1) Lose 10 pounds - Clearly, complete!! When I started the year, I was hoping to lose 40 pounds, so I figured 10 pounds every 3 months was reasonable. Little did I know how focused I would get and how much progress I would make!
2) Run a half marathon - Also complete! My brother and I completed the Beaumont Gusher Half Marathon on March 10th, and it was tough!
3) Landscape front yard - Mostly complete. I've completed the major work on the project as detailed here and here, but there are still some major tweaks to come. I'm not going to post a weekend project update this week, but while my family was here we did start planting some flowers in the bed:
4) Floss more - Not so much progress on this one. Although I can legitimately say I flossed more, it's still not as frequent or consistent as I'd like. I have plans to accomplish this one in the second quarter (see below).
So all in all, I think it was a pretty productive first three months of the year! Plus I got started on the Dude, Get on That Already challenge, so a few other things are getting done too. The blogging is definitely keeping me honest!
So, what are my goals for the second quarter and how do I plan to accomplish them? Well, without further ado, here they are:
1) Reach Goal Weight of 130lbs by May 12 - Keep doing what I'm doing!
2) Learn to Love the Treadmill & Run 3 miles at a 9 min pace - Sam & I bought a treadmill a few months ago and although I've spent some time on it, I haven't really adjusted to treadmill running. In fact, I think it tends to hurt my knees/ankles worse to run on it! But the most likely reason is because I don't feel 100% comfortable on the treadmill and I adjust my stride awkwardly to compensate. So before the hot TX summer months get here and I can't run outside anymore, I want to get better acquainted and adjusted to the treadmill. And accomplish Part 2 of this goal - to improve my speed and reach a 9:00 min mile pace for 3 miles. (I typically run 10 minute miles no matter if I'm doing 1 mile or 10 miles... doesn't make to much sense, does it?)
3) Floss & Take a Vitamin Daily - So I have an actual plan this time around. I'm planning to use a whiteboard marker on my bathroom mirror to keep track of how I do and reward myself accordingly. I'm thinking the system will work like this: if I floss & take my vitamin every day for 5 days in a row, I will put $25 aside for a reward, which I am thinking will be new fans for the whole house (seriously, I'll post some pictures later, but they are wayyy outdated). If I miss a day, I have to start all over again at Day 1 until I get to Day 5. Does that make sense? This works out great because I already have a decent amount of home improvement money saved so it won't cost me anything - it will just give me permission to use some of my savings! I think the visual reminder plus the rewards system will help and I'm sure once it becomes a habit, I won't have to pay myself to floss haha.
4) Keep the Car Clean - Pretty self explanatory I think. I am really not good at all about keeping my car cleaned out or cleaned up. I've done much better in the past few weeks at clearing the clutter and trash as I go, but I'd like to get into a routine of vacuuming out and washing the car at least once/month. And maybe even getting the fabrics cleaned. We'll see!
5) Buy a Paint Sprayer & Test it Out- So this is kind of a crazy one, but it is all leading up to remodeling my kitchen this year (hopefully in the late summer/fall). I definitely need to start planning, and one part of that is to make a final decision about what to do with my cabinets (paint, stain or replace) and whether or not to do it myself or hire it out. I've found some great cabinet painting tutorials online, so I want to buy a paint sprayer and do a test run to see if I could potentially do the kitchen myself. And I've decided the testing grounds will be the cabinets over the washer/dryer (aka the least visible in case it doesn't go well, and the cheapest to replace if it REALLY doesn't go well). More to come on this for sure!
So that's it! I think it is a pretty challenging list, but there is also all different types of goals - from daily 2 minute tasks to a major project, I think I've covered it all. I'll be working 12 hours shifts and weekends for 3 weeks in April/May and also be gone for the cruise in May, so hopefully I'll have enough time around the house to get it all done, we'll see!!
Is anyone else with me on the goal setting? I think the 3 month timeframe is so much more motivating than a whole year! And even if you only set a small goal, I guarantee it will be so satisfying to complete it!
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