It is high time that I reported on on how I did with my goals for February, and told you what I hope to achieve through March.

It’s a bit of mixed report for February:

• I did manage to continue with being active, riding my bike, walking,  and doing yoga but I managed only 14 of the 28 days, not my goal of 20 (but I’m happy that I haven’t slid back into slothfulness)
• I found a yoga class! I went to my first one on 1 March, and have been every Friday since
• I sent only three cards (all birthday cards); I hand made all three, so I count that as a good effort
• I made four scrapbook layouts and here they are:

• I didn’t get to the movies – but I did travel to Auckland and went to the Deep Purple concert, and caught up with some very old friends, so I’m not calling this a failure at all!
• I managed the one week without sugar thing – but cheated a couple of times with dried fruit on my cereal.

For March I set the following goals

• keep up with being active, especially working on incorporating regular yoga into my routine
• send some ‘just because’ or ‘thank you’ cards – it’s nice to surprise people
• increase productivity in the scrap room – I’m aiming for 8 layouts this month
• try for another week without sugar
• try for another lunch with my bestie before the end of the month (I did see her briefly at the Martinborough Fair, but that doesn’t count).

I’ll let you know how I get on (hopefully before the middle of April!)

On 14 January I posted some goals for the rest of the month. I am pleased to report the following:

• I have finished my Photo-A-Day/Project Life album for 2012 – as reported here
• I rode my bike on six days, varying my route. I’ve ridden into Greytown, around the block, and out to Woodside on the rail trail
• I have restarted my yoga practice – and rediscovered some muscles; I managed six sessions (and bought a yoga mat)

• I met up with my bestie last week, enjoying a lovely lunch with her and afterwards joining her in the air-conditioned coolness of Harvey Norman to print off some photos

• I sent two thank you cards

• I went to see Quartet and really enjoyed it – I love the gentle British sense of humour. Did you know this movie was directed by Dustin Hoffman (perhaps he yearns to be a Brit himself)?

With those goals achieved, it’s time to think about some goals for February:

• continue with being active, riding my bike, walking briskly, doing aerobics or yoga on two days out of three
• investigate a yoga class (I think there is one in Greytown, and there is a new fitness centre beginning operations in Carterton that might have a session as well)
• send out four cards – to say hello, thank you, or ‘just because’
• make four scrapbook layouts
• go to the movies again – perhaps to see The Hobbit, if I haven’t missed it already
• attempt to go for one week without sugar in my diet (I think this is going to be a big challenge, not least because sugar lurks in so many foods where it has no business – have you read your cornflakes packet recently?)

I know there are others out there setting goals on a monthly basis (it’s a manageable amount of time to tackle). If you decide to join in, please link to this post.