Since it’s almost the end of the month, I thought I’d bend the rules yet again on this week’s Week in Review and go for a GOAL in review. My month’s goal was to be more like a chicken. If that makes no sense to you, deal with it read this post for an explanation.
I broke out the Paint skillz again. I’m also aware Paint has a text feature, but really, that’s too easy.
Be more like a chicken goal: Be whim-ful.
- I, on a whim, took an entire week off from work, the gym and most of my blogging duties. So maybe I won’t have as many vacation days to spend travelng, maybe I lost a little strength, maybe I missed out on a few awesome posts…But fuck it, I had one fun week of just dicking around and doing nothing with my life.
- I also, on a whim, made a ridiculous schedule request at work. We’ll see how it goes.
- I whimfully decided to adopt a dog. But was beaten to the punch. Darn 12-year-old girls, ganking cute puppies before I get a chance to meet them.
Be more like a chicken goal: Play in the dirt.
- I got started on my garden! Only lettuce and herbs so far, but I’ll be salad-ing in no time.
- I signed up for another muddy pottery class.
- I took time to smell the flowers.
Be more like a chicken goal: Be curious and explore.
- I finally hit up a local new-to-me tourist location.
- I found some #strangebutgood new restaurants.
Be more like a chicken goal: Enjoy good food.
I’m still working on this. After a few failed attempts to get calories, health stats and nutrition facts out of my head, I feel like I’m finally making a little headway. And by that I mean, I’m trying to eat adventurously, taste what I cook and have cookies for breakfast more often.
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Did you set any goals for the month? How’d they go?
ForgottenBeast 
Cookies for breakfast, yessss!
These goals sound great! I love when bloggers focus on mental/emotional health. Too often, I read posts that are like, “I trained really hard today even though I was miserable/injured” or “I didn’t eat this birthday cake even though I obsessed over it and really wanted to.”
Life is for living! Life is for being like a chicken in a pottery class! 🙂
I’m sorry to hear about the dog 😦 If I ever see that little girl, I’ll kick her ass!
Arggh, those posts drive me crazy–It’s the real world, and we live in it–ENJOY IT. Yeah, there’s healthy, but there’s also unhealthy-levels-of-healthy.
Aw that stinks about the puppy! Stupid little girls. Glad you’re making a shit load of progress on your goals though! 🙂
You crack me up. Dogs are overrated anyway. Then oy have to do things like rush home from work to let them pee and board them if you want to vacation. Reason #5866873 why I will never have kids. 😉
Stupid 12 year old man that would make me mad. Way to just live though, that is what we all need to do sometimes
Taking that week off is something I ought to do. It really clears your head because you are not forced into a routine that keeps your wheels on lockdown. Cookies for breakfast count me in! My big emotion goal this year was to live a little, I used to be in panic mode everytime I went out to eat or ran out of my breakfast and dessert was always a no no ! Now that I enjoy my life and its pleasures, I’ve actually lost some fat and look better! Sending you a whim-y May! Love + Shine Courtstar
Yes, it was definitely a fabulous break in routine, and I came back so refreshed and energetic about everything! Glad you’ve been able to relax and just enjoy the good things lately 🙂
Yay for living like a chicken 😀 I’m kind of doing something similar before grad school or med school starts. Just living life and doing things I enjoy 🙂 Also, spending lots of time with one of my uber close friends 😀
Dang. Sorry to hear about the dog. Those little 12 year olds.
Friends are definitely an essential part of enjoying time off! Or time on. Life in general 🙂
Sounds like you’re doing awesome on your goals!!! YAY! 🙂 And yay for just taking a random week off. I think we all need that sometimes!
I love your link up, and your goal to be more like a chicken. It’s very fitting and appropriate and you really made a lot of headway in this regard. I’m super impressed. I’ll keep my fingers crossed on the work request, and I will generally scowl at any twelve year old I see now, although if it helps, the 12 year old is probably thrilled. In the meantime, you could always come play with my kitty and dig in my flower beds. I make a mean grilled cheese.
