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March Monthly Goal Review
It's time for the March Goal Review! I missed multiple things this month, and didn't make much progress on my year-long goals, but all in all it wasn't a terrible month, I suppose. For a detailed look at how I'm doing, take a look beneath the cut.
--Meet Daily goal on Duolingo (30XP/day)
---One day missed. I didn't even realize it until midnight had passed, but as the day I missed followed a day that was very busy and energy-intensive, it wasn't all that surprising.
--On Duolingo, practise French and Polish twice a week, and Esperanto, Hawaiian, and German once a week.
---Except for the missed day, I have practised the language I planned on each day so far, so this goal is working. :)
--I'd like to complete 5 Legendary units in both Esperanto and Hawaiian, 20 Regular units in French, 10 Regular units in Polish, and 2 Regular units in German.
---I am on Unit 8 of 9 for Esperanto, 5 of 8 for Hawaiian (progress has been made, but I haven't finished the unit yet), 162 of 179 for French, 21 of 28 for Polish, and 21 of 20 for German! 2 units in German: successfully complete!
--Yoga every day except Monday. I'm also going to try to find "cardio" or "strength" yoga videos to help with getting in shape too. I'd like to try to do a "30 day yoga" challenge this year, and not miss any days, which is what happened last year.
---I missed one day of yoga again, and had a lot of impromptu, short practises, but I'm still feeling good about this goal. I'm hoping to follow more video tutorials next month, but we'll see how that works out.
--Weekly update posts on Thursdays, and Comfort Corner posts on the first, third, and fifth Sundays.
---Got all the Thursdays, but totally missed the second Sunday and didn't even realize it until yesterday.
--Try to answer DW comments within two days of receiving them. Answer five comments on the weekend to keep the backlog down.
---Still doing decently at this goal. I think I've been under 10 comments in my inbox the whole year, after the initial clean up happened.
--Cook on Mondays. This year, I'm going to try to find at least a dozen recipes or so by January 15 that I want to cook, to cut down on some of the decision making so that cooking will be easier.
---Missed a day this month, but I refuse to give up. Hopefully I can stick with it properly in April.
--Don't let the dishes stack up in the sink, and don't leave the pots and pans to sit for days (or for someone else to do). I had to modify this one from last year, since the old goal won't work with two other people living in the house.
---I've done the dishes after every time I've cooked, but I haven't been so good at doing everyday type dishes. I have a feeling this goal may need to be revised in the future. No change here.
--$X into savings account weekly.
---Success so far!
--Clear my half of the mortgage by the end of the year.
---No new payments made, but I'm still on track for this one.
--Water garden daily from May through the first week of September.
---Not the right season for this yet.
----Weed the garden once weekly (tentatively on Sundays) from May through the first week of September.
-----Also not the right season for this yet.
--Rollerblade or bike once a month from April to September.
---Or this.
--Donate to charity monthly; have the list of charities finalized by January 15th.
---Done so far. List created before January 15th.
--Read one book a month.
---Read "The Black Country." It was a detecive novel set in London in the late 1800s I believe. A little dark in tone, but a good story and a good mystery and enjoyable overall.
--Play flute once a month.
---Success so far.
--Take one personal day a month to just chill and recharge my batteries.
---Success again this month, although kind of unintentional this time around. I'm going to try to be more mindful about my rest day in April and hopefully get more out of it.
--One puzzle before July.
---I don't think I worked on the puzzle at all this month. I will need to make time in April to work on this one.
--One puzzle after July.
---Another one that doesn't apply yet.
--Participate in at least three bingo fests. Tentatively, the February, May, and October Bingo fests look the most interesting, with March and July being ones I'm curious about but I'm waiting to see cards for those ones. I will be hosting the June bingo fest, so I will try to write for that one as well, though I haven't had the best track record for actually writing in my own fests.
---I played in the March Is... Bingo Fest and managed a black out on my 3x3 card.
--Get one bingo; bonus for a blackout.
---Finished in February.
--Finish the socks I started. If that goes quickly, I'm going to try to make a second pair, since I have a second ball of yarn specifically for socks.
---I managed a bit more work on the sock, but still nowhere near as much progress as I was hoping for.
