Welcome to April!! Time really flies whether you’re having fun or not!! March was an interesting month for goals and getting stuff done. As it’s the 3rd month in the first quarter, there is a feeling that some habits or to-do’s should be more solidified. I feel like I made some progress but also feel so behind in other ways.
Let’s review!
HOME
WORK ON THE STATIONARY CLOSET-DONE. I am very happy to say that I made excellent progress on this goal and for all intents and purposes I am done with the “stationary/office supply” part of the closet. However, this goal is part of the larger goal of (1) organizing the office closet at a whole and then also re-organizing the guest room. There is still a lot to do but step by step is the way to go.
GOODWILL RUN-DONE. Because I’ve done so much decluttering, I have had a couple of large runs to the donation center.
CREATIVE
SEND OUT CARDS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY-KIND OF. I did send out some but not as many as planned. I had a very busy month with lots of responsibilities and just kept spacing out on sending cards.
MAKE 10 CARDS-NOPE. It was my hope that I would have some time to make cards so that I could have some on hand but as I said above, I was just too busy.
FITNESS/HEALTH
OUT OF BED BY 7AM, 3 DAYS PER WEEK-COMPLETED 1 DAY. This makes me laugh because at the beginning of the month I was so motivated! And then, I kept going to bed later and later making it extraordinarily difficult to get up by 7 AM.
MOVE BODY DAILY FOR 20 MIN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE-COMPLETED 6 DAYS. This is not what I had in mind when I made this goal. The truth is because I prioritized working on the closet I didn’t spend time thinking about getting that intentional movement in. This is a pattern I’ve noticed. When I’m working on a big project, I work on that above all else and ignore many other things including movement. I’m trying to figure out how to prioritize both. I do realize intellectually that taking 20 minutes out of my day to move is not going to negatively impact working on or getting a project done.
FINANCIAL
COMPLETE MARCH BUDGET-DONE
MONITOR WEEKLY SPENDING-DONE
I don’t want to get ahead of myself but so far I’m doing much better this year being more consistent with financial tasks. I won’t get ahead of myself but I will give my some credit!
APRIL GOALS
I have a vacation coming up so my goals will be less intense this and next month. However, I want to continue this project momentum that I’ve built up. One of the things that is important in terms of moving projects forward is to get the items for donation out of my sight and house ASAP.
HOME
*Goodwill Run x 2
*Continue with decluttering and reorganizing the closet in the guest room
CREATIVE
*Send out birthday cards (on time)!!
FITNESS/HEALTH
*Out of bed at 7AM x 2 days=(8) I’m trying this again because I really want this to become a daily habit.
*Strength Training x 3 days=(12) Another area I’ve been ignoring where I really want to make some headway. The beginners work out that I’m doing takes from 15-20 minutes.
*Go to the gym 1 day per week=(4) I want to try making this small commitment to myself. It’s been a long time. I haven’t been to gym in a good long while. The plan is to look at my schedule each week and choose the day that works.
FINANCIAL
*Close out March budget
*Complete April budget
*Monitor weekly spending-this task has been really successful and eye opening. Choosing to be conscious about my spending is leading to me making different and often times better decisions.
Running To Do List
Clean makeup brushes(then schedule regularly)- Declutter makeup
- Clean behind the stove
- Clean behind the refrigerator
Install magnifying mirror in the primary bath- Install new shower head in primary bath
- Remove broken shower head in guest bath
- Install another shower head in guest bath
- Print 2022 Project Life pages
- Put 2022 Project Life pages in an album
- Print 2023 Project Life pages
- Put 2023 Project Life pages in an album
- Hem maxi dress
- Touch up paint in the primary bath
With the focus on working on the stationary closet, I did not get to cross anything off on the running to do list this month.
I’m excited to work on the items on my goals list this month. I have another busy month so I won’t be surprised if some things don’t get done. However, I am going to make a valiant effort to do as much as possible.
