Week in Review: March 4th

It's been a week since my last Goals & Resolutions post, so how did everyone else do with their weeks? Here's how mine went:

Weekly goals (the out-of-the-ordinary items I'd like to accomplish this week)
* Exercise at least 3x More or less, yes, but I won't cross this off as 'completed' because I did not intentionally complete 3 workouts this week, rather was just more active than normal
* Keep up-to-date on daily Lenten Bible readings (via YouVersion)
* Make a batch of No-Bake Oatmeal Chocolate Bars
* Complete March menu plan
* Clean out medicine cabinet
* Finish knitting balaclava for Jean, blanket for our friends Janice & Kevin's peanut, and at least 2 dishcloths Finished all of this in addition to 3 more dishcloths and 1/3 of another baby blanket! What can I say, we had some rainy days this week :)
* Organize spice drawer
* Organize utensil drawer
* Find 3 Acts of Service that I can do for Jean to make his week a little easier This one was difficult, but fun! I had to find 3 things that Jean had either asked me to do, but that I'd put off (usually because I did not want to do them), or something that benefited him, but in no way benefited me. So what were those 3 Acts?

Act of Service #1: Groom Emmett.
It's a pain to haul him into the bathtub and deal with a squirmy, unhappy dog, and (as is evident by the photo!), I am not an expert groomer. But, Jean had made a few comments lately about how much Em needed a haircut, so he had a spa day!

Act of Service #2: Call all of our credit card companies and ask for lower interest rates.
This is something that Jean has been hinting at for months, since a couple of our cards have rates that aren't all that low (or, at least not low enough in our minds!). Believe it or not, of the two of us, I'm the one who least likes making phone calls. Yes, I know that I'm the one with the friendly, bubbly personality, and no, I'm not the one who stutters, but I really don't like making phone calls. There, I said it. In the end, we ended up with lower rates on two of the three cards (significantly lower on one!).

Act of Service #3: Act as a runner between home and Jean's current job.
A couple of times I walked lunch over to his job (about 1/2 a mile away), but I'm not really counting this since I got some exercise and a picnic with my hubby out of it. There was one rainy afternoon in particular that I was settled into my nest, knitting happily, when Jean asked me to drive over and bring him some isopropyl alcohol. No fun, and of zero benefit to me, but it helped him out immensely.


So what about our broader goals? We've made some progress on those as well!


Lenten Changes (things I'm refocusing during the Lenten season)
So far, so good on all three!
* Complete all daily Lenten Bible Readings (via YouVersion) on time
* No snacking! 3 modest meals a deal with nothing solid in between. Also, no meat on Fridays.
* Actively speak Jean's 'Love Languages' (Physical Touch & Acts of Service) more often and more effectively


2012 Resolutions & Goals (the 'big-ticket' items I/we would like to accomplish this year)
* Buy a home Taxes are almost done, and then it's off to our mortgage guy!
* Move to my parents' town (hopefully we can kill two birds with one stone for #1 & 2!)
* Conceive our first child We have started the ball rolling for fertility consultations and treatments
* Scrapbook our wedding
* Scrapbook our honeymoon Our honeymoon prints should arrive today!
* Learn to crochet
* Learn to knit socks


I did fairly well this past week, so I'm adding a few more items onto this week's challenge. Stay tuned to see how I do, and be sure to leave me a comment letting me know what you're working on his week/month/Lent/year!


Weekly Goals (week of March 4)
* Empty & clean 2 bookshelves, board game shelf, and DVD shelf
* Donate (at least) 3 pieces of clothing
* Make a Goodwill drop off
*Complete 2x honeymoon scrapbook pages
* Work out 3x
* 3 Acts of Service for Jean
* Clean out medicine cabinet
* Complete all daily Lenten Bible Readings (via YouVersion)
* Make grocery list
* Make the once-monthly grocery run to Aldi
* Finish Janice & Kevin's baby blanket #2
* Finish (start!) the scarf I was hired to knit