January New Year's Goals Update

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It's that time of the month... time to check in on goals you know? :) Have you been sticking with it or have your goals fallen by the wayside?


Here's where we at Thriftism stand:

  1. Take 6 Courses Online
    1. Began A Life of Happiness and Fulfillment on Coursera (1/11/17)
  2. Install Bathroom Heater
    1. DONE!! Race decided to kickstart this year's goals. This is amazing to have in the winter.
  3. Stain/Finish Captains Bedframe
    1. No progress here, this one seems to be a challenge for us.
  4. Read 12 Books
    1. Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
    2. The Summons by John Grisham
  5. Take 2 Trips (Mexico & TBD)
    1. Trip 1✔ We just got back from a week in Cancun. The warm weather and sandy beaches were a great change from the negative temps at home.
    2. Where to next???
  6. Paint & Trim Guest Bedroom
    1. Painting is just about done, trim is left!
  7. Workout 4 Days/Week
    1. We are halfway there. We worked out around 2 Days/Week. Still need to make time for this.
  8. Save $10,000
    1. We are waiting to start much on our saving until we find out what the tax situation is.
  9. Lose 10 Pounds
    1. Stayed flat, but not bad given the all-inclusive in Mexico.
  10. Knit/Crochet 12 Projects
    1. No progress here yet.
  11. Publish Blog Posts and Videos Twice a Week
    1. Not quite there, but we were able to get out a few blogs and videos. We will continue to work to improve this. 
  12. Take/Pass Professional Engineer Exam (PE)
    1. Applied, Waiting to hear if we can take the test in April.
  13. Write London Guidebook
    1. I have an outline.
  14. Have a Garage Sale
    1. It's too cold for a garage sale now...
  15. Make England Trip & Wedding Photo Book
    1. No idea where to start with the trip, but the photo book for the wedding has been made. Now I just need a sale so I can order it :)
  16. Go Camping
    1. Also too cold for my taste.
  17. Construct One Small Piece of Furniture
    1. Will look at this in the summer or maybe after we take the PE exam.
How are your goals coming along? What are you doing to stay motivated?

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