March 2022 has ended! I have no memory of it.
Today is April 2! A new month lies ahead of me. 25% of the year has passed! How time flies. How are those resolutions going? To be honest, March 2022 felt like a bad month. I did well on my little goals, but not so well on my other big ones.
Similar to last month, each goal will have a bit of reflection on how to improve this month. However, this time around, I might take it slow, since doing the most has me doing the least.
March 2022 Resolutions
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Wash dishes on
WednesdaysTuesdays and Saturdays.I am happy to say that this is a consistent habit! I also find myself doing dishes outside of these days to make sure that the counter space next to the dishwasher/kitchen sink stays clean.
GOAL FOR THIS MONTH: Keep it up! -
Watch 4 movies a month from “1001 Movies to See Before You Die.”
I caught up from last month! I watched six movies this month from my list. They were really depressing.
GOAL FOR THIS MONTH: WATCH FOUR, LESS SAD, MOVIES. -
Take a self-care bath weekly.
I don’t think I made it to weekly this month, but I think I doubled back with two in one week! Similar thoughts to last month, taking these baths feels so therapeutic. I truly love it!
GOAL FOR THIS MONTH: CLEAN BATHTUB OUT AFTER EACH BATH, THOROUGHLY, RATHER THAN RINSING AND WAITING TO CLEAN THE TUB OUT BEFORE WANTING TO USE IT. -
Clean my bathroom once a month.
I cleaned my bathroom this month so well! Last month, I told myself that I needed to do a scent overhaul. Regrettably, the best perfumes are expensive. I might buy one or two of them down the road, but this past week, I bought the cheapest of the bunch! Baby steps.
GOAL FOR THIS MONTH: PUT PRODUCTS BACK IN THEIR DESIGNATED SHELF AFTER USING MORE OFTEN. -
Wash my bedsheets every two weeks.
I nailed it this month! I also noticed, while dressing the bed, that there were little holes dotted in my sheets. From the cats? Their little claws? Maybe. Ants? I hope not. As a result, I bought a new cover sheet!
GOAL FOR THIS MONTH: START WASH EARLY AFTERNOON, SO THAT THE BED IS DRESSED LONG BEFORE BEDTIME. -
Tidy my bedroom/closet every three days.
I think I let this one slip a bit this month. My closet has stayed clean, for the most part, but laundry pile-ups lead to a messy looking bedroom. I need to be better about my laundry folding. THAT should have been a resolution this year!
GOAL FOR THIS MONTH: FOLD LAUNDRY IMMEDIATELY. -
Start every morning (and end every workday) with 15 minutes of yoga.
Honestly, I’m at the point that I always get with yoga. Doing a consistent practice feels like it takes too long in the mornings. My mornings feel so valuable to me. Spending fifteen minutes each morning takes time away from bona fide cardio, showering, and reading before starting my day. Stretching helps to wake up, but taking fifteen minutes for it feels like a lot in the mornings. As well, doing yoga at night, in any form, is just not happening at all. I don’t know what to do here.
GOAL FOR THIS MONTH: DO TEN MINUTES OF YOGA IN THE MORNING, BASED ON PREFERRED STRETCHES. -
Send everyone I love a birthday card.
Check! My brother and my sister both got birthday cards this month. Nailed it!
GOAL FOR THIS MONTH: MAIL OUT CARDS FOR BOTH FRIENDS SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE BIRTHDAY. SEVERAL. -
Call my grandparents/email my grandpa once a month.
I didn’t call them this month. Saying “I’m the worst, I’ll do better this month” feels so hollow. What am I SO busy doing, you know? To boot, I had plans to visit them this month that got cancelled for weather. I need to fix this.
GOAL FOR THIS MONTH: LITERALLY ONE PHONE CALL. WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME. -
Actually learn ASL, sharpen my Spanish, and learn conversational French.
I watched a few speeches with an ASL interpreter, but I don’t remember anything. The Spanish sharpening happened, though, to some extent, by listening to people around me converse. However, I know I can be doing more for this.
GOAL FOR THIS MONTH: WATCH THE YOUTUBE ASL VIDEOS IN MY “WATCH LATER” PLAYLIST. THEY’VE BEEN SITTING THERE FOR MONTHS. -
Fully learn Javascript (with a focus on standard, Typescript, and Angular), PHP, AWS, and Kubernetes.
PHP progress continues! I’m happy there, but I definitely want to take time this month to get back into Javascript. It’s so essential these days that it’s the only way to truly find a role down the road that will pay me as much as I want.
GOAL FOR THIS MONTH: FINISH CURRENT LINKEDIN LEARNING CLASS, AND START ANOTHER. AS WELL, START A SECOND PROGRAM FOR JAVASCRIPT. -
Get to my goal weight by December 1st.
As far as March 2022 goes, I don’t even know how to start with this failure. Tracking with smiley face stickers in a calendar didn’t help. I don’t know what my weight is right now, because I haven’t stepped on a scale in two weeks. Sticking to the same three things each day didn’t last more than a week. However, from a long-term perspective, I find myself making progress. I’m staying active, firstly. I ran in a Disney 5K this week, and last week, I signed up for another. As well, I beat my speed record for a 5K! That’s pretty great.
However, staying active has never really been my issue; it’s the food. I’m stuck, like so many others, in the cycle of restriction, restriction, restriction, then binge, binge, binge. It’s not good, and I get obsessive and crazy. However, I’ve been trying something new in the past two weeks. I listen more to my stomach, rather than my brain. It’s kept me from binge eating, for the most part. I’m okay with having a few mini Oreos, just to complete the need for a sweet treat. If I want pizza, I have it. Something about this has made me feel like I’ve eaten less.
I’ve only been following this instinct for two weeks, so I don’t know how effective it is. I think that’s why I don’t want to hop on a scale. I’m at peace with how I eat, and I like what I eat, and I don’t want that to stop. Usually, when I “cheat,” I go on benders, and I hate myself for what I eat. In the past two weeks, it’s just felt… almost normal. I want to stick with this for a while longer, and then weigh myself, just to see what eating to contentment actually does to my body. It’s been pretty good for my mind!
Goal Weight: Current Weight:
GOAL FOR THIS MONTH: KEEP EATING THE WAY I AM NOW, BUT ALSO LOOK UP RECIPES FOR NEW HEALTHY OPTIONS. WEIGH WHEN READY, ACCEPT CONSEQUENCES, IF ANY. -
Start, and complete my writing projects.
I haven’t made much progress with my reading, but I’m about halfway through my first treatment. I want to finish it this month and then start on the next one, because I get new ideas each day! It’s just a matter of feeling awake enough to write at the end of the day. I don’t know what progress I’ll make this month, now that Escapril has commenced! However, I’m inching by on progress.
GOAL FOR THIS MONTH: FINISH TREATMENT BETWEEN ESCAPRIL WRITINGS. BE PREPARED TO START TREATMENT #2 NEXT MONTH.
March 2022 feels like it hasn’t been productive, at least, where it counts. However, I know that little changes have the greatest impact. I set such high standards for myself, and I feel so low not meeting them. Hopefully April 2022 feels better!