Hey, all. At the beginning of the calendar year, I wrote a list of — not goals, exactly; more like to-do items that I wanted to keep on my radar. Now that we are at the halfway point of the year, I’m taking inventory of what has and has not happened so far:
- Sign up for TransitChek. I’m ashamed of myself! This is probably the easiest thing to do and it will save me money but no, I have not done it.
- Go out to eat with friends at a nice restaurant. We went to Fireside for a friend’s birthday and had such a nice time. We also went twice to Hummus Elite. (We=current birthday friends).
- Start taking probiotics. Er.
- Clean my room. Also nope. This is getting embarrassing.
- Put away my phone for a two-hour block every day. I totally forgot about this goal.
- Call a friend once a week. And this one.
- Buy a pair of black shoes. I did this but if we’re being honest here, they were uncomfortable and I hardly wore them.
- Buy a leather bag that fits a book. I did this!
- Figure out what to do with my List of Delights. In the beginning of the year I started sending mostly-weekly newsletters to friends/family with a list of 10 things that bring me joy. I’m good with where that project is for now.
- Visit both of my grandmothers, shetichyu. B”H, I got to visit my grandmother a”h in E”Y this February. I have not visited my other grandmother shetichye but hope it works out this year.
- Make cacio e pepe. No, but I’m revising this to Try cacio e pepe.
- Have a pancakes and mimosas breakfast. Did not do.
- Get approved for a mortgage. Nope. My burning desire to become a homeowner has burned itself out for the time being.
- Sketch out a novel. Nope.
- Learn how to ride a bike. A fear worth conquering, still unconquered.
- Freeze more eggs. This is in the works, be”H. Please daven for me.
- Do a Hudson Valley day trip. Nope.
- Go to the beach at least once this summer. I haven’t gone but I hope to get there this summer!
- Take a painting class. My friend just reserved us spots at a women’s paint night next week! Phew 🙂 .
- I had left this last one open, and decided to add: Take my local nephews somewhere on the train. Which I have not done.
Well, it’s not a total wash. And, if you don’t have a list like this but think it would be fun to write one, you can try a half-length list (however many items that means to you) for the latter half of the calendar year.
Hope you are having a fun summer! Have a great week 🙂 .
