i resolve... august

not to make stupid resolutions this year that i will have forgotten about by... yesterday.

instead.  my "resolution" is to make a short list of attainable goals each month- and to share them with you.  sometimes later in the month than expected...

my july goals:

•  finish big item on list + at least 1 more  boom!  ran a triathlon (#12), 30th bday bash (#7)
• 2 date nights (1 in, 1 out)
• keep going to bed early it's really amazing how well-rested i feel...
• finish the book i've been reading for 2 months.  done- finally
• pick a new race!  done.  need to sign up.
• mail scarf to swap buddy.  finally
• write back to pen pal (yes, i have a pen pal, no, they're not in prison).  haven't done this yet.  boo

goals for august:

• 2 date nights (in/out)
• finish the book i'm reading + another book
• lose 3 lbs to get me down to highest pre-baby weight
• write back to pen pal
• meet a new friend!
• have an awesome time planned for our friends that are coming to visit
• finish 30 day shred
• sign up for above race

i resolve, july

not to make stupid resolutions this year that i will have forgotten about by... yesterday.

instead.  my "resolution" is to make a short list of attainable goals each month- and to share them with you.  sometimes later in the month than expected...

july is halfway over already... so, june goals:

• drink water like it's my job
• don't be so tied up online- manage my time better for blogging & working
• lose 4 more lbs!- i think i lost 2-3 lbs though.  i can't keep track.  i have lost 9 lbs total.
• sell a little more on ebay
• have an awesome birthday
• work on the list- it's definitely not going to be completed.

goals for july:

•  finish big item on list + at least 1 more
• 2 date nights (1 in, 1 out)
• keep going to bed early
• finish the book i've been reading for 2 months
• pick a new race!
• mail scarf to swap buddy
• write back to pen pal (yes, i have a pen pal, no, they're not in prison)

and, go!

i resolve... may

not to make stupid resolutions this year that i will have forgotten about by... yesterday.

instead.  my "resolution" is to make a short list of attainable goals each month- and to share them with you.  sometimes later in the month than expected...

i'm getting earlier with my posts... that's good.  let's review my goals for april.

• finish 2 more books - HOORAY- BUtterfield 8 & Garden Anywhere
• finish 2 more 30/30 items.  i didn't finish anything.  but i have been working hard on items!
• don't spend any extra money on crap this month.  approved items are:  tv with tax money (planned ahead), lunch this weekend w\ friends we haven't seen since october.  easter basket goodies for ian.  out of the house date.  trip to milwaukee to see the braves (tickets are $0.75).  all of this total (not including the tv should cost less than $100).  we did well enough on this one to mark it out.  most importantly, i didn't buy any clothes this month.  we bought our tv, had our lunch, got easter baskets and went to milwaukee.  we also ended up going to cleveland- which was relatively inexpensive.  the one unplanned item- a portable dvd player to keep ian occupied on our trip back.  success.  oh gosh, i forgot about the vera sale.  so maybe this is a fail.
• 2 date nights.  1 at home.  1 out.  one at home, and then dave & i went to cleveland
• lose 2 lbs.  i didn't bother with this in march, but i'm coming back to it.  it's been 8 weeks now- the weight has got to start coming off.  i'm busting my butt.  i'm not talking to my scale.  i have no idea if this has happened. 
• figure out how to spend/save the remaining tax money.  we could pay off ian's hospital bills in full, but would like to save some money as well.  unfortunately, it went to our atlanta trip and paying all the er bills except the big one. 
• cash in my bonds.  they're earning about $0.25 a year.  ridiculous.  money in everyone's pocket.

goals for may!

• sell stuff we don't need on ebay (move clothes from smashion if necessary)
• drink more water.  i've really been slacking lately.
• go to bed earlier (revisiting this one b\c as soon as it came off my list, i just started doing it)
• detox.  guys, this is so hard.  thinking about it scares me.  i have a HUGE sweet tooth.  i don't feel that i overeat when it comes to sweets, but i love them so much.  i also love dr. pepper.  it's embarrassing... mostly embarrassing to admit that i'm so weak.
• 2 date nights.
• be the bigger person when it comes to a certain family issue that i can't seem to let go of.  i can only control my own actions, not another person's.  
• finish my book
• practice patience with ian as his molars are coming in and i want to wring his adorable neck while he screams at me all day (6 hours, anyone?) (and i'm not going to really wring his neck, fyi, so don't report me to defacs)
• 30/30.  2 items.  

that's a lot on my plate this month.  ai yi yi.

i resolve... february

not to make stupid resolutions this year that i will have forgotten about by... yesterday.

instead.  my "resolution" is to make a short list of attainable goals each month- and to share them with you.

once again, we're almost halfway through the month, but i've had my list going.  first, let's revisit january's goals:

• sign up for mentor program for my biggest 30 before thirty goal - done!!
• start working out.  for reals.  find a gym- husband's company will reimburse- so do it!  - done- not until february, but done nonetheless!
• use lotion on my hands EVERY night (this is silly, but i hate that the air is so dry my skin splits) - done!
• lose 5 pounds.  starting weight: 1X6 - not done, but a pair of pants i couldn't wear a few weeks ago, i can wear now, so i've lost something!!
• finish the book listed on my blog.  that i haven't even started....  - not done.  ugh.  not a good month for reading...
• complete 2 items on my 30 before thirty list (some of these goals should help) done!!  #3 (start a work out plan and start working out), and #28- (file our financial documents and shred the junk)
• type up the "chore list"  - done!  now, to start doing the chores... ai yi yi
• start/finish the "remodeling" on one of the bathrooms - done!  not only did we do our bathroom, we finished ian's as well.  pictures to come!

and now, my goals for february:

• lose 5 lbs.  
• finish reading that darn book already
• complete 2 more items on my 30 before thirty list
• go to bed before 2 AM (to most of you, this is probably crazy, but i have a lot of trouble winding down- this is a HUGE deal for me)
• start listing clothes on smashion
• start implementing the cleaning plan

i'll check back in with you on these in 2 weeks!!

i resolve... january

not to make stupid resolutions this year that i will have forgotten about by... yesterday.

instead.  my "resolution" is to make a short list of attainable goals each month- and to share them with you.

we're almost halfway through january, but i made my list last week, and i've already started working on it!  wahoo!

january goals:

• sign up for mentor program for my biggest 30 before thirty goal
• start working out.  for reals.  find a gym- husband's company will reimburse- so do it!
• use lotion on my hands EVERY night (this is silly, but i hate that the air is so dry my skin splits)
• lose 5 pounds.  starting weight: 1X6
• finish the book listed on my blog.  that i haven't even started....
• complete 2 items on my 30 before thirty list (some of these goals should help)
• type up the "chore list"
• start/finish the "remodeling" on one of the bathrooms

we're starting slow.  here we go........