May Flowers

Fingers crossed that my May goals go a bit smoother than my April goals, yes?

mental health// No Weigh May
I did this last year and it was semi-successful. The first couple weeks were me being super anxious about not being able to weigh myself. Eventually I stopped caring quite as much. When I was weighed May 30th (I had a doctor's appointment) I hadn't lost any weight. But I had gained a lot more perspective. So, here's to trying that again. Hopefully this time I'm able to lose some weight too.

physical health & weight// Physical exercise for 30+ minutes, 3 times a week.
Apparently my goals for this have been too specific, because I've been failing. So, I'll broaden it and just say "physical exercise" lol


relationships// Undecided - Brothers' birthday
My brothers turn 19 on the 31st. I want to do something semi-nice for them, but I'm not 
sure what yet.


faith// Catch up on reading the Bible
Daniel and I are doing a "Bible in a Year" plan, but we've gotten super behind. I want us to catch back up! I need to make this a better habit.


money// Figure out all the specifics for how my June money will work out.
June will potentially bring a lot of change, maybe even financially. We are hoping to move, so we need to figure out the whole "part month rent" thing and how to make that work. I also need to figure out if I'm going to tutor/teach summer school for extra cash. Decide what hours I want to do at my third job over summer break. That kind of stuff.

project pinterest// TBD
This was a lot harder than I thought it'd be! Maybe I'll do a dessert or a drink this time.


savings goal// I don't know....$136?
It's something like that. I'm too lazy to find my notebook and look it up right now. Ideally I'll just get some put in there. I know I won't be caught up this month...

March Goal Wrap-Up

I seriously cannot believe March is already over.
This year is FLYING by.

In March I had a two-week "Spring Break" from school, where I spent 60+ hours a week working my other two jobs, saving money for Tennessee.
When I got back to school on Monday, I made a kid cry by 9:30 am. (Oops)

I watched an obnoxious amount of TV, read a lot of books. You know, the usual.

But, here's how my goals went for March.


mental health// Continue reading & working through the Anxiety/Phobia Workbook and read Goodbye ED, Hello Me.
Done. I finished Goodbye ED, Hello Me and got a lot of good strategies from it. I haven't read a whole lot more of the Anxiety/Phobia Workbook, but I plan on going back to that now that I've finished the other. 

physical health & weight// Work out 30 minutes a day, 3 times a week.
Fail. Fail. Fail.
I think I worked out 3 times this MONTH.

relationships// Mail things to the #fireworkpeople and to my friend Stephanie.
I sent mail back to the #fireworkpeople, but I did not send mail to Stephanie. 
Halfsies!

faith// No Twitter. Replace this with reading/prayer.
Here's the thing. I have stayed off of Twitter this whole month (and actually all of Lent), but I can't honestly say that I spent more time in prayer because of it. 
Halfsies again!


money// Put money away for our trip to Tennessee.
Yes, yes I did. 
I bought a Groupon for one of the things we are doing while we are down there. Then I bought a rechargeable Visa card and put enough money on it for gas, plus some extra. This way, I can't touch that money until we go, but we are guaranteed enough. I also have a couple more pay days before we go so hopefully I can make this really good.


project pinterest// project to be determined
I made cute little coasters. :)

savings goal// $102
Done.
And I replaced the money I borrowed from the past two months.
Yay for working all spring break!

February

I'm so thrilled with how well my goals worked out in January.
Here's what I've got lined up for February.

mental health// tell myself every morning that I am beautiful.
This might seem self centered, but a LOT of my problem is self-esteem and self-confidence. I'm constantly telling myself that I'm too fat, too ugly, whatever. But truth is, I know I have some decent qualities. Plus, my husband is always telling me I'm beautiful. I need to start believing it.

physical health & weight// go to the dentist.
Y'all...I haven't been to the dentist for like, years. Dental hygiene and mouth health is not my specialty.

relationships// send Shelbie something for her birthday
Shelbie has been my best friend for 16 years. She was matron of honor in my wedding. I want to send her something for her birthday, even if it's just a card.

faith// No Facebook February
What does not getting on Facebook have to do with faith? Well, I spend way too much time on Facebook. And quite frankly, I'm annoyed with that fact. My goal is to take the time that I would generally spend on Facebook and spend it in prayer or devotionals/bible study.

money// have all bills caught up
We are so super close to being caught up for each month. Right now we are behind on electricity and the one credit card that is not attached to our debt counseling. By the end of February, I want to be able to say we are all caught up and ready for the next month.

project pinterest// project to be determined

savings goal// $87

January Goal Review

I can't believe that January is already over and we're moving on to February (which is a really short month). 

Overall, I think I did pretty darn good on my goals for January. 
If you want to read the original post, it can be found here. 

Here's how I did:

mental health// be open and honest at my initial appointment for therapy.
Yes, yes I was. It was extremely difficult. And I'm still not sure how I feel about all of this. (I've had two appointments now.) but I was open and honest, which was the goal. Pass.

physical health & weight// no fast food
Well, you see, this one is sort of a fail. But not as bad as it could have been. I had Subway once and Quiznos once. Both of these some people count as fast food, some don't. So, there's that. I also had a small packet of cheese balls from Sonic, which is definitely fast food. Mostly pass/Small fail.

relationships// sent my grandma a personalized birthday card in the mail.
You guys, I wrote my grandma a letter. And she loved it. I timed it exactly right to get there on her actual birthday and it was fantastic. I'm so glad I did this. Pass.

faith// challenge myself to learn something new during each week of Spiritual Formation
Yes. I'm LOVING this small group. Wow. I've learned a lot about myself and can feel myself improving. Pass.

money// connect my investment account to my checking account
Did it. Soon I'll begin making deposits back into my investment account, but for now, it's connected. That's a start. Pass.

I also completed my Project Pinterest. 

My savings goal this month was $71. Somehow I made it. There's a small chance I'll have to pull some out, but as of now, it's in there. Wooooooo!