chunk of these are ticked off as completed as it really will set me up to start 2027 on the right foot and I am determined to have a much better year in 2027. Now let's get cracking on and see just how much we can get done...

See you soon

Lucy