May Goals Update

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March and April flew by much too fast. We're very sorry we missed a whole month of posts! The PE exam was April 21 and we had to spend too much time studying. Now that we've crossed the taking the exam off of our goals list, we will get back on track for the blog and our youtube channel. Here's a two-month update since we missed the last goal check-in.


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!! So nice to have a warm bathroom.
  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
    3. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen 
    4. Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen (~50%)
    5. Lots of textbooks/references, but I'm not sure that counts.  
  5. Take 2 Trips (Mexico & TBD)
    1. Trip 1✔ We went to Cancun in January. This is always a favorite of ours. 
    2. Where to next??? We are still deciding on this one. Peru still looks amazing, but the flights are not cheap. Europe flights have been very cheap (<$600), so we may look into a shorter Germany or France trip this fall.
  6. Paint & Trim Guest Bedroom
    1. Painting is done, trim to be continued. 
  7. Workout 4 Days/Week
    1. Ah, not much for working out while we were studying. Plan is to start again tonight! Sand volleyball will start at the end of May and that will help push us in the right direction.
  8. Save $10,000
    1. Just about there. We have a bit more to go and may up our goal again this year to push us to save even further.
  9. Lose 10 Pounds
    1. Stayed flat...studying=eating bad and not working out. 😒
  10. Knit/Crochet 12 Projects
    1. No progress here yet. 
  11. Publish Blog Posts and Videos Twice a Week
    1. No posts... SORRY! We will do better this month.
  12. Take/Pass Professional Engineer Exam (PE)
    1. Took the test, now the two month wait for results begins.
  13. Write London Guidebook
    1. I have an outline. 
  14. Have a Garage Sale
    1. We haven't picked a weekend yet. It was nice to have it later in the year last year so we could sell produce from the garden, but I'd also like to get the garage cleared out sooner than August.
  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. Plan is to go camping in June.
  17. Construct One Small Piece of Furniture
    1. Will look at this in the summer, probably after we get our 2nd bathroom in.
How are your goals coming along? What are you doing to stay motivated?

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