January Goals Recap

 January simultaneously felt like a very long month, and parts of it went by too quickly (like, the parts where I was supposed to be productive!) 

Financial:

• Continue to pay for Sam's college expenses - yes
• Work on finding a new job - I have a new part-time, side hustle job & am still looking for another job. Had an interview this week, and continue to apply.
• Earn $300 in side hustle - crushed this, with $760. 
• Monthly freezer/pantry challenge
• 1/2 of the freezer pizza - no progress
• 1 can of coconut milk - yes
• Figure out what to do with all of the red curry paste - yes, used up the remaining jar & opened the giant tub in the pantry & made a start on that.
• Make second property tax payment (majority from savings, cash flow $1500 of it) - yes

Family:

• Decide if we need to do any college tours for Nick - Nick got into Boulder (one of his top choices), so we will be heading to Colorado at the end of Feb to do a tour of both Boulder and Fort Collins. 
• Optimize points, perks & miles for travel. Track value - we used points for an expensive flight for Sam, I'm using points for my upcoming hotel stay while visiting Sam & we're using a free night award in a few weeks at Lake Tahoe. All told, $1355 of value. 
• Plan Spain trip details & start looking at Italy options - I booked the trains for Spain, but we are moving Italy out to 2026. It's our 20th anniversary, but with Spain already in the cards (and, we are tied to a very specific timeline for that trip, due to expiring travel credits), it feels like too much to have two international trips in one year. We will likely go to Hawaii for our anniversary. 
• Begin remodel discussions - no, and realistically this won't kick off until I get a job & we see what our income looks like. 
• One date night with M - we had dinner & drinks one night in Lake Tahoe, while the boys had pizza. ;-) 

Fitness:

• Lose 2 lbs - I lost 3.6 lbs
• Strength train 15 days - 17/15
• No S diet 15 days - 9/15
• Meditate 10 times - 5/10
• Try a new workout - nope

Personal:

• Language lessons 10 times - 19/10
• Declutter 50 items from the house - 34/50
• Look at college classes (for me) - nope
• Get together with friends x2 - several walks, coffee & hikes
• Play pickleball x1 - nope
• For my "Try something new & uncomfortable" & "Say yes to more adventures" goals, start looking at opportunities for these - I agreed to go on an all day hike with a new friend group, but that's not until March

What about you? How did you do with your January goals?