* Pay Bills--DONE Everything paid in full either on time or a bit early
* Read 1, 2 Books--DONE
I read this one......
Sort of a YA read though quite violent so I wouldn't recommend it to a teen with any sort of "issues". It was a very well crafted story but didn't make for a good nighttime "before going to sleep" read if you know what I mean. ;-)
And this one.............
From the author who gave us "The World According to Garp". John Irving also wrote the screenplay for "The Cider House Rules"(a movie I very much enjoyed).
I found "The Hotel New Hampshire" a bit "out there". It was a long novel but highly entertaining. I hear the movie they made from it was horrendous though and Mr. Irving didn't particularly like the finished product. This makes me want to watch it though. lolz
I saw this novel in December on a list of 50 novels to read, each novel that takes place in one of the states in the US. This was the New Hampshire book obviously due to the title(even though this novel takes place in NH, ME, NY and Vienna Austria). I had it on my bookshelf so I moved it to the top of my reading list for 2018.
* Hold Giveaway--DONE
* Mail Giveaway--DONE Mailed away and received(and enjoyed). ;-)
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* Read 1, 2 Books--DONE
I read this one......
And this one.............
From the author who gave us "The World According to Garp". John Irving also wrote the screenplay for "The Cider House Rules"(a movie I very much enjoyed).
I found "The Hotel New Hampshire" a bit "out there". It was a long novel but highly entertaining. I hear the movie they made from it was horrendous though and Mr. Irving didn't particularly like the finished product. This makes me want to watch it though. lolz
I saw this novel in December on a list of 50 novels to read, each novel that takes place in one of the states in the US. This was the New Hampshire book obviously due to the title(even though this novel takes place in NH, ME, NY and Vienna Austria). I had it on my bookshelf so I moved it to the top of my reading list for 2018.
* Hold Giveaway--DONE
* Mail Giveaway--DONE Mailed away and received(and enjoyed). ;-)
* Load to Sallies'--FAIL I just need to kick my ass in gear and do this one. There is a bag of castoffs that's been riding around in Hubs' car's trunk for over a month. Will definitely do this in February.
* Purge Files--DONE I went through lots of our files in January and purged old papers that aren't needed any longer. I had quite a pile to add to what was already in the shred folder.
*Shred Old Papers--DONE
Generally this is one of Hubs' chores but I got tired of waiting on him to do this so I did it. Filled a garbage bag too.
* Gather 2017 Tax Info--DONE
I believe we have all the forms now-W2s, assorted 1099s. I went through and did the bank interest my profits for blog revenue and eBay sales too. We just need to sit down and fill out the tax forms and see what we are on the hook for to Uncle Sam(that insatiably greedy Uncle!)
Generally this is one of Hubs' chores but I got tired of waiting on him to do this so I did it. Filled a garbage bag too.
I believe we have all the forms now-W2s, assorted 1099s. I went through and did the bank interest my profits for blog revenue and eBay sales too. We just need to sit down and fill out the tax forms and see what we are on the hook for to Uncle Sam(that insatiably greedy Uncle!)
* Load to Food Bank--FAIL
I have a load sitting in the living room(plus some in the garage)all bagged up waiting on me to get the motivation(and weather cooperation)to go drop this off. ugh. It will definitely go in February.
* Get back on my usual Diet--DONE
It only took about a week after New Year's to get back into my usual eating/drinking routine. Between not as much exercising as in good weather and not restricting calories like I did this Summer I am not losing right now but I am holding steady. I'll call that a win. 8-)
* Put all Xmas Away--DONE
The Xmas stuff got put away soon after New Years however it didn't get put away correctly(in the wrong places). Plus a few things were forgotten. We drug all the boxes out again and repacked and stored everything away in the proper places.....except for the rolls of .50¢ gift wrap I picked up on clearance after it was all stored away. lolz Hubs just needs to chuck those into the bag on top of the cabinets in the garage when he feels the spirit move him. ;-)
I have a load sitting in the living room(plus some in the garage)all bagged up waiting on me to get the motivation(and weather cooperation)to go drop this off. ugh. It will definitely go in February.
