February was quite a month. We had our incredible trip to New Zealand, quite a lot of stress with M's family & reimmersion to life. My manager is also unexpectedly out due to a health issue, and that compounded with other people being out means I'm currently covering for five people. It's a lot.
Financial:
- Continue to pay for both boys college expenses - done
- Stay on top of food waste by using up 3 pantry or freezer items - done, broth, soup & cauliflower rice
- Be more intentional about saving & spending. Move savings to account for Nick's college & track for motivation - I set all of this up, but it's been a very expensive month
- Find one expense to optimize - canceled my Kindle Unlimited subscription, saving $11.99/month
- Prep for taxes - did a lot of work early in the month, then finished Sam's taxes, but need M's input on a bunch of stuff & haven't made progress on that recently
Family:
- Continue to help the boys navigate college & life - yes
- A monthly date with M - New Zealand!
- Have a fabulous trip to NZ - it exceeded all of our expectations
- Finalize logistics for Greece trip - yes, booked additional flights, activities & ferry travel
- Sort out/finalize move out trip to Boulder - yes, booked
- Bucket list travel planning - we keep adding to the list, but generally yes!
Fitness:
- Two medical appointments (menopause & hip) - yes
- Lose 3 lbs -up roughly two pounds
- 10 positive days in a month (strength train, No S, meditate) -5 strength training, 7 No S, 3 meditations
- Positive eating: track protein & produce - did not track well during February
- Average 12,000 steps/day - 13,384
Personal:
- 10 days of language lessons - 3/10
- Declutter 50 items from the house - 62 items out of the house!
- Get together with friends - yes, a hike, a workout class & a champagne/charcuterie meet up
- Try something new - went on an epic adventure, tried a guided tour for the first time, tried a few new workouts
- Say yes to more adventure - see above, plenty of adventure!
- Get to know our neighbors - no progress this month
- Try a new recipe -made a chicken tostada recipe that we liked
What about you? How did you do with your February goals?
You have done an amazing job with your goals, esp with everything that has been going on in your life. Give yourself some grace and be proud of what you have accomplished.
ReplyDeleteOh I want to hear more about your epic adventure sometime when things are calmer. New Zealand would definitely be on my bucket list. That scenery from LOTR, those mountains...ahhh. :)
I will do an update on New Zealand! - HP
DeleteVery well done.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Thanks, Jackie! - HP
DeleteWhich tour company did you use in NZ? We are on a Viking Ocean cruise right now. We missed half of our NZ stops due to weather, so if we ever get back I may want to opt for a land tour.
ReplyDeleteHI Beth. We used Ultimate HIkes. I think they only do overnight hiking tours, if that's of interest. - HP
DeleteSO glad you mentioned cancelling your Kindle unlimited subscription. I am not reading books found there like I used to and need to get rid of it now.
ReplyDeleteYay! Happy to help someone else save as well. I'm actually still on a subscription until the end of the billing cycle, but I've also started scoping out how to check books out from the library, so that's next on the list. - HP
DeleteMy goals were not all that defined - but I am getting started on following a budget of sorts. I have a hard time even seeing my neighbors, who are probably out more on the weekends while I am at work. One of them did stop by to inform me about the Blood Moon, which I missed because of cloud cover. Our neighborhood is otherwise very quiet.
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