February Goals Recap

 And with that, another month is over! I'd describe February as pretty good, overall.

Financial:

• Stick to the budget - we were $25 over our grocery budget, and quite a bit over our dining out budget (two birthdays, a dinner out, and a wine tasting). We did well outside of that. And, I can add the $2k ski passes back to the budget, which more than makes up for the other categories.
• Make $400 in side hustle - this wasn't the month for me to make much, apparently. I ended the month at $168.30, although I did help Nick sell both of his bikes. 
• No clothing purchases for myself - done
• Plan next house project - we had the exterior of the house painted, & we love it!
• Close on our refi - done
• Pay our mortgage to the 1/2 way point - we thought we'd get there over the weekend, but we're still waiting for the new bank on getting our account set up. 

Family:

• Plan one fun activity with the kids - we went to Santa Cruz for a day, I took the kids mini golfing, & M took Sam to the zoo
• Off the computer by 7:30 each evening - mostly, yes. I had one late night of work
• One date with M per month - we crushed this, and are making up for lost time, now that outdoor dining is back in our area. We went on several walks, went to a wine tasting when picking up our wine shipment, and went to dinner. 
• Make a video for M's parents - I sent photos for Sam's birthday
• Plan a fun ski week - it went as well as could be expected, and we weaved in some fun treats (lunches out, mini golfing, zoo, etc) 

Fitness/Health

• Lose 2.5 lbs - I lost 3.3 lbs, despite it being a shorter month, and one with lots of celebrations
• Run 8 times - I ran 9 times
• Track calories, eat a balanced diet - yes, other than planned splurge days
• Complete 1,100 minutes of cardio & daily February strength & posture challenges - I hit 1,580 minutes of cardio, & missed a few days of strength/posture, but made them up. My strength & posture numbers are so much better by doing 10 minutes a day, vs trying for a 30 minute workout several times per week. 
• Meditate 15 times - I meditated 16 times
• Intermittent fast 2x/week - yes, I'm now IFing on M, W, F

Personal/Creative:

• Practice Spanish at least 20 days - yes
• Do something social with friends - yes, I've been doing hiking and have had a couple of virtual happy hours 
• Continue daily checkins & support of volunteer job - yes
• Write & journal regularly. Try fiction writing for at least 30 minutes. - Yes, I journal almost daily, and did some fiction writing as well. I enjoy it, but find I need to have plenty of time. If I rush, I'm not creative at all. :-) 
• No swearing - I had 2 or 3 curses, but that's huge for me, and tremendous progress
• Make 2 hats for the homelesss - I haven't finished my hat
• Continue looking for opportunities to help others - yes
• Achieve a total of 400 "points" on my daily checklists - yes! I was at 402, and this system has made me much more efficient & goal oriented on a daily basis. 

All in all, I'll consider February a successful month. What about you? How did you do in February with your goals?