It’s hard to begrudge a 12-year-old a dog, but yeah, I do anyway 😉 I appreciate your scowls on my behalf. Cats, gardens and grilled cheese? Seriously, an Ohio trip is going to happen.
I think using the text function in Paint should be illegal. That is not what Paint is for! You did the right thing.
And as I agree talking about sexual health is an important part of being a healthy living/food blogger, I think talking about the negative aspects of food is healthy as well! I am glad to see other people talking about getting too intense with things. I have the same problem!
Paint is for realizing just how poor your mouse-control skills are. And ugh, it’s been such a struggle (as in, still is) to find the right level of intensity toward health vs. joy in life.
I want to hear about this schedule request… I have a feeling it’s pretty epic haha!! You reminded me that I need to plant my garden. If only it would stop raining!
Super rainy here too! Haven’t been able to till yet because of it–but soon!
It sounds like you’re making great progress! I’m all in favour of cookies for breakfast!
Awesome job with all of your goals. I’m impressed you’ve already got some veggies growing on the way! 🙂
Just lettuce so far–I can’t wait to get the rest in the ground!
Looks like you did a pretty awesome job meeting those goals! I want to know about this work schedule request! haha I hope you’re going to share some of that lettuce because I am eating a huge salad right now while typing this and I am thinking how amazing fresh lettuce would be! 😉
Oh I did love your chicken goals 😛 And you’ve been really successful with them too! I love that you took a week off everything just for you, I think everyone needs that now and then. I hope you get good produce in your garden 🙂
Awww, bummer about the pup!! Hopefully this just means that there are bigger and better furball related things in your future! Hey when one doggie door closes… 😉
I’m SO proud of you for really tacking these goals…the week off, the pottery, the getting out and doing more! Love it! Can’t wait to talk about everything with you on Friday!
Ongoing goal for me…get this knee of mine back to 100%! I’m getting there…though I’m still a bit far from launching my You Tube career as a jumping jack fitness instructor! Lol
Ahaha, too amused by your doggie door comment. And can’t wait for Friday! So much to catch up on!
Errr you definitely made progress, especially with eating good food- don’t forget about those pizza scrambled eggs ;)! And you’re week off sounds ideal…and much needed- I’m glad you enjoyed every second of it!
Baby steps my chicken friend. It never falls into place all at the same time.
I applaud you taking a week off. I can’t even fathom what that must be like. My only “time off” is a vacation, and you know you come home way more tired than when you started.
Bummer about the dog, but it’s meant to be. We found a dog we thought we wanted, but we were about to go out of town and didn’t want to get her only to turn around and board her. By the time we came back, she was gone. It was a full year and some change later until we came by Roma on accident. Didn’t expected it, but it was absolutely the right thing. You’ll know.
Bring on more good food. I love seeing what stuff you run across. Even if it is pickles in your BBQ. 😉
It was so hard to do for that vacation reason–At first, I just kept thinking about WHERE I could have gone with that time…but then I realized just how relaxing/refreshing it was to simply take time OFF. That said, I still need to get planning for a Thailand trip…
And that’s what I figure–I’m a bit disappointed, but hey, clearly wasn’t meant to be! Back to browsing the adopt-a-pet sites 🙂
Goal…get out of my funk and get this crap out of here!! Both seem to be working well, so far. Be like a chicken…I like that, Allie!!
You inspired me to stop staring at my seed packets and actually plant something in a pot. I feel like lettuce and herbs are very low commitment, and as a commitment phobe (in way too many aspects of my life) this was a good step for me. And the mesclun is sprouting!!!!
Awww yeah planting! And you can’t get much easier than lettuce and herbs. Just some dirt and water (and lots of herbs are pretty forgiving in that “water” category even…thank goodness).
I am totally jealous of your impromptu week off!! I’m sad to hear that the puppy was gone before you got to meet it though. But there are plenty more that need a good home!! You’ll find the right one for you when the time is right. That’s what happened with me and Bails tails