April Goals Update..

Yes, I'm a bit behind on the goals update.

Personal Development:
1. Make a new healthy recipe and blog it.- DONE. I made and blogged a potato recipe.

2. Take at least 5 new pictures, and label them, to keep memories.- DONE. These include pictures of Alby, the house, the Wicked play, and craigslist finds.

3. Be romantic on a $5 budget.- DONE. I purchased the boy an ice cream treat. :)

Clean/Organization/Decorate:
Work on the home office including:
1. Paint the twin bed. - FAIL
2. Add new hardward to white desk.- FAIL
3. Paint the room.- FAIL

Healthy Me:
1. Walk for at least 20 consecutive minutes at least once a week.- DONE. Since getting Alby, it's not hard for me to walk at least twice a day!

2. Attempt small changes in diet to eat healthier- more veggies!- DONE. I've been on a cucumber kick lately.

3. Plant tomatoes.- DONE. I also planted cucumbers and peppers.

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March Goals

For March, I vow:

1. To enrich my person development by:
a. making a new healthy recipe and blog it. It's past time. Sigh.
b. Take at least 5 new pictures, and label them, to keep memories. Memories are great, but they are even better when I know what happened, and how.
c. Be romantic on a $5 budget. This can be done. Really.

2. to clean/organization/decorate the house by:
a. painting the twin bed. It's finally in the house.
b. re-homing the white desk. This would make a great desk, for someone else.
c. painting the office/guest room. It's still white from when I moved in...8 years ago.

3. to achieve a healthy(ier) me by:
a. walking for at least 25 consecutive minutes at least once a week. The weather is getting nicer which will make it easier for me to strap on my tennies. Hello sun!
b. attempting small changes in diet to eat healthier. For March- reduce amount of soda's and juices. It'll be tough, but I can do it.

Have you made your March goals? How are they coming?

Enjoy :)

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Goals Update- January 2010

Time for an update! :)

Holiday/Seasonal:
1. Remove the Christmas items and organize them. - done

Personal Development:
1. Start the book 'The Zoo Keeper's Wife.'- done.
2. Make a new recipe and blog it. -done.
3. Take more pictures to keep precious memories.- not done: I really need to be better at this.

Clean/Organization/Decorate:
1. Finish painting the desk.- not done: I tried to finish this during the weekend, but you really can't use spray paint in a bedroom and expect to have brain cells.
2. Move the twin bed into the guest room. - not done: I need to actually pick up the bed before I can move it anywhere. Sigh.
3. Replace Christmas wreath with spring wreath.- not done: Unfortunately, I really didn't make much of an effort to find a nice wreath. Maybe I'll carry this forward.

Professional Development:
1. Apply for at least 3 jobs.- done
2. Update resume. - done

Financial Times:
1. List at least 3 items on ebay. - done
2. Continue to use coupons and seek out good deals. - done
3. Put television in bedroom on a power strip and turn completely off when not in use.- done

Healthy Me:
1. Exercise at least once a week (need to start somewhere).- not done: Perhaps I need to try the mornings instead of the afternoons due to the number of "I need to's."

How were your goals?

Enjoy! :)

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