goals revisited...

So, a few weeks ago, I wrote about my goals... ones I'd done, ones I'd kinda done and ones I shoulda done. Given the "kinda dones" and the "shoulda dones", all of my goals were "to be continued." And, thinking about it, I guess most goals should "be continued" for a while. They say it takes 21 days to establish a new habit. That's three whole weeks of consciously making yourself do something new before it becomes a habit. And, after all, that's what this is all about- changing my habits, my lifestyle. Not just trying something new for a week or a few days. So, it is without regret that I am revisiting my goals and stamping them with a big fat "To Be Continued".


1. Put the checkbook and debit card away (again!). I've been pretty good about it this week. Last week? Not so much. But this week, the checkbook and debit card spent the week in the drawer. They came out on Wednesday night because I forgot that I had cash that I should have used to buy dinner for DH and myself and today because DH had to write a check at the dentist's office. And, I'll admit, they had a field trip to Target too, but we limited ourselves to the Dollar Spot and getting some cash out for the coming week. Both the checkbook and debit card are now safely back home in the drawer where they now live.
2. Buy the materials for doing the envelope (cash only) system. Okay, before I said that I had done this- twice. If I want to be totally honest, I've actually done this 3 times. Once, a few months ago, and I've been unable to find the coupon organizer since! So, I went back to the office store and bought the exact same one, then found one that I liked better at Target a few days later. And somewhere between then and now, I've managed to misplace them again! So, I'm modifying this goal to: Finding the materials for doing the envelope (cash only) system.
3. Get cash out of the bank and actually do the envelopes! I've got the cash. I've actually been using it (some... when I remember that I have it). Once the above goal is accomplished, I'll try again.
4. Look up menu planning and plan a menu. I didn't actually write out my menu, but I had it in my head and I followed it! Using my gmail recipe file, I was even able to look up a recipe while I was at the grocery store when I realized that I needed to make a crockpot meal for Tuesday evening! Let me tell you, that was handy! Let me just say, once again, that I love using a Gmail account as a recipe file! Gmail Rocks! With all of that said, I haven't actually planned my meal for this coming week yet, but given my financial panic earlier today and the realization that I need to "be extra-good for the rest of the month", meal planning isn't exactly an option. It's a requirement. We will be living off of what we have on hand as much as possible for the rest of the month and meal planning is an essential key to doing that so we don't end up eating "pumpkin-tuna-bean surprise" or something equally frightening because those are the only ingredients left in the pantry!
5. Look up ways of doing Price Books. I did this over break. I did this some after our big shopping trip to Walmart, but when I did, I realized that the original, most recently saved copy of my price book is still trapped in my mom's laptop and I need to send it to myself from her computer sometime. So, this goal becomes: Send myself a copy of the Price Book from mom's computer this week.
6. Clean off, adjust, and use the exercise bike at least one time! I did this (finally)... exactly one time. I may be doing it more in the near future, as I extended my walk this morning, and appear to have done something funky to my right leg/ankle/foot. Don't know exactly what I did or how, but it hurts. Maybe riding the bike would be less impact? I don't know, but I do know that I won't be going for lengthy walks anytime soon.
7. Lose some weight. Okay, this one remains to be seen. But, I promise to weigh-in and actually blog about it and post it sometime this weekend- good, bad or ugly!