2023 Goals Update: March

Dear Adventure Avenue,

I have 6 goals this year. Follow along to see my progress throughout the year!

1. Finish my shawl

I started a shawl inspired by Claire’s rent shawl from Outlander.

It’s this shawl, but I only had brown yarn and my knitting skills are not at the multiple color level. Picture source and pattern for more experienced knitters here.

This is what it looked like at the start of the year:

January, it looked like this:

I figured a tape measurer might be useful for showing progress.

It now looks like this:

2. Read or listen to 23 books

  1. Decluttering at the Speed of Life by Dana K. White
  2. Seven by Jen Hatmaker
  3. Agatha Christie’s They Do It With Mirrors
  4.  The Sum of Small Things by Elizabeth Currid-Halkett
  5. Outlander, Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
  6.  For the Love by Jen Hatmaker.

I finished reading The Rival Queens by Nancy Goldstone! I stopped reading Consumed by Aja Barber as I found it just okay. It seemed like the author was more focused on shaming than finding solutions. I finished listening to Nora Goes off Script by Annabel Monaghan, and it was so good! It was very much a rom-com, but the perfect book to listen to while doing chores. I also finished reading a little book about Carcassonne because I visited there las week!

I am reading the fourth Outlander, Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon as well as Moodtopia by Sara Chana Silverstein. I’m also currently reading La Fille de Puisatier (The Well-digger’s Daughterfor school.

3. Read more in French

As a French major, I want to continuously improve my French.

I’m currently reading La Fille de Puisatier (The Well-digger’s Daughterfor school.

I also have a Marie Antoinette book that I picked up when I went to France last year.

4. Practice yoga for 2023 minutes

I like yoga, but sometimes I only have 5 minutes to practice yoga. I don’t feel right counting that one 5-minute practice as one time, so that’s why I decided to make my goal in minutes.

In January, I practiced 341 minutes.

In February, I practiced 82 minutes.

In March, I practiced 150 minutes

So far this year I have practiced yoga for 573 minutes!

5. Track how many items come in

This goal was inspired by Let’s Live and Learn and how if you “don’t watch what is coming IN, the clutter problem is never ending.” This is particularly pertinent given the fact that I resell on Poshmark.

In January, 28 things came in.

In February, 47 things came in.

In March, 58 things

In total, 133 things have come in.

6. Declutter 1000 items

This goal goes with number 5. Less clutter means more time for fun things like reading!

In January, I decluttered 66 items.

In February, I decluttered 34 items.

In March, I decluttered 36 items.

In total, I’ve decluttered 136 items!

What are your goals for the year?

Sincerely,

A

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