Keeping accountable

I feel that in order to keep up with my goals, I need to find a way to keep myself accountable. It's been a month(ish) since I wrote my 12 for 2012 post, so I thought I would look at it and see how things were going.

1. Apply for grad school for the fall of 2013.

Still need to work on all that this entails, but I've got until September.

2. Minimalize my belongings.

I took home all of my old sorority shirts when I went home for my brother's wedding (I'll do another post on this), so I have that goal done! I have cleared some more clothing out of my closet and put it with my Goodwill pile. I have come clothes that I haven't worn this winter that would be a good indication that I need to put them in the pile, but the reason I haven't worn them is because it hasn't been as cold as it usually is! So I think I'm going to hold on to them for a while longer. I've been doing better about the impulse buying. I did buy three new books the other day, but I usually don't count books among my impulse buys (and I had been thinking about getting them for a little while). I have been avoiding Target since December unless I have something specific that I want, and when I'm in there I don't let myself wander the isles. This has helped my goal a lot.

3. Move.

Still apartment searching. I've found a few leads, but I think I'm just a little ahead of the game. Availabilities should pick up in a couple of months (I'm not moving until the summer, so there's time).

4. Organize my living situation.

Still need to work on this.

5. Go on an archaeological dig.

I have asked for two weeks off in August to do this! I'm super excited. I've gotten a bunch of information about a place; all I have to do is send in my paperwork and the deposit and I'm good to go! Squeee!!!!

6. Go to the gym regularly.

I did this pretty well for two or three weeks, then I got a cold and lost all motivation. I had a week where I went for long walks instead of the gym because the weather was so nice, but it just hasn't been warm enough or it's been raining since then.

7. Publish a paper.

I've been working on it more, but I have a LONG way to go

8. Read my Bible and pray regularly.

No improvement [shame]

9. Send more mail.

Still need to do this!

10. Keep up with school work.

Goal for this weekend: catch up. I have to start working on a paper soon so I've really got to catch up on just notes.

11. Read more.

This has been going slightly better thanks to help from my bf who got me four books for my birthday a couple of weeks ago.

12. Enjoy time with myself and with others.

I've done very little of this. Both the bf and I have been super busy with stuff and so it makes it hard. I did do a quick trip home at the end of January, which was great. I find myself missing it more these days... or maybe I'm missing my new nephew. :)