March goals

[LinneaH]

I can't find one for March so I will start one :-)
Here are my goals for the month. A lot of it same as or builds on previous months.

• Sleep more. At least seven hours at least four nights a week. As always :-)
• Plan and track. I really need to do better.
• Go to the gym eight times. At least four running and then add strength sessions. Shoudl be doable, but I need to plan for the weeks that kids are here, and I need to track.
• Swim two times. One of them should be either the fancy pool just near my office or the pool on my way home from work. Once during each week the kids are not here.
• Go for a walk for at least ten minutes every day. I really need to start walking more.
• Yoga & stretching at least two times a week, at least ten minutes every day. For March, this means 9 sessions. This is another of the activities I need to plan and track.
• Continue getting rid of stuff/sorting out the apartment. So much crap left. Coming week - no kids - Monday pull out all the stuff, Tuesday 15 minutes after class, Wednesday another 15 minutes after hanging out w/DS2, Thursday nothing, Friday take stuff to the dump at 11 am to avoid the queues. Saturday nothing and Sunday clean up before kids are back 
• Eat better. Start for March will be 73.6 kilograms. End at least one kilo less so want to end at 72.6 or lower. Log food on MFP when I don't have the kids here.
• Discuss summer w/x, plan travel and plan the weekends w/the kids.
• Start planning this years garden/plant some tomato and pepper seeds. Start w/the seeds that have germinated this coming week..
• Admin/finances stuff: cancel the extra insurance, sort out internet, book car appointment. Find the darn libray book and return it + pay the fine. Book dinner w/A. Possibly some more.
• Some Italian progress every day. Make sure I am aware of all the deadlines and be ready well before them - schedule in calendars.
• Ikea: lamps for hallway, return the towel, buy more boxes if needed. Get a platic box for DS2.

I track with colors:
Green: completed
Blue: progress/on track
Orange: at risk/behind
Red: did not complete

[Serendip]

Thanks for starting this month @LinneaH :)

Goals

-Low-spend month, last month was a success so I'd like to build on it
-reduce LOC (borrowed money for tax purposes) --aim for 70% reduction
-submit tax paperwork

-breathwork/yoga micro-sessions 2-3/week
-4 adventures/meetups/outings

-stretch pantry-usage..try 1 new recipe/week and 3-5 random herbs for tea

[41_swish]

I am still rocking with my goals of
1 - 10k steps a day
2 - weigh myself every day
3 - 100 pushups a day
4 - lift once a week

I have been good about everything, but 3. I have started working the pushups in with my runs so that helps.

[comicguy]

March Goals, trying to keep it simple for this month

Lose 3 lbs
Deculutter 25 items
Track my food habits better
Read 2 books
Use up at least 8 items from the deep freezer
Complete taxes (have a K-1's form that will not come in until mid march)

[Raenia]

Thanks for starting the March thread!

Self-Care:
1. Read 4 books (Stretch Goal: 8 books, include DNFs)
  a. 1 from TBR
  b. 1 Sequel
  c. 2 from Complete Works goal
2. Do yoga twice - Dropping this down from the usual once a week, as I know I have schedule conflicts two weeks.
3. Keep up in Music-a-Day book - On track

Frugality:
4. "Personal" spend under $100
5. "Consumables" under $700
6. Cooking
  a. Bake bread once a week - 1/4 already!
  b. Meal plan the week ahead

House Stuff:
7. Baseboard - Done main room, only laundry left
8. Caulk Baseboards - Nearly there, maybe 3/4 done
9. Hang Basement Doors
  a. Laundry
  b. Utility Closet

Garden:
10. Plan Garden
  a. Plant Currant Bushes (when they arrive)
  b. Design Plan for Raised Bed
  c. Start Tomatoes
  d. Sow Lettuce
  e. Sow Chard

Social:
None yet

[nessness]

I'm in!

Goals:

Home:
- Declutter messiest kitchen cabinet
- Declutter hallway shelves
- Declutter upstairs bathroom
- Re-caulk living room windows

Pets:
- Take dog on 1 training walk per week (we're working to reduce his leash reactivity)
- Clip all pets' nails (2 dogs, 2 rabbits, 1 guinea pig)
- Repair chicken coop where wood is rotted out

Personal:
- Do at least 1 German lesson per day
- Walk 10k steps at least 24/31 days
- Finish two paper books
- Reduce screen time 25% from February average

[TheFrenchCat]

Getting a late start, but doing well on them so far.  I'm going to set fewer/lower goals this month that I'm pretty sure I can hit, in hopes of building some more momentum that I can push forward for future months.

