Goals Update: August

Somehow the end of August just blew past.  I completely forgot to write a goals update.

August was busy - very busy.  I ate too much fried food and cream puffs at the WI State fair, closed the sale of my house, picked out color inspiration for my apartment, hung some artwork (finally), and welcomed a new family member.

On top of all that, I also tried to accomplish things on my list...

1. WORK ON MY 101 IN 1,001 LIST - Nothing checked off in August, but I'm working towards finishing some things.

2. SAY "YES" MORE OFTEN - Definitely.  Last week I actually went out three week nights.  THREE WEEK NIGHTS.  I can't even tell you the last time that happened.  Was I tired?  Yep.  Did I feel a bit guilty because Samson just hung out at home by himself?  Yep.  But was it worth it...ABSOLUTELY.

It made me really glad that I moved back to Chicago and live so close to so many friends.

3. SAVE, SAVE, SAVE - Yes and no.  I had to use a bit to help finish payments for the closing of the house, but I'm back on track.  Luckily, I was able to use most from my checking and leave my savings alone. With the move to the apartment, I've had to cut back a little on what I save so that I can buy the couple of things I need to make my apartment functional, but it's worth it.  I'm most happy about what I'm accomplishing with this.  Like the other week, when I had to take my car in... I didn't have to panic about how I was going to pay to get it fixed!  Progress.