Wishes & Goals 2010 Check-Up - May

Can't believe that yet another month has passed us by - 2010 is running along quite quickly. I would say April was a good month, though May so far has gotten off on a pretty rocky start. Let's review the calendar and goals, shall we?

My Goals for 2010
Lights out between 10:30-10:45 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and between 11:30-11:45 on Sundays and Tuesdays for at least three of those nights per week by the end of the month.
I wasn't able to achieve this goal in the first week, probably because I was adjusting from being back on vacation. However, toward the end of the month I was able to get to bed on time most nights - even Thursdays! Unfortunately that all fell apart over the first two weeks in May, so I guess I'll still be working on the same goal for the next little while.

Each snack must contain a vegetable or a fruit.
I've been pretty good at this goal, but now the part I'm struggling with (especially in the beginning of May) seems to be making sure I have some source of protein at work! And there have been a few times that I've let "snack time" roll by without eating. Time to tighten those reins again!

Be able to do 100 full, proper pushups without stopping by December 2010.
I was finally able to do 100 pushups from my knees! I didn't end up buying myself any jewellery though, due to the fact that I'd recently spent a lot of money to celebrate a hefty tax return, so I took the weekend off of doing pushups instead. More importantly, it means I'm finally moving on to my end goal of working on full pushups. (Notice the red dot in my graph!) The fact that I'm going from doing sets of 30+ to sets of less than 10 is very motivating (haha)

I will save at least ⅓ of my paycheque every month in hopes of buying a house/condo within walking distance from my work by 2011-2012.
As I mentioned previously, I got a big fat tax return, thanks to not having worked full-time for a year and leftover education credits. Despite going on a spending spree afterwards, buying shoes, pants, tops and jewellery, I still managed to stash the equivalent of four paycheques into an RRSP! (As opposed to my usual savings account).

Drink at least 48 oz of water at least three days a week.
My success has been pretty up-and-down with this throughout April. Part of it could be because I started a new "experiment" - in order to boost my calcium intake I now bring a new plant-based milk (unsweetened, if possible) to work every week and I drink a glass at lunch instead of my usual water. So far I've tried Hemp Bliss (tastes like grass), Oat Dream (only comes sweetened, doesn't have any distinguishing taste) and Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Breeze (nice vanilla taste, doesn't leave as much of a chalky film compared to other brands). This week I bought EdenBlend, a rice and soy beverage, only to realize later that it's not fortified (boo). Anyway, B. thinks I should include the beverages into my water count, but I don't, nor do I include the tea I have most mornings. I'm feeling a little sick though, so maybe that'll help boost my water intake for the coming weeks (haha) and I need to be better about having water around to drink at home, in the car, when I work out...

My Wishes for 2010
Do a thorough room purge
As usual, I didn't work on this this month...

Recipes/techniques I wanted to try this year:
...nor this.

Blog Stuff
Continue upward trajectory of posts this year
I posted 8 entries in April 2010, vs. 7 entries in 2009.

Include nutrition information for my recipes whenever possible
I did some backtracking but still haven't made a lot of progress in finishing the job.

Rewards
Like I said, I went on a big shopping spree to just reward myself on all the efforts I've made so far and I rewarded myself for completing 100 pushups from my knees by taking the weekend off! May has gotten off to a rocky start so I don't expect to be doing anything special goal-wise this month.