Work Related:   
   -Continue working on a five year plan
   -Look at potential jobs at least once a week
   -Apply to at least one more job-I applied to one this evening, so I'm not counting that

Creative:
   -Start new embroidery projects-I really just need to get going, once I have a project started I tend to want to work on it consistently
   -Play piano at least three times

Health:
   -Exercise at least three times
   -Schedule at least one hangout with a friend, or at least try in case people are busy and no one can.
   -Find an online course or something similar to take and start it

Household:
   -Do at least one decluttering session in the basement
   -Make all school lunches, no buying without planning in advance (pizza days)
   -Do more than half (5/9) of the monthly chores, focusing on ones that haven't been done in a while
   -Use up something from the freezer at least once a week.

[nessness]

Week 1 update. I also added two more goals.

Home:
- Declutter messiest kitchen cabinet - DONE
- Declutter hallway shelves - not started
- Declutter upstairs bathroom - not started
- Re-caulk living room windows - not started
- Clean all split unit filters -  not started

Pets:
- Take dog on 1 training walk per week (we're working to reduce his leash reactivity) - 1 walk done, on track
- Clip all pets' nails (2 dogs, 2 rabbits, 1 guinea pig) - 1 dog done
- Repair chicken coop where wood is rotted out - not started

Personal:
- Do at least 1 German lesson per day - 7/7, on track
- Walk 10k steps at least 24/31 days - 6/7, on track
- Finish two paper books - 1 book done, on track
- Reduce screen time 25% from February average - I can't figure out how to track this until I get my weekly screen time report tomorrow, but I don't think I'm quite meeting the goal. I set a daily goal on my phone so hopefully that will help.
- Make 0 Amazon purchases - on track

[Raenia]

Week 1 update!

Self-Care:
1. Read 4 books (Stretch Goal: 8 books, include DNFs) - 1/4, several in progress
  a. 1 from TBR - On deck
  b. 1 Sequel - In progress
  c. 2 from Complete Works goal - 1/2
2. Do yoga twice - 0/2
3. Keep up in Music-a-Day book - On track

Frugality:
4. "Personal" spend under $100 - I think I'm going to miss this month, unless I can pull some extra income to cancel out
5. "Consumables" under $700 - 105/700
6. Cooking
  a. Bake bread once a week - 1/4, probably baking again today
  b. Meal plan the week ahead - So far so good

House Stuff:
7. Baseboard - Done main room, only laundry left
8. Caulk Baseboards - Nearly there, maybe 3/4 done
9. Hang Basement Doors
  a. Laundry
  b. Utility Closet

Garden:
10. Plan Garden
  a. Plant Currant Bushes (when they arrive)
  b. Design Plan for Raised Bed
  c. Start Tomatoes
  d. Sow Lettuce
  e. Sow Chard

Social:
None yet

[TheFrenchCat]

Not doing too bad so far.  Need to pick up the pace in some areas, but some are great and one is done!

Work Related:   
   -Continue working on a five year plan
   -Look at potential jobs at least once a week-looked almost every day this week
   -Apply to at least one more job-applied to two this weekend!

Creative:
   -Start new embroidery projects-I really just need to get going, once I have a project started I tend to want to work on it consistently
   -Play piano at least three times

Health:
   -Exercise at least three times-took a decent walk today
   -Schedule at least one hangout with a friend, or at least try in case people are busy and no one can
   -Find an online course or something similar to take and start it-found one that looks interesting, haven't started yet

Household:
   -Do at least one decluttering session in the basement
   -Make all school lunches, no buying without planning in advance (pizza days)-so far, so good
   -Do more than half (5/9) of the monthly chores, focusing on ones that haven't been done in a while-did one so far
   -Use up something from the freezer at least once a week.-one so far that I didn't replace soon after

[nessness]

Week 2 update.

Home:
- Declutter messiest kitchen cabinet - DONE
- Declutter hallway shelves - not started
- Declutter upstairs bathroom - mostly done
- Re-caulk living room windows - DONE
- Clean all split unit filters -  DONE

Pets:
- Take dog on 1 training walk per week (we're working to reduce his leash reactivity) - 2 walks done, on track
- Clip all pets' nails (2 dogs, 2 rabbits, 1 guinea pig) - 1 dog done
- Repair chicken coop where wood is rotted out - not started

Personal:
- Do at least 1 German lesson per day - 14/14, on track
- Walk 10k steps at least 24/31 days - 13/14, on track
- Finish two paper books - DONE
- Reduce screen time 25% from February average - on track
- Make 0 Amazon purchases - on track

[TheFrenchCat]

Not doing too bad so far.  Need to pick up the pace in some areas, but some are great and one is done!

