June Goals Update

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Another month has flown by, meaning its time for our monthly 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
    5. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
    6. Lots of textbooks/references, but I'm not sure that counts.  
  5. Take 2 Trips (Mexico & TBD)
    6.  
    1. Trip 1✔ We went to Cancun in January. This is always a favorite of ours. 
    2. Where to next??? Planning has begun for a Germany trip, but we are waiting to see when we will have time off to book tickets.
  6. Paint & Trim Guest Bedroom
    1. Painting is done, trim to be continued. We are planning to stain the rest of the trim in June and hopefully get it placed shortly after.
  7. Workout 4 Days/Week
    1. We have been walking almost everyday, but still planning to put more effort into working out.
  8. Save $10,000  ✔ 25% of income
    1. Since we were able to save up enough already, we are upping our goal a bit to keep us motivated. We aren't aiming for 50% this year because we want to take another trip and possibly start a new home renovation.  
  9. Lose 10 Pounds
    1. We are down around 3 pounds. While this might not make the news elsewhere, this is a big step forward for us. 30% complete!
  10. Knit/Crochet 12 Projects
    1. No progress here yet. 
  11. Publish Blog Posts and Videos Twice a Week
    1. We got a few blogs and videos out, but we haven't been able to break into posting twice a week.
    2. Here's our latest posts:
      1. All About Isla Mujeres
      2. Rhubarb : Harvesting and What to do When Rhubarb Goes to Seed
      3. Chatsworth House
  12. Take/Pass Professional Engineer Exam (PE)✔
    1. We passed!! Glad we won't have to take that one again.
  13. Write London Guidebook
    1. I have an outline. 
  14. Have a Garage Sale
    1. Narrowed down dates to a couple of weekends. We are coordinating with others and hope to have a date set soon.
  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. Camping in the middle of June. Got our site booked and everything.
  17. Construct One Small Piece of Furniture
    1. Still looking around for what we want to build.
How are your goals coming along? What are you doing to stay motivated?

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