This entry is going to be quick and dirty. As you can see, it's late, very late. Since the second week of February, I have been working 6 days a week, and the only day available for downtime usually finds me catching up on undone housework so we can have clean clothes and our home can look moderately presentable if anyone comes through the door.
To February's recap:
Financial/Savings:
Going to call this a win. Instead of specifying which weeks from the 52 Weeks Money Challenge I wanted to save during February (a tactic that did not work in January), my goal was simply to save from each paycheque. I was able to mark off weeks 50-52, and week 9.
The flip side of this goal was to keep up the "No Spending" challenge, again for at least 90% of the days in the month. I completed 27 of 29 for 93%, I splurged on a calling card to keep in touch with my Mom (I could have gotten the minimum value, but I didn't, so, splurge), and bought a 50/50 ticket at work on the two missed days.
Mental/Emotional:
Definite win. I completed Levels 2-4 and started Level 5 of Headspace Pro, and was seriously reminded of why I shouldn't expect new meditation packs all the time when there are so many that I need to keep repeating because I haven't got the hang of them yet. Sitting in silence forces me to sit with myself and the thoughts that run around in my head and shine a light into the dusty corners of my psyche. It's quite challenging, and sometimes I came out of the sessions feeling wrung out from all the bringing myself back that I had to do, but it is so worth it. 29 days of 29 done, my running total stood at 427 days straight at the end of February.
Physical:
The biggest change I made for the month of February was switching my workouts back to mornings, and moving my wake up time back from 6:30 to 5:30 a.m. Last year it was a real challenge to get my workouts done after dragging myself home from 9, 10, sometimes 11 hour work days, so I decided to get back to waking up at a time I have been used to since I was about 16 years old. This move made all the difference, and I was able to workout every week day in the month, which I haven't done since...forever. I have a hard time getting up in the dark, but knowing that when I come home there's nothing major left to do that day feels really good and keeps me on track.
And, that's it. The long and short of February. Long and short. Haha.
