I've noticed that I'm not very good at this blogging thing. I want to write good blogs and I want to write more blogs, but I'm not as creative or thoughtful as I thought I was when I started this thing. Oh well, I'm still going to keep up with it as exciting things come to me.
Exactly six months ago today, I posted my 2014 to-do list instead of making New Year's resolutions. I thought it would be fun to look at it halfway into the year to see how I'm doing...
1. Write down a favorite moment from each day in my new Erin Condren planner. It will keep me feeling grateful!
So far, so good! I've written something good about my day, even if it's just one word ("pizza" is a frequent happy word), every single day in my planner. Even when I have bad days, I still find something to be happy about. It's a nice reminder that happiness is a choice, even when it's a difficult choice.
2. Try a new Raleigh area restaurant each month.
This has been so much fun! We have a great list going and hope to continue this for a long time. We've done local Raleigh restaurants every month except May, but neither of us had ever eaten at PF Chang's AND we went to a movie afterwards. We are going to try and go to the Food Truck Rodeo this weekend, so we might count that as our June date.
January: Casa Carbone
February: Oak City Meatball Shoppe
March: Trophy Brewing Co.
April: Big Ed's at City Market
May: PF Chang's
3. Spend more quality time with Snowball, and get him back into light work.
Although I can't take much credit for this one, it has been a HUGE success! Mom hired an awesome girl at Snowy's farm to start training rides a few times a week since it's so hard for me to get out there regularly, and now she's even taking lessons from her every week! I still cherish every second I spend time with him because they are rare, but it will be so much easier (and more frequent) this summer since I have Fridays off. He's such an amazing animal and he's looking and acting stronger every time I see him. I might be biased, but he's just plain beautiful.
4. Plan a trip for our one year anniversary.
DONE! We jumped right on this one and booked seven nights at the Valentin Imperial Maya resort in Mexico for our anniversary in October. We are SO excited! I think we would have gone back to Jamaica in a heart beat, but we really wanted to try something new. It's all inclusive and beautiful, so I was all in! Oh, and there are tacos.
5. Convince Payton to buy that truck he's been dying for.
DONE. This was probably the first thing we got done this year! I am absolutely loving it, and I know he is too! I don't miss that little red Barbie car at all.
6. See a show or two. Or three. (First up - Les Miserables in February with my mama!!!)
DONE. Well, we saw Les Mis and don't have plans for any other shows YET, but we're always on the look out! It's one of my favorite things to do.
7. Put more effort into hanging out with friends and being more social. I'm so young, but act so old!
I think I've done ok in this area, but it might just be because we have another 748 weddings this summer. I do know that I've had a lot of fun, so I say it's a win!
8. Have a big summer barbecue at our house.
ALMOST THERE. My husband is incredibly talented and he built a brick patio (by himself) in our backyard! I helped like 2%. He's landscaped around it and bought a brand new grill, too! He still has to build furniture for it, but it won't be long before we can have a big party to celebrate it!
9. Finish 4 books. That may seem sad, but I just don't read very often...
I'm currently into two different books, but I know I'll be able to get through four by the end of the summer with all my days at Lake Gaston.
10. Eat less junk food/snack less.
Depends on the day....... But, I have ordered two rounds of Nature Box snacks and I must say they are pretty good! I probably won't do it every month, but I like the service.
11. Floss (almost) every day.
FAILED. Whatever.
12. Be a more patient, understanding wife and appreciate my husband's talents and efforts more.
I think I'm doing a pretty good job at this? I guess this is something you'd have to ask my darling husband...
13. Take Scout on more walks.
FAILED. Sorry. Payton does it every morning, and I'm just a bad mom.
14. Watch more Netflix. We just started Breaking Bad and I'm in the middle of Revenge.
(and one for good luck)
FAILED. I seriously haven't watched anything on Netflix since I wrote this. I'm waiting for Orange is the New Black to come out this weekend and I'll get back on my game.
15. Take full advantage of our new.......................................... (Lake House)
We've only been three times so far this year, but we are LOVING it and are so excited to spend much more time there this summer! Scout is turning into a lake dog, too! So many fun family memories will be made at that little log cabin.
So, there it is! I guess I still have half of the year to make up for the fails, but I think I've done pretty well!
Happy June!
