January Goals Recap

 The month is over, so how did I do? As a reminder for myself as much as anyone else, I was out of town for four days for personal travel, and eight days for work travel. 

Financial:

• Continue to pay for both boys college expenses - yes, made a large tuition payment for Nick & signed a lease on an apartment
• Stay on top of food waste by using up 3 pantry or freezer items - gave away pantry items we won't use, and used up a lot of leftovers: chicken parmesan, an orzo dish, and a chicken & rice dish
• Be more intentional about savings & spending. Establish a goal & benchmark savings. - I've done really well at this, and have been intentionally saving into a new college account for Nick, as I would love to not pull from long term savings to fund the rest of his college expenses. 
• Find one expense to optimize - after a frustrating experience, I cancelled the $5.99 subscription to my Oura ring. I actually really like the health details they provide, but can get a lot of the sleep information from my watch for free. 

Family:

• Continue to help the boys navigate college & life - yes, they are both doing well & we have weekly calls with Nick. Maybe we should arrange something with Sam, as even though he lives with us, his schedule is quite crazy with studying & working. A dedicated time together might be useful. 
• A monthly date with M - M & I were in Las Vegas together at the beginning of the month, and had one date night & several long hikes. 
• Continue planning our New Zealand trip - we are ready to go!
• Bucket list travel planning - M & I are going to Sedona in October, and I'm going to Zion in March. Sedona with M is on my list, and we are also talking about some bigger future trips (Iceland, Patagonia, Camino de Santiago), but nothing firmly established yet. I think we're also both very curious to see how this trip goes. 

Fitness:

• Dry January - I had three days with alcohol this month, but I did make it through my entire work trip with no alcohol, which was quite a feat. I shared wine with M on a date, and had two nights last week. Not perfect, but I'm very pleased. 
• Lose 3 lbs - I lost 2.5 lbs
• 10 positive days in a month - strength train, No S, meditate - 7, 11 & 6, respectively
• Positive eating: track protein & produce - I did pretty well at this earlier in the month, but sort of fell off in the last week or so. Eating a lot of protein & produce does indeed keep you healthier & reduce snacking!
• Average 12,000 steps/day - squeaking in at 12,078

Personal:

• 10 days of language lessons - 13/10
• Declutter 50 items from the house - 65/50
• Get together with friends - met friends for a workout, a hike, and went to a dinner party
• Try something new & uncomfortable - tried a Pilates reformer class!
• Say yes to more adventures - general travel planning for adventures continue
• Get to know our neighbors - went for another walk with one neighbor, and continued to help our elderly neighbor across the street
• Try a new recipe - made a buffalo chicken recipe, at Sam's request

I'm surprised by all of the green, but I'll take it! What about you? How did you do with your January goals?