I had a terrible month with exercise and eating right. My
weight hasn’t changed and I feel frumpy. But it was a busy month of working and
that kept me busy. I'm hoping I do better next month.
1.
Lose 10 lbs.
a.
As of 1/31/16 – lost 2 lbs. from initial weight
b.
As of 2/28/16 – lost .5 lbs. from initial weight
c.
As of 3/31/16 – gained 1 lb. from initial weight
d.
As of 4/29/16 – gained .5 from initial weight (I
just can’t seem to lose weight even though I’m doing a lot of exercise!)
e.
As of 5/31/16 -
total loss/gain from initial weight – 0
f.
As of 6/30/16 – gained 2 lbs. from initial
weight.
g.
As of 7/31/16 – still 2 lbs. above my initial
weight
2.
Spin 52 oz. of fiber
a.
As of 7/31/16 – spun 28 oz.
3.
Use at least 5 skeins of my handspun
a.
As of 7/31/16 – 4 skeins
4.
Use at least 3 skeins from my stash that was
bought in 2015 or earlier.
a.
As of 7/31/16 – one skein of Fishknits,
one skein of Marigold Jen’s Zombie Invasion
5.
Knit 132 squares on my Mitered Square Sock Yarn
blanket.
a.
January – knit 11 squares
b.
February – knit 10 squares
c.
March – knit 11 squares
d.
April - knit 12 squares
e.
May – knit 11 squares
f.
June – knit 10
g.
July – knit 11 (total – 76)
6.
Walk at least 1320 miles.
a.
January – 146.11 miles
b.
February - 133.7 miles
c.
March - 151.67
miles
d.
April – 164.3 miles (the most miles this year!)
e.
May – 154.2 miles
f.
June – 138.6 miles
g.
July - 108 miles
7.
Name 3 things from the day before that I’m
thankful for.
a.
Completed up to 731/16
8.
Write down one thing that my husband did the day
before that I really appreciate.
a.
Completed up to 7/31/16
9.
Balance my checkbook, check credit card
statements, and pay bills weekly.
a.
Completed up to 7/31/16
10. Try
12 new recipes. I have been making the same old stuff when we are at home and
think I need to try to liven up our meals.
a.
January – 1 day - Picked up branches and limbs
in the yard
b.
March – 3 days - Worked in the yard! I love
Spring!
c.
April –5 days - Weeded front flower beds; spread
38 bales of pine needles,
d.
May – 6 days – weeds growing faster than I can
clear them out.
e.
June – 4 days – the heat and humidity is killing
me!
f.
July – 2 days – hard to do in the heat and while
working
12. Read
12 non-fiction books.
a.
Voices in the Ocean by Susan Casey
b.
The Words We Live By by Linda R. Monk
c.
Life by the Cup by Zhena Muzyka
e. Essentialism: The
Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
f. Dancing Through Life:
Steps of Courage and Conviction by Candace Cameron Bure
h. The
Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison (I didn’t like this book but I struggled
through to the end.)
i. Better
than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Rubin
j. The Boy
Born Dead by David Ring
k. Knit to
Flatter by Amy Herzog
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