--Choose a knitting or crochet project to do to use up some of the yarn I have (I have waaaaayyyyy too much LOL).
---First project done, second one still in the works.
--Have the blocks for my quilt put together.
---Still no progress, but family circumstances are still on going, so there hasn't been much opportunity.
--Do something creative/artistic. I have no idea what, and I'm not sure if the vagueness will be a help or a hindrance, but this is all I've got so far.
---Not done yet and no ideas so far. Still. Again.
--Potentially take a class, either in person or online. I'm not sure about this one this time around, but I like the idea enough to not remove it completely. We'll see how the year goes, I guess.
---Not done yet, and nothing planned at the moment. Again. Still.
--Keep seeing therapist to work on personal things. I'd also like to set a specific goal to work towards, though I don't actually have one in mind at the moment.
---Still seeing my therapist, no additional goals set yet. No change here.
--Choose of slice of the "Wheel of Life" to work on. Have a rough plan by January 15. I have chosen Stress-Mastery and Play to work on (yes that is two slices), but I haven't come up with a plan yet.
---I did some fun things in March, but I didn't necessarily do as much for the Stress Mastery part as I hoped to. I'm finding I have a really hard time making time to go for walks, even though I know they make me feel better when I manage to go out for them.
--Website updates for![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
ysabetwordsmith. I honestly don't know how to frame this goal to be successful at it. I've tried a lot of variations, and they all have their drawbacks and don't work long term. I'm going to keep trying but I'm directionless at the moment.
---I haven't managed to start this one yet, but I do have a general direction to start in at least. Did not find spoons for this. Will put in more effort into doing *something* in March.
--Fill in desk calendar by January 15.
---Done! I also made bullet journal tracker pages, so that it is easier to count how many days I completed (or missed) as the year goes on.
--Post an end-of-month goal review on DW. I'm hoping this will help me track the progress of my on-going goals, but we'll see how that goes.
---Review posted two days late for March but it's up now and I did start writing it on the 31st, so it still counts.
--Two personal "goals" that I'm not sure need to be on this list any more but are still on the calendar, so I shall track them anyway, just to see how I do with keeping them up.
---Missed a day or two this month, but I'm still mostly on track, so I'm happy enough.
--Meet Daily goal on Duolingo (30XP/day)
---One day missed. I didn't even realize it until midnight had passed, but as the day I missed followed a day that was very busy and energy-intensive, it wasn't all that surprising.
--On Duolingo, practise French and Polish twice a week, and Esperanto, Hawaiian, and German once a week.
---Except for the missed day, I have practised the language I planned on each day so far, so this goal is working. :)
--I'd like to complete 5 Legendary units in both Esperanto and Hawaiian, 20 Regular units in French, 10 Regular units in Polish, and 2 Regular units in German.
---I am on Unit 8 of 9 for Esperanto, 5 of 8 for Hawaiian (progress has been made, but I haven't finished the unit yet), 162 of 179 for French, 21 of 28 for Polish, and 21 of 20 for German! 2 units in German: successfully complete!
--Yoga every day except Monday. I'm also going to try to find "cardio" or "strength" yoga videos to help with getting in shape too. I'd like to try to do a "30 day yoga" challenge this year, and not miss any days, which is what happened last year.
---I missed one day of yoga again, and had a lot of impromptu, short practises, but I'm still feeling good about this goal. I'm hoping to follow more video tutorials next month, but we'll see how that works out.
--Weekly update posts on Thursdays, and Comfort Corner posts on the first, third, and fifth Sundays.
---Got all the Thursdays, but totally missed the second Sunday and didn't even realize it until yesterday.
--Try to answer DW comments within two days of receiving them. Answer five comments on the weekend to keep the backlog down.
---Still doing decently at this goal. I think I've been under 10 comments in my inbox the whole year, after the initial clean up happened.
--Cook on Mondays. This year, I'm going to try to find at least a dozen recipes or so by January 15 that I want to cook, to cut down on some of the decision making so that cooking will be easier.
---Missed a day this month, but I refuse to give up. Hopefully I can stick with it properly in April.
--Don't let the dishes stack up in the sink, and don't leave the pots and pans to sit for days (or for someone else to do). I had to modify this one from last year, since the old goal won't work with two other people living in the house.
