Menu Plan Sunday

 It's definitely going to be a busy week, with Nick's soccer banquet, me shadowing a class I'll be teaching in April, a soccer mom get together, and Nick & I don't get back from Colorado until tomorrow!

Having a menu plan is a small step towards keeping me (mostly) sane during a busy week. When we are gone, M typically has fish & salad. He's a man of routine. ;-) 

• Friday - lounge food for me + Nick, followed by pizza at our friend's house. Mahi mahi for M
• Saturday - at a friend's house
• Sunday - at a friend's house
• Monday - Nick & I will eat at the lounge ahead of our flight home
• Tuesday - chicken satay + rice, after I finish my class
• Wednesday -  soccer mom get together. Fajita chicken (from the freezer for M + Nick)
• Thursday - leftover chicken satay
• Friday - all of us will be eating at the soccer banquet

What about you? Any wins to share? 

February goals recap

As always, the month flew by! Here's how I did with my February goals. 

Financial:

• Continue to pay for Sam's college expenses - yes
• Get a new job - I have a new part-time job that I start in April, but still looking for something else as well
• Earn $300 in side hustle - $1276, with a large part of this being our Costco rebate. Without that, I would have still been over $300
• Pantry/freezer challenge 
• 1/2 pizza - gone
• Bottle of dressing - no progress
• Rest of the holiday cheese - 1/2 gone
• Estimate taxes & figure out funding plan - one set of returns filed, one set estimated, and funding plan in place

Family:

• Continue to help Nick with final college decisions - yes, and we have two tours this weekend to hopefully finalize a decision. 
• Have a great visit with Sam - we had so much fun when I was in Corvallis
• Optimize points, perks & miles. Track value. - the failed ski trip included a free night awards & points, so at least the hotel was free? We saved $720 vs paying out of pocket.
• Finalize Spain trip details. - booked trains
• Enjoy Nick's senior year. Have a great visit with family when everyone visits for senior night. - my dad being sick made this challenging, but Nick had an incredible senior night. 

Fitness:

• Lose 2 lbs - I lost .8 lbs
• Strength train 15 days - 16/15
• No S diet 15 days - 5/15
• Average 12,000 steps/day - 12,554
• Meditate 10 times - 2/10
• Try a new workout - no 

Personal:

• Language lessons 15 times - 12/15
• Declutter 50 items from the house - 10/50
• Look into a college class - no progress
• Get together with friends 2x - met a friend for a hike, and a friend for coffee
• Play pickleball x1 - no
• Do something towards my goals of, "Try something new & uncomfortable" and "Say yes to more adventures" - no progress

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