Work Related:   
   -Continue working on a five year plan-considered a new job path that might mesh well with current goals
   -Look at potential jobs at least once a week-looked at least three times this past week
   -Apply to at least one more job-still at two, but I did send a follow up email on one that I'm particularly interested in.
Creative:
   -Start new embroidery projects-I really just need to get going, once I have a project started I tend to want to work on it consistently
   -Play piano at least three times

Health:
   -Exercise at least three times-Took another one this week, since it's been warm, so I'm at 2 so far.
   -Schedule at least one hangout with a friend, or at least try in case people are busy and no one can
   -Find an online course or something similar to take and start it-still haven't started the one I found

Household:
   -Do at least one decluttering session in the basement
   -Make all school lunches, no buying without planning in advance (pizza days)-so far, so good, no misses
   -Do more than half (5/9) of the monthly chores, focusing on ones that haven't been done in a while-two so far
   -Use up something from the freezer at least once a week.-did one more, so still on track.  Pretty happy with where my freezer is now.

[Raenia]

Week 2 update! Busy at work and lost most of a day to take Baby to urgent care - another ear infection! - so not as productive as I hoped.

Self-Care:
1. Read 4 books (Stretch Goal: 8 books, include DNFs) - 4/4
  a. 1 from TBR - 2/1
  b. 1 Sequel - 1/1
  c. 2 from Complete Works goal - 1/2, one requested from library
2. Do yoga twice - 0/2
3. Keep up in Music-a-Day book - On track

Frugality:
4. "Personal" spend under $100 - 91/100, can't buy anything else!
5. "Consumables" under $700 - 363/700
6. Cooking
  a. Bake bread once a week - 2/4
  b. Meal plan the week ahead - So far so good

House Stuff:
7. Baseboard - Done main room, only laundry left
8. Caulk Baseboards - Nearly there, maybe 3/4 done
9. Hang Basement Doors
  a. Laundry - bought door and hardware!
  b. Utility Closet

Garden:
10. Plan Garden
  a. Plant Currant Bushes Not arriving until April)
  b. Design Plan for Raised Bed
  c. Start Tomatoes
  d. Sow Lettuce
  e. Sow Chard

Social:
None yet

[nessness]

Week 3 update.

Home:
- Declutter messiest kitchen cabinet - DONE
- Declutter hallway shelves - not started
- Declutter upstairs bathroom - DONE
- Re-caulk living room windows - DONE
- Clean all split unit filters -  DONE

Pets:
- Take dog on 1 training walk per week (we're working to reduce his leash reactivity) - 3 walks done, on track
- Clip all pets' nails (2 dogs, 2 rabbits, 1 guinea pig) - basically done. I didn't finish the last couple nails one on dog because he was getting too agitated.
- Repair chicken coop where wood is rotted out - not started

Personal:
- Do at least 1 German lesson per day - 21/21, on track
- Walk 10k steps at least 24/31 days - 19/21, on track
- Finish two paper books - four books read, DONE
- Reduce screen time 25% from February average - on track
- Make 0 Amazon purchases - on track

Generally feeling pretty good about my progress!

[Raenia]

Is it really another week gone by?

Self-Care:
1. Read 4 books (Stretch Goal: 8 books, include DNFs) - 5/4
  a. 1 from TBR - 2/1
  b. 1 Sequel - 2/1
  c. 2 from Complete Works goal - 1/2, one requested from library
2. Do yoga twice - 0/2, missed one that I expected to make due to schedule conflicts :(
3. Keep up in Music-a-Day book - On track

Frugality:
4. "Personal" spend under $100 - 91/100
5. "Consumables" under $700 - 593/700
6. Cooking
  a. Bake bread once a week - 2/4
  b. Meal plan the week ahead - So far so good

House Stuff:
7. Baseboard - Done main room, only laundry left
8. Caulk Baseboards - Picked up the last thing we need for this
9. Hang Basement Doors
  a. Laundry - bought door and hardware!
  b. Utility Closet

Garden:
10. Plan Garden
  a. Plant Currant Bushes Not arriving until April
  b. Design Plan for Raised Bed
  c. Start Tomatoes - skipping this, I'll just use extras from family this year
  d. Sow Lettuce - Done!
  e. Sow Chard

Social:
11. Sister's B-Day
12. Plan Friend Brunch
13. Plan G-Aunt Visit

[TheFrenchCat]

Belated week three update.  It didn't feel like it, but looking back this was a pretty good week, in terms of goals at least.

