May absolutely flew by. Any time I have an international work trip, things are wonky during the week I travel, and it takes some time for me to adjust when I come back. We also had my mom visiting over Memorial Day, which was a fun treat, but a bit out of the normal schedule as well.
Here's how I did with my monthly goals.
Financial:
- Stick to our budget - yes! This was a good month for our budget
- Use 6 "hard to use" freezer or pantry items - I've been working on using up some of the meal delivery dinners I have in the freezer (they take up a lot of space) & used three of those, plus one leftover of a delivery dinner. So, I got to 4/6
- Make $200 in side hustle - I didn't even think of this, really. I have a list of stuff to list on eBay, but with the traveling & having to pause sales, it didn't work out to list anything new.
- Update our withholdings - we've both made adjustments to our withholdings, although frankly, it's not enough, given the split of our income between stock & salary.
- Decide on car insurance - Due to State Farm exiting California for homeowners policies, now isn't a great time to shop around for insurance. We're planning to stay with our current provider at the moment, as we have a combined auto & home policy, with some benefit to having the two at the same company.
Family:
- One fun activity with the kids - yes, we took the kids out to dinner with my mom, when she was here. The teens were hilarious, filling her in on their lives.
- Finalize summer plans - done!
- Have two dates with M - nothing official, although we did have cocktails by the pool at least 2x.
Fitness/Health:
- Focus on my running training plan - I was doing great, until I went to Tokyo. Things have been really inconsistent since then, and I need to get back on track.
- Track calories & average below 1500 calories/day - basically exactly the same as the running plan. I've been off track since I've been back. When I'm jetlag, I rely on caffeine & carbs/sugar to get through the days.
- Stay focused on overall fitness goals on trip to Tokyo. Despite jet lag & travel days. - as you can see above, I did "okay" with this, in that I did run once, and went to the gym two other days. But, so much room for improvement here.
Personal:
- Do something social with friends - I went out with my friend on her birthday (in Tokyo), which was fun.
- Practice French on Duolingo - similar to some of the above themes, I did great before I left for my trip, and then fell out of the habit. I need to get back into the groove.
- Start France trip plans - we've chatted a bit about locations we're interested, but that's as far as we've gotten
- Give away 10 items on Buy Nothing - done! I probably gave away 15 items, plus a huge bag of lettuce from the garden
What about you? How did you do with your goals for the month?
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ReplyDeleteI was thinking about you today and wondered what had happened with your eBay sales this month and now I know. Good job on using 4 out of 6 on the hard to use up freezer items. You’re right some of those kits take up a lot of space. We are giving a2ay things at our local Trading Post on Sunday and hope to get a few things in return, all for free, I love that.
ReplyDeleteI really didn't do well on my goals this month. I did get all the plants in and finished a couple of my projects. Need to do better in the project department. As well as exercising.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.