It's almost May...

Last night, Michael and I went to dinner and a movie and had some time to kill before the movie, so we stopped by Dick's Sporting Goods. Michael got to pick out some bait, and I picked out some gym clothes...including gel padded bike shorts! It was pretty funny trying them on...I looked (and felt!) like I was wearing adult diapers. I tried on every style they had since I didn't really know what they were supposed to feel like and how they were supposed to fit. I settled on a pair that you wear under your regular clothes, because, well...I guess I'm a little vain even when working out. What can I say? In any case, they really helped. Melissa and I did a spin class tonight and while it still hurt, it was much more tolerable and I kind of got used to it.

I realized that I definitely had too many goals for this month. I've done a lot of them, but I won't finish all of them and I didn't make any time for Danish learning. I do like the purpose these focii give to my out-of-work hours, but it really can be hard to make them a priority. In any case, in future months, I'll need to limit my goals. Yes, they are all individually do-able, but when there's ten...

Here's where my goals stand as April draws to a close:

Weekly goals for the month:

•Get to the gym 3-4 times per week
•Alternate days of push-ups and sit-ups, doing more each time than the time before (doing this on non-gym days could be a good goal)
•Get out for more walks! Shoot for at least once a week...this can replace a gym visit.
•Use a pedometer (already purchased!) and try to work up to 10,000-12,000 steps a day. (10,000 is considered a healthy "active", while 12,000 initiates and sustains weight loss.)

One-time goals for the month:
•Try the following classes, at least once: Zumba Dance, spinning, Body pump, and Tai Chi
•Get the Try Pack of 3 professional training sessions so I can feel more comfortable with weights especially (maybe then I'll get a small set for home use)
•Read "Body for Life" and "You: On a Diet" so I can return them to the friends that lent them to me.
•Find some guided meditations online to try out.
•Register for the August meditation retreat, even if I can't get anyone else to go with me (I AM DOING THIS!!)

It's time to start thinking about a focus for May.

So here are the months I've done:
1) De-cluttering & organizing
2) Intimacy and connections
3) Learning Danish
4) Exercise and Meditation (sort of--need more meditation)

and the ones that are still to do:
August) Writing
June) Cooking, eating healthy & cleaning
3) Volunteering & helping
4) Being low-tech (especially outside of work hours)
July) Creating (glass, wedding video, print pictures, marriage year photobook)
6) Money: Saving, Budgeting and Investing 101
November?) Being joyful/"me" time
8) Boundaries and Balance (recognizing choices)

I'm thinking either money or being low tech. Being low-tech might free up time to continue with Danish and meditation. But May is the last full month of dorm parenting for a while, so would be a good time to look at budget issues. We're also renewing health care in May, which means figuring out whether we want to do a flex spending account.

Thoughts?