---I've done the dishes after every time I've cooked, but I haven't been so good at doing everyday type dishes. I have a feeling this goal may need to be revised in the future. No change here.
--$X into savings account weekly.
---Success so far!
--Clear my half of the mortgage by the end of the year.
---No new payments made, but I'm still on track for this one.
--Water garden daily from May through the first week of September.
---Not the right season for this yet.
----Weed the garden once weekly (tentatively on Sundays) from May through the first week of September.
-----Also not the right season for this yet.
--Rollerblade or bike once a month from April to September.
---Or this.
--Donate to charity monthly; have the list of charities finalized by January 15th.
---Done so far. List created before January 15th.
--Read one book a month.
---Read "The Black Country." It was a detecive novel set in London in the late 1800s I believe. A little dark in tone, but a good story and a good mystery and enjoyable overall.
--Play flute once a month.
---Success so far.
--Take one personal day a month to just chill and recharge my batteries.
---Success again this month, although kind of unintentional this time around. I'm going to try to be more mindful about my rest day in April and hopefully get more out of it.
--One puzzle before July.
---I don't think I worked on the puzzle at all this month. I will need to make time in April to work on this one.
--One puzzle after July.
---Another one that doesn't apply yet.
--Participate in at least three bingo fests. Tentatively, the February, May, and October Bingo fests look the most interesting, with March and July being ones I'm curious about but I'm waiting to see cards for those ones. I will be hosting the June bingo fest, so I will try to write for that one as well, though I haven't had the best track record for actually writing in my own fests.
---I played in the March Is... Bingo Fest and managed a black out on my 3x3 card.
--Get one bingo; bonus for a blackout.
---Finished in February.
--Finish the socks I started. If that goes quickly, I'm going to try to make a second pair, since I have a second ball of yarn specifically for socks.
---I managed a bit more work on the sock, but still nowhere near as much progress as I was hoping for.
--Choose a knitting or crochet project to do to use up some of the yarn I have (I have waaaaayyyyy too much LOL).
---First project done, second one still in the works.
--Have the blocks for my quilt put together.
---Still no progress, but family circumstances are still on going, so there hasn't been much opportunity.
--Do something creative/artistic. I have no idea what, and I'm not sure if the vagueness will be a help or a hindrance, but this is all I've got so far.
---Not done yet and no ideas so far. Still. Again.
--Potentially take a class, either in person or online. I'm not sure about this one this time around, but I like the idea enough to not remove it completely. We'll see how the year goes, I guess.
---Not done yet, and nothing planned at the moment. Again. Still.
--Keep seeing therapist to work on personal things. I'd also like to set a specific goal to work towards, though I don't actually have one in mind at the moment.
---Still seeing my therapist, no additional goals set yet. No change here.
--Choose of slice of the "Wheel of Life" to work on. Have a rough plan by January 15. I have chosen Stress-Mastery and Play to work on (yes that is two slices), but I haven't come up with a plan yet.
---I did some fun things in March, but I didn't necessarily do as much for the Stress Mastery part as I hoped to. I'm finding I have a really hard time making time to go for walks, even though I know they make me feel better when I manage to go out for them.
--Website updates for
ysabetwordsmith. I honestly don't know how to frame this goal to be successful at it. I've tried a lot of variations, and they all have their drawbacks and don't work long term. I'm going to keep trying but I'm directionless at the moment.---I haven't managed to start this one yet, but I do have a general direction to start in at least. Did not find spoons for this. Will put in more effort into doing *something* in March.
--Fill in desk calendar by January 15.
---Done! I also made bullet journal tracker pages, so that it is easier to count how many days I completed (or missed) as the year goes on.
--Post an end-of-month goal review on DW. I'm hoping this will help me track the progress of my on-going goals, but we'll see how that goes.
---Review posted two days late for March but it's up now and I did start writing it on the 31st, so it still counts.
--Two personal "goals" that I'm not sure need to be on this list any more but are still on the calendar, so I shall track them anyway, just to see how I do with keeping them up.
---Missed a day or two this month, but I'm still mostly on track, so I'm happy enough.