Update on 12 in 2012

I thought I would give a quick update on how I'm doing this year on my 12 things to do in 2012!!  It has been a pretty amazing 2012 so far!


1. Live on an actual budget.  Well, I signed up for www.mint.com and really tried the budget thing.  It may or may not be looked at. Ever.  I really should've thought this one out. :)
2. Read a book a month.  Well!! I actually have read 4 books so far this year!  I finished Water for Elephants, The Hunger Games Trilogy(Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay) and Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Minday Kaling.  Any suggestions on my next one??
3. BUY A NEW COUCH.  Hopefully this will happen soon.
4. Go to the BEACH.  Never again will I not let my feet hit the sand and water with my friends.  Flights BOOKED!!!  April 9th cannot come soon enough.
5. Start playing the piano again.  Well, I really don't have a piano.  Must figure that out.
6. Lose 20 lbs by my birthday, April 6, and maintain it all year.  I really have rethought this one.  I don't want to have a particular set amount in mind.  I want to change my lifestyle and just be more healthy.  I have thrown out my scale, and hopefully this will help give me some freedom from my obsession with weight without having some crazy diet keeping me down.
7. Spend more time with friends that live elsewhere.  I have set some dates to go back to Dallas AND Shreveport! Huzzah!
8. Actually watch ALL the movies nominated for Best Picture before the Oscars.  I'm getting there! Only 3 left!!
9. Go to a Bulls game.  I think we're thinking about the end of March.  Denver Nuggets game??
10. Buy my DREAM Michael Kors watch.  THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!
11. Decorate my apartment EXACTLY like I've been picturing and keep it CLEAN!!  I have really been good about decorating it but keeping it clean?  I may have to wait until Kaci Kimball is here :)
12. Cook 4 nights a week.  Eh?  Hopefully I'll just start cooking again. 


Really in the past 6 weeks of 2012, I have come along way.  When I wrote all of these down I wasn't thinking about actually doing something on all of these.  I'm glad I'm mostly keeping up with these things and hopefully the next 10 1/2 months will give me time to complete the others :)


xx Lesley