A Goal a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Since the month of June is winding down {can you believe 2010 is 1/2 way over???}, I wanted to post about where I finished with my monthly set of goals...you can see my original post here

Ok so how did I do???

1. Finish Reading Breaking Dawn--COMPLETE!! I finished it the first week of June--as we all know most of us are pee-in-our-pants excited to see Eclipse coming out tomorrow...I am now reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett, which I am thoroughly enjoying!

2. Make Dinner at Least 2 Nights a Week and Try 5 New Recipes--SEMI DONE...Jeff and I are cooking a lot more, though I have to admit a lot of my dinners have been the same things I am used to making--I need to branch out so my Southern Living magazines come ASAP!

3. Get My Oil Changed and Alignment Checked--COMPLETE!! So glad I did this to beat the summer heat, and I saved some money, too

4. Finish Decorating our Master Bedroom--FAIL! I still have pictures to put in our ledge and still need artwork for one wall, but I have a feeling that will be put off until I stumble across something simply fabulous... work-in-progress =)

5. Paint and Decorate the Upstairs Guest Bathroom--FAIL! We all know how this one turned out... GROSS/UGLY/HIDEOUS! The weekend after next I have one day free so I am planning to repaint and get this one knocked out

6. Attend Church Every Sunday We're Home--COMPLETE although I feel like this doesn't count... we were only home 1 Sunday this month, but we did go!!

7. Workout 4 Days a Week EVERY Week--SEMI-COMPLETE...Some weeks I worked out 3 days and some weeks I worked out 4--all in all, with as much traveling as I have been doing,  I ran more miles this month than I did in May so job well done

8. Get Together with 2 Friends I Haven't Seen in Awhile--COMPLETE!! I got to spend quality time with Jenna AND Brittney... so glad we made it happen!!

9. Wash and Clean My Car--BIG BIG FAIL on this one...still waiting for a free second to get this one knocked out--boo, I need to get on it once I get home from this weekend's festivities

With a new month {birthday month might I add!!} beginning, it's time for a new set of goals, right?? I find that if I am motivated I can get a lot more accomplished and so we'll see how long this monthly tradition continues...

1. Pay off Express Credit Card...yes, I am ashamed to admit it, but I have been paying on my Express credit card for quite some time (I can't even tell you the last time I shopped there), though I am going to write my last payment to them this month and close that credit chapter for good!

2. Complete at least 10 days of the 30-Day Shred DVD...Ms. Jillian took a backseat to my workouts since our downstairs carpet was gone, but now we have all new footing to get my additional workouts in for the mornings I don't visit the gym and I fully intend to devote 20 minutes of the AM to extra jumping jacks, ab crunches, and weights

3. Make the Bed Everyday... this one is a difficult task in my household--it's so easy to leave it undone every morning, but coming home to a messy bed at night makes me feel lazy so I am hoping Jeff and I can accomplish this task together--small steps, small steps

4. Update my Tres Chic Ink Blog More Regularly...it's so easy to blog about my personal life, places I am going, things that I am doing, but I need to make a point to blog about my passion for all things paper and really work on helping my calligraphy side-venture grow. Most of my clients have been friends and so I need to network and branch out so I can continue to do something I really love.

5. Send a Note to Someone... emails, texts, and phone calls are the easiest ways to communicate with those we love, but nothing says "I'm thinking about you" like a personal handwritten note--I am going to start keeping my stationery with me and attempt to write more to my family and friends.. just to say hello, tell them congrats, a miss you, etc--whatever the subject is doesn't matter, but it's the thought and the time you take to write that really matters

6. End the Tanning Bed For Good! Yes, I am one of the bad ones that loves to indulge in a good tan day {or two}... but it's time to put an end to the sun damage and I am switching to the Spray Tan--I just need to get the method perfected before some important events so I don't look like the village idiot

There you have it--July's to-do's in no particular order... I'll have to print this off and remind myself to take note of these goals so I am treat myself at the end of the month with something special!