Time to check in and reset. In this post, I’m looking back at how I did on my March 2018 goals — and setting some fresh ones for April 2018. Whether I crushed it or crawled through it, it all counts. Let’s keep going… one messy step at a time.
March 2018 Recap
personal goals
❌ Read through and discard five magazines: FAIL. I read through half of one. Oops.
❌ Finish three books: FAIL. I finished one (Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart) and am halfway through two others.
✅ Go to the gym eight times: DONE! I went exactly eight times. It would have been higher, but I missed a week due to sickness. I went on: 3/7, 3/9, 3/10, 3/13, 3/14, 3/16, 3/27, 3/30,
✅ Go on two dates nights: FAIL! We only went on one, but it was fun! We went to dinner at Thai Mii Up and then went and saw The Strangers (3/10).
✅ Watch two movies at home with hubby: DONE! We watched The Ritual (a Netflix original horror film that was just okay), and 47 Meters Down (pretty good! Engaging and kept our attention).
✅ See three movies in theater: DONE! I crushed this goal with eight movies
- Annihilation: awesome! Amazing visuals and a unique and frightening story.
- Every Day: sweet and unique love story.
- The Strangers: Prey at Night: good sequel, but not as good as the first which I consider a modern classic.
- Thoroughbreds: disappointing and strange.
- Red Sparrow: really good! Better than I expected, though a bit long.
- Love Simon: so sweet! Beautiful story about being who you are.
- I Can Only Imagine: beautiful, inspiring, touching, heartbreaking.
- Midnight Sun: good but sad.
Financial Goals
✅ Increase savings account by $75: DONE! Crushed this goal. We increased it by $170 this month!
✅ Don’t use the credit card: DONE! So excited to be getting our finances in good shape once again.
✅ Don’t buy any new vendor wax: DONE! Saved myself a ton of money by not buying new wax this month.
Household Goals
✅ Swiffer the kitchen twice a week: DONE! I aim for Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and then Jerry does a full mop over the weekend. Seems excessive, but it’s the price you pay for having a mill dog who tinkles on the floor.
✅ Clean the bathroom sink every Sunday: DONE! Quick and easy.
✅ Do four loads of laundry every weekend: FAIL! I ended up doing an average of three loads a weekend. Sigh. Weekends are crazy, especially since I work every other weekend right now.
✅Cook two Sundays: DONE! On 3/4, I made a chicken and biscuit casserole, and on 3/18, I made chicken and dumplings in the Crockpot… this particular recipe was no good. I’ve made better chicken and dumplings before.
❌ Put away all the laundry in our room: FAIL I actually made a lot of progress, but I still have a little ways to go.
✅ Get the dogs groomed: DONE! Dakota got his hair done and Ruffles got her nails trimmed. No more homeless dogs!
✅ Get Caleb's hair cut: DONE!
✅ Total Completed: 11 of 16. Good month for me!
April 2018 Goals
personal goals
- Transfer all remaining videos from my phone to my hard drive: I have 100+, but I want them in a secure place that isn’t my phone, I need more room on my phone, AND I have plans to get a new phone soon (mine is nearly three years old which is ancient in iPhone land).
- See six movies in theater
- Go to the gym at least nine times
financial goals
- Complete a successful “no spend” month: This means not buying anything unnecessary! No wax and no Halloween village pieces… my two weaknesses lately!
- Increase savings by $200
- Don’t use the credit card
- Pay at least $500 on our loan and credit card: We’re working on paying off our personal loan and credit card. Between the two, we usually pay around $300 a month. I’d like to step it up this month with our “no spend.”
household goals
- Sort through tupperware again: match up the pieces and discard loners.
- Drop off boxes to Goodwill: I currently have three boxes ready to go.
- Find ten books to donate or get rid of: my quest to declutter continues.
- Finally finish putting all the laundry away!
⭐ Priority Goal: I'd like to keep the momentum going with our savings, so I'd say the savings goal is number one right now.
One messy step at a time still moves you forward.
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