Wishes & Goals 2010 Check-Up - August

It's everyone's favourite time of the month! And of course, the usual refresher of the goals and the calendar. Just a reminder that the calendar is a good reference of what mood I'm most likely in, based on what time I went to bed the night before, which brings us to our first goal...

7.5+ hours of sleep
This past month I have been consistent in... going to bed late every Sunday. I managed to get to bed on time on at least one night a week. I would blame it on staying with B., but since I've moved back home, so far in August I only seem to have red nights and yellow nights (defined as getting to bed and having trouble falling asleep, or on Wednesday nights going to bed later than 11:15 PM but sleeping in on Thursday). I think the reason behind why I'm up late every individual night is different, so it might be a matter of paying closer attention to them and trying to snuff out the problem.

Each snack must contain a vegetable or fruit.
I consistently did not snack on Thursdays all month, due to sleeping in and then just not eating later for whatever reason. I did find myself snacking as I made dinner - bad. Even now as I'm typing this it's [past] snack time and I'm not eating because I'm not hungry, even though I saved half my lunch to eat. For the past three weeks I've been lazy about making sure I have some protein to eat too, so lots of "yellow" days. I've started getting creative, like taking leftover salmon to eat with crackers, or getting a 6" sub at Subway and eating half. And today I bought some Liberté 0% Greek Yogurt and trail mix to bring to work - so hopefully I'll be better the rest of the month. Hopefully.

Be able to do 100 full, proper pushups without stopping by December 2010.
On July 15 I made the "mistake" of doing my biweekly checkpoint after not having fully recovered from kickboxing class in the morning and could only do 20 pushups. This forced me to change "levels" in the hundred pushups program, which was actually nice in the end because it changed my routine a little bit. Now I'm on "Week 5" and will probably be here awhile again, but it was nice to have some change! For most of the month I would keep on missing Day 1 on Friday and then not make it up on the Saturday so there was a lot of shifting around. Bad.

Drink at least 48 oz of water at least three days a week, INCLUDING Thursday, Saturday or Sunday.
For some reason as the month went on I got less consistent about it, and the calendar doesn't look as bad as it was really because I drank more water at B.'s house after work than how much I usually drink at home. I think it has to do with the fact that I'm usually dressed for nice weather outside and then it's ridiculously cold at my office. When I remember a sweater, it helps. I might also try bringing citrus slices or frozen berries to work to add to my water and spice things up...

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.
I saved the equivalent of about half a paycheque this month, even though I wasn't living at home. B. needs to stop paying for everything.

My Wishes for 2010
Do a thorough room purge
Moving to B.'s for a month forced myself to do a bit of a closet purge - I got rid of lots of jeans and "bar clothes" that still fit me but I don't wear anymore; I can't wear jeans at work and on my days off I find myself lazing around in yoga pants more often now, and I don't go to bars, nor am I looking to "pick up". My mom's cleaning ladies whisked away the pile of clothes for themselves and their friends. Very convenient. I also did a bit of a book purge, including getting rid of my entire Babysitters' Club collection. I was so choked that Fair's Fair only took two of my books and paid $2.50 for them - the rest went to the Drop-In Centre.

Recipes/Techniques I wanted to try this year
I didn't end up trying anything on my original list, but having a "to try" label in my Reader has been very helpful, especially when it came to menu planning with B.!

Blog Stuff
Continue upward trajectory of posts this year
I posted 9 entries in July 2010, vs. 7 in 2009.

Include nutrition information for my recipes whenever possible
I haven't done this for past recipes since April.

Rewards/Positive Reflection
I didn't meet any of my goals this month and I've had a nasty start to August, so there's no point thinking of short-term rewards to treat myself with. However, B. and I went shopping for glasses for him last week and I found a nice long-term reward for myself: these Lafont Borgia frames. I probably can't afford them until next year, when my health benefits reset. I haven't picked a goal to attach them to yet though.

And to end this on a positive note - although I didn't meet any of my goals this month, staying with B. was a nice reminder that I'm still ok living on my own, even if it's just for a month. Using that as a motivator to purge parts of my room was nice too. Now I need to get my act together for the rest of August!