Well, a month done – how am I doing?
I feel like I have accomplished something pretty great for myself in actually getting a blog done a day. Creating and sticking to a routine, even with its ups and downs, has been pretty great — and in no small part to all of you who read my ramblings! So thanks! For February, with so much travel on the docket, I plan to make my routine more refined — getting blogs done in advance, thinking about some series of blogs that will help me get off to a good start when I’m stuck on ideas, and most importantly, picking a time to write and sticking to it.
Although I’ve missed some of the monthly goals required by my resolutions, I feel like I’m still in the race (just on the slow side, to extend the metaphor). I went out twice (as opposed to thrice) and it was great – I’m certainly looking to improve on that number in upcoming months! I’ve been cooking for myself and even bringing lunch some days to work, but not really the 7x times a week I was hoping. One of my February goals is to actually get my place “moved in” — meaning I set up the second bedroom and the living room as I want them. I suspect having a more structured home will result in a more structured routine day-to-day, although I can’t really explain why I feel that way.
In non-resolution aspects of life, I feel like January was mostly treading water. I spent a lot of time at work this month, and as a result, didn’t really get much done in my “free” time. I’m going to have to reevaluate how I am spending my time, hopefully with an eye toward investigating other career paths so that I can combine some real information with my intuitions. I’m also going to have to get down to business finishing up some game plans and incorporate my friends into them so that I can rejoin the ranks of having fun with people outside of work! (I know, crazy!)
Overall, a good start to the year, but definitely there’s room to grow!