Work Related:   
   -Continue working on a five year plan-talked to my boss about new career idea, since it would involve her business, and she's super on board.  Next step, more research!
   -Look at potential jobs at least once a week-did this several times
   -Apply to at least one more job-didn't hear back from the one I was interested in, but I applied for another one, and I got an interview!
Creative:
   -Start new embroidery projects-bought some new thread, though I don't count that as starting
   -Play piano at least three times-twice so far

Health:
   -Exercise at least three times-worked out and swam this weekend, so I met this one with 4 so far!
   -Schedule at least one hangout with a friend, or at least try in case people are busy and no one can-planning to text a friend after I find out when my interview is
   -Find an online course or something similar to take and start it-did one week's worth of the class

Household:
   -Do at least one decluttering session in the basement-nope
   -Make all school lunches, no buying without planning in advance (pizza days)-so far, so good, no misses, even though I really wanted to cheat one day
   -Do more than half (5/9) of the monthly chores, focusing on ones that haven't been done in a while-still at two, need to catch up soon
   -Use up something from the freezer at least once a week-still on track, used up some broth today

[comicguy]

March Goals, trying to keep it simple for this month

Lose 3 lbs  1lb lost due some medical travel for FIL
Deculutter 25 items 26 items out the door!
Track my food habits better complete fail this month everything that was going on!
Read 2 books completed!
Use up at least 8 items from the deep freezer 8 items used up!
Complete taxes (have a K-1's form that will not come in until mid march) Completed and Fed refund already back!

Will probably try and keep April's goals fairly simple as well!

[TheFrenchCat]

Work Related:   
   -Continue working on a five year plan-still working on the new idea, but it's still looking promising as a long term thing
   -Look at potential jobs at least once a week-did this several times
   -Apply to at least one more job-I interviewed and actually was offered the job!!  They said my resume was fantastic and I presented myself very well.  It might've been interesting, but the hours would've conflicted too much with the job I want to keep, so I turned it down.

Creative:
   -Start new embroidery projects-can't seem to get moving on this one
   -Play piano at least three times-only twice, unless you count while practicing to sing at church

Health:
   -Exercise at least three times-took a long walk today, so got to 5!
   -Schedule at least one hangout with a friend, or at least try in case people are busy and no one can-planning to text a friend after I find out when my interview is-Missed this one, but I did have regular social time anyways at book club.  Maybe counts?
   -Find an online course or something similar to take and start it-did one week's worth of the class

Household:
   -Do at least one decluttering session in the basement-nope
   -Make all school lunches, no buying without planning in advance (pizza days)-made it!
   -Do more than half (5/9) of the monthly chores, focusing on ones that haven't been done in a while-managed 4, better than last month, I think
   -Use up something from the freezer at least once a week-Missed the last week, but still doing good overall

[nessness]

End of month update:

Home:
- Declutter messiest kitchen cabinet - DONE
- Declutter hallway shelves - DONE (although not as thoroughly as I could have)
- Declutter upstairs bathroom - DONE
- Re-caulk living room windows - DONE
- Clean all split unit filters -  DONE

Pets:
- Take dog on 1 training walk per week (we're working to reduce his leash reactivity) - Did a play date instead of a training walk this week, but I'm counting it. 4/4 DONE
- Clip all pets' nails (2 dogs, 2 rabbits, 1 guinea pig) - basically done. I didn't finish the last couple nails one on dog because he was getting too agitated.
- Repair chicken coop where wood is rotted out - not done. I hoped to get to it today but it was too rainy.

Personal:
- Do at least 1 German lesson per day - 31/31, DONE
- Walk 10k steps at least 24/31 days - 28/31, DONE
- Finish two paper books - five books read, DONE
- Reduce screen time 25% from February average - DONE
- Make 0 Amazon purchases - DONE

I really need to prioritize the chicken coop, but I'm feeling good about how I did this month. Having this thread was really motivating!

[Raenia]

End of month wrap-up!

Self-Care:
1. Read 4 books (Stretch Goal: 8 books, include DNFs) - 6/4
  a. 1 from TBR - 2/1
  b. 1 Sequel - 2/1
  c. 2 from Complete Works goal - 2/2
2. Do yoga twice - 0/2, scheduling conflicts and illnesses all over
3. Keep up in Music-a-Day book - On track

Frugality:
4. "Personal" spend under $100 - 105/100
5. "Consumables" under $700 - 669/700
6. Cooking
  a. Bake bread once a week - 4/4
  b. Meal plan the week ahead - So far so good

House Stuff:
7. Baseboard - Done main room, only laundry left
8. Caulk Baseboards - Picked up the last thing we need for this
9. Hang Basement Doors
  a. Laundry - bought door and hardware!
  b. Utility Closet

Garden:
10. Plan Garden
  a. Plant Currant Bushes Not arriving until April
  b. Design Plan for Raised Bed - No plan, just started sowing things and we'll see how it shakes out
  c. Start Tomatoes - skipping this, I'll just use extras from family this year
  d. Sow Lettuce - Done!
  e. Sow Chard

Social:
11. Sister's B-Day - Done! Great success
12. Plan Friend Brunch - Scheduled
13. Plan G-Aunt Visit - Scheduled