Month in Review February 2018

Champagne and chocolate covered strawberries in Reno

All dressed up in Reno

Perfume I treated myself to

Valentines Day Chocolate Man

·         My goals were to sell $100 or more on eBay to support my classes and writing efforts.  Achieved

·         Enter the Great Beginnings RWA writing contest Achieved

·         Get memory rose garden started in memory of mom. Achieved

·       Purchase rose bushes Achieved

·         Develop a yoga/ stretching practice

·         Blog January month in review. Achieved

·         Identify a critique partner.

·         Begin a 3 month mentor ship mystery writing class on Savvy Authors.Achieved

·         Begin and complete the How to write a page turner class on Savvy Authors. Achieved

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Date night with hubby and friends

Sushi

Achievements:

·         Signed up for the How to Write a Page Turner Class and completed it.

·         Signed up for the Mystery Mentor-ship and paid with eBay funds.

·         Entered Great Beginnings Contest

·         Subbed to Carina Press

·         Subbed to Kensington Lyrical Press

·         Visit Son at school.

·         Sent care package to school

·         Spent weekend out of town with husband.

·         Shopping at Neiman Marcus for perfume

·         Crab feed in Oakland w/ brother and sister in law.

Crabfeed Fundraiser in Oakland

·         Attended Sushi party with friends of hubby.

·         Ordered Louis Vuitton Damier Azur Mini Pouchette and cosmetics case from China manufacturer

·         Tithe to church

·         Planted two rose buses for mom

·         One hair appointment and wore my hair natural rest of the month.

·         Attended care giver support group.

·         Purchased two mystery novels, Read ½ of one of them.

·         Took myself to lunch at Italian Restaurant.

·         Submitted work to critique group.

Date night with hubby

 

January 2018

2018 has started with a bang. After completing my seasonal life review on December 30^th, I realized that my level of satisfaction with various aspects of my life were low and needed attention.

In need of attention in 2018 include

Creativity - Ranked 3

Dreams - Ranked 3

Do Gooding - Ranked 6

Nesting/Home -  Ranked 3

Self Care  - Ranked 5

Mindfulness  - Ranked 4

Work  - Ranked  6

Style  - Ranked 8

So I set about planning my dreams for January 2018 and managed to achieve quite a few including. 

Month in review:

1.   Updated my personal blog
2.    Volunteered for the Oakland Museum of CaliforniaWhite Elephant Sale #WES X 2 : Once was a preparation day Saturday January 6^th when I went in to price items in the Linen Department and the other date  was the big preview sale day Sunday, January 28^th  when folks pay $20 for an opportunity to purchase items before it is open to the general public.  Volunteer for the Oakland Museum was one of my mother’s favorite activities and she really wanted us to continue her legacy there. Many of her friends from the sale attended her memorial and spoke so highly of her. It is nice to be there with her friends. 
3. Signed up for a Savvy Authors class Speed Dating for Critique Partners. Class is still in progress. I hope to get a critique partner out of the deal.
4. Four days off of work. Two bed days before surgery for me. I was super stressed and worried about hubby.
5. Beloved husband to hospital for major surgery. Back and forth visiting for 5 days. 100 miles round trip to the hospital.
6. Purchased new refrigerator for kitchen.
7. Had son take 2 truckloads of old furniture to the dump
8. Purchased new sofa
9. Ordered new dining room chairs and had them delivered
10. Purchased and arranged installation of new garbage disposal for kitchen sink.
11. Purchased new area rugs for kitchen at Ross.
12. Personal doctor’s appointment
13. Attended 1^st and 2^nd physical therapy sessions.
14. Mammogram
15. Neck and shoulder x-rays to diagnose shoulder pain
16. Groupon massage purchase. Visited 2 X for full body massage.
17. Scheduled acupuncture appointment for March. First available.
18. Manicure & Pedicure
19. Listed 7 items on eBay for sale.
20. Packaged and mailed one item that sold.
21. Got son back to college for Spring Semester. Sigh.
22. Stopped drinking caffeinated coffee to decrease blood pressure
23. Researched RWA writing contests to enter.
24. Cancelled gym membership to save the money since I was not going.

Whew!

Anyway, I feel like I made an effort to improve nesting, do-gooding, self-care, and creativity.

Dreams for February 2018

·         Earn $100 or more with eBay sales

·         Enter Great Beginnings RWA Utah writing contest

·         Purchase rose bushes for memory garden in back yard.

·         Plant at least 4 rose bushes.

·         Replant at least one orchid in backyard memory garden.

·         Hair appointment. New Style ??