Resolutions Update: August

When I began keeping this blog last month I made a point of sharing my resolutions in my second entry. I want to take a quick look back at those now and see where I am at with them:

• I committed to stop smoking. From May 30th to July 18th I wore a nicotine patch. I no longer need cigarettes themselves, nor the patches that aided me in quitting.
• I committed to stop biting my fingernails. I don't any longer, not since around March 2nd.
• I committed to read more. I've read a total of eight books so far this summer (one was not on my list). Considering the two trips out of state I had to make (one anticipated, the other not) and the visitors that stayed with us (not anticipated) I'm not doing so badly. There is still about a month left remaining and I want to try and read another five more.
• There were a total of thirty-one days in the month of July, of which twenty-one I wrote entries for. I didn't begin writing in my blog until the first week was already past. From that time on I missed one day and skipped two more. I still managed to end up with a total of twenty-eight entries. It looks like I am doing well with my commitment to keep a journal.
• Lastly, I made a goal to put more of my time and energy into doing the things that I enjoy. I specifically mentioned that I wanted to watch less television. There's really only one station that I watch and only on weekends - that's TLC. I also wanted to fully complete the mandala coloring book, but I have yet to do so. However, there are four more pages that show some progress made. I have twenty-six, out of an initial forty-eight, left remaining. I have been spending a significant amount more of quality time with Andrew. The puzzle that formerly resided underneath my bed has been completed and since dismantled. I played one board game with Andrew and his visiting relatives (Parcheesi). We tried to play a video game at one point, but on that night we were just too tired. We've made it over to D.C. twice now.The first time we visited the Freer Gallery and the second time we viewed the corpse flower at the U.S. Botanic Garden.

-- CrystalShiloh @ 09:26 AM