January has come and past; shall we review my progress? I'd rather not. It's pretty grim. I have failed miserably at starting any of my projects except that sad attempt of watching less TV.
To be on the positive side, I did say goodbye to Friends and have not turned back... although I was very tempted to just pop one DVD in this weekend when W was gone and I needed some background noise.
However, did I start practicing yoga frequently? No. I barely made it up the hill on the two walks I took during the month. Really, really sad. Did I venture to utter a French word? That would another big NO. Although, I did read Madame Bovary which is translated from French, so I figured that counted. My sewing machine still sits in the guest room closet, and I have definitely not gone camping. Also, I have set a very bad pace of not spending less or saving more.
That brings me to February's new project:
For one month, I am not allowed to step one foot inside a Target, Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, or any other kind of pharmacy type store. In addition, I am restricted from going to Amazon.com, zappos.com, Southwest.com or iTunes. (Lucky this is the shortest month of the year, right?!) This pretty much means no shopping, except at the grocery store. I mean, the toilet paper is not going to last another week.
This is going to force me to save some money, for crying out loud! Target is the biggest trap ever. I went in over the weekend to get eye drops with a very strict order to myself to walk in only for eye drops and that's it. Why did I all of a sudden spend seventy-four dollars?! That is ridiculous. Enough is enough.
February is all about saving money. Maybe I can distract myself from shopping online by doing some warrior poses instead.
W gone, background noise needed. Be old fashion and pop in an old cd. I suggest Immaculate Collection. Great for apt cleaning & organising.
ReplyDeleteFor the French project. Most DVDs now a days have several language options. I suggest watching a film you've seen 137 times (i.e. My Best Friend's Wedding). But watching it French with English subtitles. You won't learn a whole tun...but it will be a good listening exercise!
Shopping: when you go pick up that toilet paper, I suggest only taking a 5 dollar bill with you and NOTHING else. This way when you get in the shop, you actually won't be able to buy anything else due to the lack of plastic and extra cash!
Good luck darlin xxx