My eating hasn't been terrible but it certainly hasn't been perfect the past few days. It would be impossible to remember everything so here's a few snapshots:
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| Oven baked cod (in a tinfoil packet) with veggies and garlic & chive mashed potatoes |
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| The only picture I took from Tom's awesome bday dinner with his parents |
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| We didn't end up eating these :( I have been scarred by my sister's oyster story and we were nervous they went bad. |
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| Homemade pizza for dinner last night! |
Professional Investments
I finally got a raise at work! It was a long process and I'm pretty proud at how I handled myself during it. Negotiating your salary is scary but it can only be easier from here. I'm really looking forward to not having to worry as much about money. Woohoo! I'm already seeing some great benefits from the raise in my work. I feel more motivated to take risks and initiative and think both me and the organization are going to benefit from it. I've also been more active in getting involved in the nonprofit community in Boston. This week alone I'm going to 3 events -- yesterday I went to a data management tool training, tomorrow afternoon I'm going to an event/auction seminar and Thursday night I'm going to another local organization's Gala. I also signed up for a development and event planning two day certification course in March. Things are going well! I've been lacking on the volunteering and need to find something that interests me. I have some ideas but need to put them into action!
Social Investments
I've done pretty well with keeping in touch with old friends/family. Not as well as I could be of course, but I have been adding e-mails and phone calls to my work calendar, which is helping. I feel like I've been really busy the last month and haven't been able to see/keep in touch with my friends in Boston as much as I would like. This is one of my most important goals for this year and I need to make it more of a priority.
Personal Investments
- Gah, I forgot I was supposed to be getting rid of my pen chewing. I haven't focused on this at all, maybe I'll start googling now..
- I haven't seen a doctor about my skin yet but I've been trying some new things. No miracle workers yet but I'm happy I'm at least being semi-proactive on this front.
- I have a trip booked to Europe in April...yay travel plans!
- I'm a little behind on my 30 book goal for this year. I spent WAY too long forcing myself to finish "The Magicians" by Lev Grossman. I really should have just given up but I finally finished last night. Right now I'm at 4 books for the year (The Language of Flowers, The Night Circus, The Magician King, and The Age of Miracles). This morning I started reading Cutting for Stone.
- I'm also a bit behind on my 100 yelp review goal. I currently have 15 and should be at 16 or 17. Not bad!
- I'm also a bit behind on my 100 yelp review goal. I currently have 15 and should be at 16 or 17. Not bad!
- Fitness wise I am way behind on my goals. I don't know why I can't get myself to the gym, and I have no interest in discovering/rediscovering an activity I enjoy. It's pretty sad considering how much I loved zumba and other group fitness classes at one point. I'm also annoyed at myself because I'm paying an extra $20/month at my gym for the option of fitness classes and have yet to go to one. Ugh. Not sure where to go from here.
- I've lost a few pounds so far this year but am not ready to set any legitimate goals in stone. I think I'm scared of failing again, so having nothing solid to work toward makes it less frightening. Baby steps for now are okay with me.
Not goals related, but this is so random. I went to the eye doctor and was given steroid drops (because my eyes suck) and every time I use them I get this crazy terrible taste in my mouth. The first time this happened I freaked out and thought I was hallucinating but a quick google search told me it's normal. SO weird.
Jul - so happy to see your post! I start to panic whenever you miss a day.
ReplyDelete-The food pics on here look amazing, yum! And sorry I scared you with the oyster story... but I really don't think I'm going to be eating them for awhile :(
-You're doing such amazing things at work... so proud of you!
-I was stuck in a book rut too but I realized I just needed some easy reads to get me back on track. I read "Before I go to Sleep" literally in like a day. Now I'm reading "A Beginner's Goodbye" and I'm almost done. Got them both online at the library
-In the past, its always helped me to lose some weight for eating... and THEN work out. I was just more motivated to work out once I lost like 10 pounds... I didn't want to gain it back and I wanted to keep losing. You think you can get up to 10 pounds from just eating healthy... to like the point where you can see/feel it - then I think you'll want to go back to the gym more.