July Goals Recap

 July absolutely whizzed by. Work was much busier than expected, but it was a good month just the same. Overall, I feel good about the progress for the month. 

Here's how we did with our goals this month:

Financial:

• Stick to our budget - mostly, yes. We have some yearly budget categories (vs monthly) that we are trending over for, so as we get closer to the end of the year, we'll have a better idea of how we fare. That said, I'm working  longer than I'd planned, so that income is more than offsetting the budget increases.
• Use 6 "hard to use" freezer or pantry items. - I used 4 total this month (pepperoni that had been lingering forever, a mystery chicken dish, a chicken basil single serve meal, & a lunch soup sized frozen meal). 
• Make $100 in side hustle -finally, a month where I had a few sales. I sold a ref kit, skirt, bike jersey & luggage tags. I made $130.

Family:

• One fun activity with the kids - we bought a corn hole set, and have played that, and watched a lot of Wimbledon together. 
• Plan something for the days off we have in July - we went to Half Moon Bay, and it was cool & gorgeous!
• Work in the yard - not as much as I'd like (we had a bunch of hot days), but we've been staying on top of it
• Two dates with M - yes, we went to HMB, and also sat by the pool several times & either had a cocktail, or just caught up & chatted. 

Fitness/Health:

• Complete my running plan for the month - done! I ran about 75 miles this month
• Follow the No S diet - yes, and I've lost 3.5 lbs this month
• Meditate 10x - nope, this didn't happen
• Set up overdue dentist appointment - yes, and they had a cancellation & squeezed me in
• And, colonoscopy - this is happening in early August. Yay ;-) 

Personal:

• Do something social with friends - I met a friend for a hike, another friend for a workout class/coffee & met up with two other friends for an after work glass of wine. 
• Practice French on Duolingo - yes, I've been practicing most days
• Land on timing for France trip + hotel & activities - timing is decided, hotels are booked & tours are largely decided on
• Give away 20 items on BN - done, and more like 30 items were given away
• Try new garden recipes - eh, not much here. I'd hoped to use zucchini for a new recipe, and the rabbits (I think) have eaten every single zucchini. We've since added a cage, and will see if we are able to successfully grow anything
• Get back into journaling - no progress. 

Did you set any goals for July? If so, how did you do?