To highlight what's currently working for me: meditation, journaling, working out, "talking" with friends (using a video chat app), and really focusing on some of the benefits of WFH (finding a project each day to accomplish).
Here's how I did with my goals for the month.
1) Financial:
- Stick to the budget - our grocery bill was wildly blown, as we stocked up, didn't shop around for best prices, and had to pay more for alternatives in many cases. We also went over on dining out (supporting local businesses via takeout).
- Pay down our mortgage to the next threshhold - barely. By around $30. :-)
- No clothing, shoes, or jewelry purchases - bought a pair of jeans at Old Navy (I was ordering clothes for Sam) & I love them. They are perfect for WFH.
- I didn't set a side hustle goal, but at the end of the month, had a few eBay sales - made $80.
2) Family
- Do one fun activity/month with the kids - lots of walks, card games, puzzles.
- Off the computer by 7:30 each evening - I've started reading online & had a few COVID news days where I read for quite late into the evening. I'm generally making this happen.
- Have two dates with M - we had a happy hour on the patio. Dates are on pause right now.
- Schedule monthly calls with M's family - No, and now is the time to get this done. They are also quarantined & it would be lovely to make this happen.
- Buy & practice Farsi flashcards - I've purchased them & did this early in the month, before the COVID drama started in earnest.
3) Fitness/health
- Lose 3 lbs - I lost 1.5 lbs, and given the situation, I'll definitely take it.
- Run 10 times, half marathon training - I had some lingering knee pain & ran once. My half marathon & girls trip was cancelled, so the motivation dwindled. I did work out every day in March, so was active otherwise.
- Track calories, eat 5 servings of product/day & aim for 1400 calories/day. - 1542 on the calories & 4.74 on the fruit & veggies
- Complete 1000 minutes of cardio, 10 strength & 5 stretching workouts - 925, 8 & 5. Good, considering my gym is closed, I'm WFH with the kids & getting scrappy to make this happen.
- Meditate 10 times - 19 times. Crushed it!
4) Personal/creative
- Make time for my friends. Do something social at least once per month - had lunch with a friend (pre WFH), & then a virtual happy hour
- Volunteer - yes, volunteered for a neighborhood shopping program, signed up to volunteer for Meals on Wheels, have been walking elderly neighbor's dog, and increased our charitable contributions tremendously
- Journal 15 times - 27 times
- Adapt a more positive mindset (judge less) - doing okay at this.
- Listen more often vs talking & work on not interrupting - This has gotten better, mostly because more listening is pretty required when you are all joining remotely
- Stop/greatly reduce swearing - I blame the pandemic for this one
- Read one non-fiction book - read a financial non-fiction book that I didn't enjoy at all, but it's done.
- Choose & try 3 disruptive experiments
- Compliment M every day - I'm guessing a 90% success rate
- Review my calendar & have 10% of my time focused on development of myself or other people. - Yes, but this has switched to the kids development, as I support them for online learning.
- Try to "be the change" & get involved in solving hard problems, vs sitting on the sides complaining - I've tackled this in a few places, but now is not the right time at work to be handling all of these. Many are much better in person.
What about you? How did you do with your March goals?
We also had to shop around to find things we needed online and paid more for shipping as well. I wasn't willing to go into the stores though, so it is what it is and I'm doing my best to accept that.
ReplyDeleteI think that you managed any green you have to consider yourself extremely successful. This is a hard transition for everyone, but especially hard when you factor in kids and their needs.
ReplyDeleteFor me March was just survive until the end of it. I know April brings more staying at home but Spring is happening here and although I know we have a long slog ahead of us I am just so happy March is over. I increased my activity in March due to stress cleaning and more walks with the dog. I ate less as loss my appetite so lost a couple of stress pounds (they won't stay off, this I know from previous experience as I generally have a fabulous appetite). I managed to cook at home only eating out once early in March. We have chosen not to eat even takeout to minimize our exposure and we too have a business that is tanking so need to conserve our dollars. You will have more family time now than you know what to do with!
ReplyDeleteWell other than the financial ones mine were not done at all. Mostly because I have a tendency to freeze under this kind of stress. I work well under pressure just not this kind of stress.
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