March was a very productive month towards accomplishing my
goals. I’m really pleased at my progress.
Yearly goals:
1.
Reach my target weight by the end of the year. –
I did increase my exercise this month and lost a pound.
2.
Finish knitting my Fair Isle vest. – I
finished my vest and I love it!
3.
Spin 4 lbs. of fiber for the year.
a.
January – spun 4 oz. of Into the Whirled
“Rhinebeck”, 4 oz. Hobbledehoy Gemmy Bats
b.
February – spun 4 oz. of Fiber Optic “Turquoise
to Tangerine Gradient”; started on 4 oz. of Pumpkin Queen.
c.
March – spun 4 oz. of Miss Bab’s “Blackwatch”
that I bought in 2011.
Total: 16 oz.
4.
Use at least 4 skeins of my handspun this year. –
a.
January - Basket Weave scarf
b.
February – Summer Shadows shawl by Angelea
McGarrah
c.
March – working on the Oaklet Shawl
5.
Dye my own yarn or fiber – dyed some KnitPicks
fingering yarn in indigo
6.
Walk at least 1200 miles this year.
a.
January - 157.71 miles (avg. 5.1 miles per day)
b.
February - 148.34 miles (avg. 5.3 miles per day)
c.
March - 182.63 miles (5.9 miles per day) I’m really
happy with the mileage I got this month!
Daily/Weekly/Monthly
goals: Last year, I only had a 60% successful completion rate so I am aiming to
do better than that this year.
1.
Daily – Name 3 things that I’m grateful for each
morning. – I do this every morning before I get out of bed.
2.
Daily – A Photo A Day project – I’ve kept up
with this and really enjoy the comments and suggestions I have gotten. I enjoy
looking at other people’s pictures too.
3.
Weekly – Contact a friend and tell them
something nice. – I really like doing this.
a.
January - I went out to lunch with my friend
Sandy one week and I’ve contacted others through Facebook.
b.
February - Contacted long distance friends on Facebook
and wished them happy birthday!
c.
March –
kept up with friends on social networking and tried to schedule lunch with my
friends Sandy and Sylvia but they were either going out of town or having to
work.
4.
Weekly – Work in my yard/garden at least once a
week.
a.
January - It has been too cold in January to do
too much but I’ve blown the leaves out of the driveway, raked leaves in the
back yard, and fed my worms.
b.
February – raked leaves out of the backyard,
removed branches that have littered the yard.
c.
March – weeded, cut dead stuff from winter,
fertilized the lawn
5.
Monthly – Knit 10 squares on my Mitered Square
Sock Yarn blanket. (Total 120 for the year)
a.
January – completed 10 squares
b.
February – completed 15 squares
c.
March – completed 11 squares
Total - 36
6.
Monthly - Read one non-fiction book every month.
I really enjoyed doing this last year and it forced me to read books out of my
comfort zone.
a.
January – The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
b.
February - The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns
c.
March – Publish on Amazon Kindle by Kindle
Direct Publishing
How are you doing so far with your goals? Join me in the
monthly review and let me know how you are doing!
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