After doing a pretty good job on my 2012 New Year's resolutions of purging and organizing my home and finishing up projects around the house in January and February, March was pretty slow going. With going to Italy taking up a good chunk of the month, the remaining time didn't leave a lot of time for projects, especially after trip preparations were thrown into the mix.
Although I would liked to have accomplished more, I am happy that I did manage to get a few small things done in the time I had. The important thing to me is that I keep making forward progress, even if it is slow.
Resolution 1: Purge & Organize
For the two Mondays in March that I was in town I met my goal of having a volume of at least one trash cart (between my recycling and regular trash) out on the curb on garbage pick-up morning. Here's my breakdown:
- March 5: 3/4 full trash + 1/4 full recycle = 1 total
- March 12: 3/4 full trash + 1/2 full recycle = 1-1/4 total
- March 19: Nothing (In Italy)
- March 26: Nothing (In Italy)
On the organizing front I finally got around to organizing my small tools which made a big impact in being able to quickly find things when I am working on projects.
Resolution 2: Finish Up Projects
After finishing up my bathroom in February, March was not so productive. I did do some planning about what I would like to accomplish in my study. I also prepped the ceiling and patched a large, gaping hole in the wall. In April I hope to finish up the ceiling by getting it patched, sanded and painted and then adding some crown molding.
Does anyone else out there have any resolutions they are trying to keep? What are your goals for the year and how is it going? I'd love to hear what other people are doing to stay motivated!