My May 2017 Goals

May is my favorite month. We might be still working on the reasons this year, but Iโ€™m sure Iโ€™ll eventually grow my deep love also for May 2017. Surely, I wonโ€™t have to wear my winter coat for another three weeks?! But I am very grateful that our property manager hasnโ€™t switched off the heating yet. I am also glad that I spent those two weeks in the Caribbean in April because it might be a long time until I can sunbathe again *sob*. At least from the way the weather forecast looks these days. But I can always hope for improvement and until then I am looking forward to reaching some of my goals.

My goals for May are:

  • food shopping only when Iโ€™ve eaten or used something up;
  • and also less eating out โ€“ Iโ€™ve noticed that Iโ€™m often eating a burrito on the way home or going to the supermarket during lunch break instead of bringing lunch from home;
  • blogging more regularly again;
  • not ordering an Uber all the time, but relying more on public transport again (or maybe even using my bike, but I wonโ€™t be too optimistic);
  • exploring more of Boston again because esp. in spring it is such a beautiful city;
  • attending a university graduation in New York State next weekend โ€“ I am very excited for this event because one of my former high school students from Istanbul has invited me (and yes, they grow up so fast);
  • celebrating my birthday โ€“ I havenโ€™t set a date for the party yet, but I really want to celebrate with my friends;
  • going away for Memorial Day weekend โ€“ thatโ€™s the only long weekend we have in May and I think it would be lovely to go somewhere else;
  • reaching for a better work-life balance;
  • empty my desk and the basket next to it.

May Goals

My goals for April were:

  • no food shopping unless it is something that I donโ€™t have any substitute for โˆš โ€“ it was also easier because I was at home for only two weeks;
  • no online shopping unless it is something Iโ€™d die without โˆš โ€“ I am so proud to have stuck this out;
  • really find a new roommate โˆš โ€“ yes, Iโ€™ve found one on the day before the deadline, and heโ€™s genuinely nice;
  • enjoy my two weeks on the beach in the Dominican Republic โˆš โ€“ oh yes, absolutely! I canโ€™t wait to finally show you more photos;
  • exercise more โ€“ that should be possible during my vacation because the hotel has a gym, I only need to feel good ฮง โ€“ ehm, I guess I snorkeled and swam somewhat, but I didnโ€™t really exercise on a regular basis;
  • start decluttering my wardrobe and try to sell some pieces online ฮง โ€“ oops, I instead bought another dress, but I really need to declutter for reasons of space;
  • as well as some beauty products โˆš โ€“ that worked way better, and even though I could do more here, I have already sold some;
  • really start making plans for the summer ฮง โ€“ I havenโ€™t, but/so I guess I wonโ€™t go away a lot;
  • throw away the disgusting carpet from my room because vacuum cleaning doesnโ€™t seem to work there โˆš โ€“ I did that immediately after publishing my last monthly goal post.

ยฉ janavar

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