and how are we doing?

How am I doing on my goals for the year?

Time for my monthly check up.

• Attend the temple at least once a month: Made it, in the middle of the month, and even went to a new temple. Go us.
• Eat better: ...ummm...don't worry, I fell off the wagon for awhile, but today I am back.
• Read some classics: Finished Anna Karenina. Three words that describe that book would probably have to be--adultery, politics, farming. Only one more classic left (Sense and Sensibility) on my have to read list and thanks to my lovely friend Katie, I have many more classics waiting for me that I am so excited to dive into.
• Plan a trip: Still in the works. We may need to plan something closer to home and go somewhere that isn't "all about the benjamins, baby." Kind of a wait and see thing.
• Learn to bake something: Successfully made chocolate chip cookies, snickerdoodles, and peanut butter cookies. I am getting the cookie thing down. I also conquered my mom's amazing salsa, which I should share sometime although it may be too good to share.
• Serve my family, neighbors, and young women: Does lending eggs and vanilla count as serving? I volunteered to teach the young women a hula this week at our mutual luau. I think that is going above and beyond the call of duty folks. My hips don't lie.
• Do pilates: ...hmmm... about that...
• Teach Halle to share: Halle actually did really well this month in nursery and with her little buddies, not so much crying, but definitely much more violent this month with hitting and shoving.
• Be lovely: I got most of our mountain of laundry washed and folded. I think that makes me the most lovely woman of all.