How I Did In February

Time for my monthly update on my goals!  It was a rough month for me, so I was pretty proud of myself for making it through and for accomplishing something!  I think it helped that I formatted this post at the beginning of the month.  I set up the post with the goals right there and it was sitting as a draft at the top of the page every time I logged in to blog.  It kept my goals at the forefront of my mind and I would check in at the end of every week to make sure I was making some progress and to remind myself about what I wanted to accomplish this year.  I'm really working hard at finishing things.  I want to start a few other things, but I'm not going to start anything new until I finish a lot more of this list.

1. Read at least one book a month - Read a few this past month!
2. Take my cousins to the movies just because
3. Exercise at least three times a week - I kept this goal up throughout February!  Yay!
4. Comment on each blog that I follow at least once a month - Still struggling through this one but finding it nearly impossible... maybe next month
5. Meet my first mother - She agreed to meet me!
6. Clean out my closet, including the back shelves
7. Go on an amazing vacation - More planning was accomplished this month
8. Learn to cook three dinner dishes really well - Picked out a new recipe to learn
9. Learn two new skills - I'm going to say that genealogy is a skill that I've learned more about
10. Post several book reviews on the blog
11. Relax more - I've been a lot less stressed thanks to exercising more and having a better attitude about things in general (with some exceptions...)
12. Be more creative with my photography - Tried a few different things this past month
13. Visit a new place I've never been to - Planning a trip to Chicago
14. Meet new people and make new friends
15. Go out on the town one night I feel like staying in
16. Volunteer at a soup kitchen
17. Pay off at least half of my loans - I'm halfway done with this goal!!!!
18. Get an apartment - Discussed the condo idea with Rudy
19. Learn the names of the people who sit around me at work - DONE!
20. Live life to the fullest

I'm noticing now that a lot of these goals can't be completed until the end of the year.  That's probably a good thing but it's hard to feel like I've accomplished something.  I may need to rework this list into a different format so I can actually cross some stuff off...  Hmm.  That's a short goal I can take care of easily next month!  Yay!

Now it's time for another busy month of March... I have a funny feeling there are going to be some major changes this month.  I don't think life will ever quite be the same afterward.  Wish me luck!