The arrival of the new month brings with it the beginning of a couple of personal challenges:
#1 - Giving up soda (and caffiene in general) for the month. Goal #55 is actually listed as "Go a week without soda (10x)", but since Codi & I are taking this on together, and her goal is a month without caffiene, that's how we'll tackle this one.
#2 - A month with no fast food. Yes, this will actually take us into March because the wording of Goal #38 specifies "Go without fast food for 30 days," but I can deal with that. Codi's also working on this goal for the month - this way we can kinda of support each other's efforts. We did decide that Subway doesn't count as fast food, as long as we're sticking with the sandwiches we generally get (tuna or turkey). Because I tend to have business lunches in sit-down restaurants, we also agreed that we're not banning that type of establishment, but should opt for healthier selections (no french fries or other deep-fried food, etc.).
As far as other progress goes:
Goal #19: I have sent out a postcard for Postcrossing (to Finland on Jan. 25) & will be sending another this afternoon (to Belarus this time).
Goal #14: I recieved the first letter from my pen pal, and am sending out my response this afternoon. I'm considering getting another pen pal as well.
Goal #21: I adopted a soldier (in Afghanistan) last week, and expect to send my first letter/small package out this week.
Goal #12: Watched "Rear Window" on Jan.13, "Midnight Cowboy" on Jan. 18, and "American Graffiti" on Jan. 27 during my weekly movie night with Codi & Mike. We'll be watching another tonight, but I'm not sure what yet. I also rented "The Sound of Music", and watched it Jan. 25-27 (I was trying to watch it at bedtime & kept falling asleep.)
Goal #58: I did buy a planner, and I have been using it to some extent, but need to remember to use it more often.
Goal #48: Saw Little Big Town at the Island Resort & Casino on Jan. 15 with Lance, Dad, Roseanne, Jonathan, and Jon's girlfriend. Also had a meet & greet - see photo at bottom of blog page.
I'm still working on quite a few of the other goals, but those are the only ones I've made any real progress on for the moment...
