Month to Month Resolutions: March 2012

It’s the end of the month! Time to assess progress on our various tasks of human self-improvement!

Categories and Goals for March 2012

Weighing-in: I’ve now spent two months getting into the habit of weighing in every morning. Now comes the interesting part: forcing the number to begin to begin dropping. This will be achieved through sheer force of will, and also perhaps by reducing caloric intake.

• March Goal: Continuing to weigh myself and record my weight every morning in the established manner. Beginning March 25, there will be a financial penalty of 10 cents per tenth of a pound over 200 pounds, daily. To whom this penalty will be paid isn’t worked out yet. But then it doesn’t need to be, for I shall meet this goal.

Push-ups: My February goal of doing two sets of push-ups equal to the date was no problem.

• March Goal: To do sets of 20 push-ups once in the morning, and once in the evening. Also: on Thursdays, extra sets will be added to bring that day’s total to 100 push-ups. Also: once a day, if she so chooses, Mrs.5000 may bark “give me ten!” at which point I will be obligated to perform an immediate set of ten pushups.

Cola: The February goal was bent, but never broken.

• March Goal: Again, to consume no more than twelve units of cola per week.

Veggies: We continue to like this veggie concept, and will expand it further.

• March Goal: To consume no fewer than five units per week. (It might be noted that a “veggie unit” is quite large – essentially a meal of raw vegetables.)

Paper Mail Sent: This continues to be an easy one for me.

• March Goal: Again, an average of at least one item per day over the course of the month.

That Other Blog: Once again, I neglected Michael Reads the Bible. Meanwhile, I’ve been asked to get involved with two other writing projects, so MRTB is back in mothballs. It is replaced by a new category:

Writing Projects:

• March Goal: A minimum of three hours a week spent on them. Oh, and let’s say seven a fortnight, just for grins.

Garden: I failed on this one. I don’t even have a good weather excuse, I’m just out of the garden habit. For the time being, there will be no consequences; we’ll just try again.

• March Goal: At least two days of sustained (2+ hours) yardwork!

Music: Speaking of being out of the habit! I noticed a thick coat of dust on one of my guitars this morning. I failed, too, at this modest goal. Again, for now we’ll just regroup and try again.

• March Goal #1: At least three sessions of 30+ minutes playing the guitar.
• March Goal #2: At least three sessions of 15+ minutes playing brass instruments.

And, another new Category: The Calico Cat has nominated Quilting Goals. This is indeed needful, but it is unlikely to be a primary focus in the next few weeks. Let’s say

• March Goal: Three hours per fortnight spent on quilting tasks, which may be either productive or organizational in nature. Quilting handwork performed in a multitasking context counted at 50%.

Footnote 1: For weekly goals, the first week of March begins Monday, February 27.
Footnote 2: For fortnightly goals, the first fortnight of March begins Monday, March 5.
Footnote 3: For monthly goals, activity as of Monday, February 27 may be counted towards the March total.

As I said in January: I trust, Gentle Reader, that I have your blessing and support in these endeavors. And of course, in your capacity as a Reader of this blog, you have the right to suggest additional goals or to deride the existing ones if you would like me to self-improve in a way more to your liking.