It only took about a week after New Year's to get back into my usual eating/drinking routine. Between not as much exercising as in good weather and not restricting calories like I did this Summer I am not losing right now but I am holding steady. I'll call that a win. 8-)
* Put all Xmas Away--DONE
The Xmas stuff got put away soon after New Years however it didn't get put away correctly(in the wrong places). Plus a few things were forgotten. We drug all the boxes out again and repacked and stored everything away in the proper places.....except for the rolls of .50¢ gift wrap I picked up on clearance after it was all stored away. lolz Hubs just needs to chuck those into the bag on top of the cabinets in the garage when he feels the spirit move him. ;-)
* Plan possible 2018 Travel--PASS
It's still early in the year so I am giving myself a pass on this one. We have been thinking and doing a little research and planning but nothing is firmed up yet. Hubs has a trip later this month to get done. I trip to LA on house stuff there. A lot of what we can/will do in the travel realm depends on what transpires on that trip. sigh. Plus we also have a dog and his needs to consider now when we plan our trips.
* Have Financial Meeting about 2018 w/Hubs--DONE
We had our big money meeting for 2018. Decisions were made and we'll revisit the 401K withdrawal schedule at the end of March.
It's still early in the year so I am giving myself a pass on this one. We have been thinking and doing a little research and planning but nothing is firmed up yet. Hubs has a trip later this month to get done. I trip to LA on house stuff there. A lot of what we can/will do in the travel realm depends on what transpires on that trip. sigh. Plus we also have a dog and his needs to consider now when we plan our trips.
We had our big money meeting for 2018. Decisions were made and we'll revisit the 401K withdrawal schedule at the end of March.
* Work on 2018 Goals--PASS
I have a few goals for the year and most of them are big(drop more weight, get healthier, sell house in LA, work on the PA house in prep to sell it). I need to come up with some smaller, filler goals. As the year goes on I'll decide on what else to tackle in 2018.
I have a few goals for the year and most of them are big(drop more weight, get healthier, sell house in LA, work on the PA house in prep to sell it). I need to come up with some smaller, filler goals. As the year goes on I'll decide on what else to tackle in 2018.
* Work on 2018 Budget--PASS
Again, we came up with a loose budget so far for 2018 in our big money meeting in Jan. But there are things up in the air still for the year so the budget will be tweaked and realigned as we go forward.
Again, we came up with a loose budget so far for 2018 in our big money meeting in Jan. But there are things up in the air still for the year so the budget will be tweaked and realigned as we go forward.
Not bad for January overall. The two items I didn't do are readily taken care of in February. Now I have to flesh out the February To-Do List.
Did you meet your goals for January?
I went thru my files today and made a big pile too. I don't have a shredder, but a friend is going to invite me over for a gather-round her new fire pit as soon as the weather improves, so I will bring my stuff over there to burn. I have three bags of clothes to donate in the backseat of my car. It's a joke. The place is right up the street and I keep forgetting to go by. We have all our tax docs together. We just have to bring it by to our tax preparer. Can't wait till that's over with and hopefully we'll get some money back again this year. Won't that be nice? Yes, yes it would be nice. :-)
ReplyDeleteI wondered about a trip to LA in CA. I threw out LA in AL. Soooo, it is LA, the LA state!
ReplyDeleteThe Hotel New Hampshire is one of my favorite books. It was so entertaining and bizarre. But, I did not see the movie. The World According to Garp, the book, was superior to the movie. John Irving is one of my favorite authors. 'His books are sooo long but worth every minute spent reading them! January goals? I recovered fully from uti. that is a good thing and occupied most of my thoughts.
That was a productive January. I'm just letting the page turn on Janaury and starting fresh in February.
ReplyDeleteI need to do what you do viz. write them down and watch them. I suppose I got through the month with some things done.
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