A Lack of Resolve
Inspired by a fellow blogger’s admirable sense of self-accountability, I thought I, too, could stand to do a mid-month check-up on those New Month’s Resolutions I made. (Granted, I made them a bit late…just a little over a week ago, but it’s the middle of the month already; I need to make sure I’m getting things done!)
1. Save 20% of my income to an ING Direct emergency fund. Success! And then some. Probably more like 25% thus far in the month. I’m afraid my overzealous saving has put me into a bit of debt, though. It’s the “interest-free” kind of debt, but that makes it all the worse, as it’s money borrowed from a loved one. So perhaps after the next New Month’s Day (read: February 1st), I’ll make debt repayment a bit more of a priority than emergency savings (as I’ve already almost scraped together enough to cover a month’s expenses!).
2. Post at least 50% of my “crap” to Ebay or Amazon Marketplace. Haven’t even begun this one yet. Perhaps I’ll get a bit of that done today…check out my ebay seller’s page if you care to check on my progress (or buy my crap…please, buy my crap).
3. Add at least 3 entries to this blog each week. So far, I’ve pulled this off, though it’s hardly an impressive feat after only two weeks of blogging. The real resolution is to keep this up week after week, month after month, year after year. Check back in 2012 to see how I’m doing with it…
4. Set aside seven hours a week (average one a day) for studying and homework. Well, I should’ve known myself better than to think I’d follow through on this. I did maybe 3 hours last week, and I skipped a class. Ugh. Okay, I RE-resolve to set aside seven hours a week. And I’ll actually make an effort this time.
5. Keep up with my chore list. Not fully applicable, since our apartment has been buried underneath half-unpacked boxes since the move. But I did finally print the new chore list out last night…and I’ve kept up with it ever since.
In other news, both Katie and I are coming down with colds, mine more severe than hers (as usual). I’ll try not to let that become an excuse for not keeping up with my already-faltering goals. For now, though: vitamin C overload!