How did I do?

As a recap, here were my goals for 2011.

1. Don’t get kicked out of Fat Camp
How I will accomplish this goal:

• Lose 7 lbs every 2 months
• Track food (myfitnesspal.com)
• Exercise 4-5 times a week for at least 45 minutes – can include walks on break if they get my heart up – Track it
• Pack my own lunch 3-4 times a week (or go home)
• Walk Nova 3 times a week (that is more than now, I=bad owner, but I need to be above freezing)
• Eat breakfast I prepare EVERY DAY (okay I can eat out occasionally, like 3 times a month)
• Be honest with myself

2. Keep my house company clean

How I will accomplish this goal:

• Open/sort/toss my mail the day I get it.
• Empty dishwasher when it is done, add dishes as soon as I finish with them
• Vacuum/Sweep once a week
• Mop at least once a month
• Put things away, don’t pile!

3. Add to savings

How I will accomplish this goal:

• Track expenses
• Quit random purchases (but not all random purchases, sometimes a girl needs to buy things she doesn't need to live, but it will make her life happier or easier - i.e. fish, pet toys, music, etc)
• Put money in my savings and if I pull out of savings I must replace what I took plus more (even if it is just a dollar) within the next month.

4. Read 60 books

How I will accomplish this goal:

• Read instead of tv or really keep on keeping on (I love this goal)

5. Write in my journal at least once a week.

How I will accomplish this goal:

• Remember that I have it.

6. Ride my bike to work 52 times.
How I will accomplish this goal:

• Since Charlie retired and isn’t here to push me anymore, I think I need to just suck it up and do it!
• Go clipless – this is a two prong approach, first prong is that it will make it easier, second is that I will have spent money so I will feel like I need to make it worth it.

7. Secret plan
How I will accomplish this goal:

• By doing secret

So how did I do? Um, crappy.

1. I got kicked out of Fat Camp. I can get back in now, but I have to lose like 3 pounds to do so, and we are switching insurance on April 1st, so it is now or never. But I will try. The County has a health coach now, so I have been meeting with her, that program just doesn't pay for my gym membership, but it is nice to have someone give me advice about training and stuff.

2. I did okay on keeping my house clean, not great, but okay.

3. I did not add to savings. Buying a new furnace, solatube (totally worth it) and repairing my fence required me to pull from savings. :(

4. I have KICKED ASS AT THIS GOAL!! WOO! Really by the end of the week I plan to have read 65 books (I need to finish one and a half books to do so)

5. I sucked at this goal. I may have written in it like twice..

6. Charlie would be sorely disappointed in me, I think I made it 9 times.

7. I actually did really well at my secret plan. What is it you ask? It is what you all guessed, to date more. Don't get your hopes up Mom or Dad, I haven't met anyone, but I have been at least trying. And they are all guys... (inside joke with my Dad, though I think my mom also worries). This has been a hard thing for me, because I am not good at being flirty and cute or willing to play dumb. But I did pretty well, I don't know how many guys I went out with this year, but it was multiple guys. Some of them were really fun, but I knew they would drive me nuts and others were better fits, but had WAY too much baggage and didn't seem to be willing to dump some of it. Oh well, c'est la vie, there is always 2012. So now you all know, I have been dating and it sucks and it so freaking weird!

So 2.5 out of 7, not exactly good, but it was okay. I actually did pretty well at the parts of my first goal, so maybe I get 3 out of 7.

I don't know what my goals for 2012 will be, maybe I won't have any. Or maybe I will think about it for the month of January and set them in February.

Peace out for now, Party People!