Finish Year: Week One Wrap-Up

Well, the first week of Finish Year has wrapped up, and I'm not sure that I'm doing that well.  Unfortunately, I came down with a cold in the middle of last week, so the past few days have been all about resting and conserving energy for the important stuff (like me and the hubs celebrating our anniversary).  I can tell that I'm getting better and the cold is going away.  My energy is coming back, although I still need to keep tissues handy and I'm a bit of a mouth-breather at times, haha.  So I don't have a stellar report for you today, but I have made a little progress.

BE HEALTHY

Do a Your Shape workout three times a week: I think I got in about 2.5 workouts this week, if I don't count the one that I did on December 31st.  I was trying to pace myself because I was sore and wanted to work out throughout the week, even though I was so excited to keep going.  But then this cold landed me on the couch for the end of the week.

BE ROMANTIC & LOVING

Weekly date nights with the hubs: Last weekend, we were able to celebrate our anniversary in spite of me being sick and him probably getting sick.  We had a lovely dinner out at a favorite restaurant of ours and stayed overnight at a swanky hotel (that's the word that kept coming to mind when I looked over the decor).  So this was an easy week considering an occasion was provided for me.  I'll need to be more intentional this week.
  
BE THOUGHTFUL

Send out birthday and anniversary cards: Pretty sure it's safe to say that I'm failing at this one.  I missed an anniversary, and I have two family birthdays this week (today and tomorrow), and I did not get cards in the mail for either one.  It doesn't help that they are two birthdays that I have never sent cards for before, so it feels a little awkward, like will they think it's a little odd to receive a card from me/us?  I have to get over that awkward feeling and show people that I remember their birthday and care about them.

BE DEVOTED

Spend 15 minutes with God everyday: This one has been iffy.  I don't think I did it everyday, and I don't think that each time I did it that it was a full 15 minutes.  I have been trying to keep up with my daily devotional (Jesus Calling) and daily Bible reading (the New-Testament-in-a-Year plan from BibleGateway), but I haven't been perfect with it.  I also attempted to spend the 15 minutes with God in the morning before getting ready, but this is difficult for me as a non-morning person, much less as a sick non-morning person.  Ultimately, I would really like a morning quiet time to become a habit instead of an awkward random occurrence that I fumble my way through.  I keep reminding myself, "Grace."  Oh, and patience.  Definitely patience.

BE CREATIVE

Do one creative project a month: I have been brainstorming what my creative project will be this month, and I'm realizing that I need to hurry myself along because I only have 22 days to finish it!  I think back to things that I've pinned on Pinterest, and one thought that I had was to create a recipe book.  Nothing fancy, just something using a photo album or a binder.  But then I thought that maybe this was more of an organizational project...  But since this is my Finish Year and I'm making my own rules for my resolutions, I figure that I can file it into the creative category if I feel like I'm getting creative to accomplish it.  I haven't made any final decisions, so I could always end up doing something completely different if another idea strikes.

BE ORGANIZED

Tackle one organization project a month: I haven't started this either, but I have been wanting to tackle our office for quite a while.  We've lived in our house for almost a year, and there are still random things sitting out that need to be dealt with.  A few trips down to the basement carrying armfuls of stuff would do wonders, but it never seems to happen.  And there are a few "organized piles" that have been sitting for too long...  It is a room with potential, but it rarely gets used.  I think it is sort of uninviting because of the mess and the lack of personality.  So with a new semester starting up soon, I'd like to make this room more user-friendly.

Track our account daily: I gave this one a good effort but wasn't perfect.  However, I have definitely progressed since I used to go a couple weeks or so without tracking our spending!  Grace, patience, progress...

Spend 15 minutes straightening up each evening: This was a bit of a fail, unfortunately.  I remembered to do it the first couple of nights, and there were a couple nights where I got into bed and went, "Crap, I didn't straighten up."  And I'm pretty sure there were nights where I forgot altogether.  I need to make a little reminder note that I'll see in the evenings or before going to bed in order to keep this one on my mind.

So there's my first weekly wrap-up of Finish Year.  51 more weeks to make progress!