New Year's Resolutions Check In

[ysabetwordsmith]

We made it to the end of February! \o/ If you have completed any of your short-term goals or subgoals, and/or you're still chugging away at your ongoing goals, then pat yourself on the back. You worked hard for that. About 95% of New Year's resolutions crash and burn before the end of January. If you're still going, you have beaten the odds!

I'm continuing to track goals at the end of each month. So far it seems to be helping, so that's encouraging. I'm looking at my goal list more often and trying to keep ticking off more of them.


These are the previous check in posts:
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 9
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 16
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 23
New Year's Resolutions Check In January 30


Your Resolutions

Some people prefer to set goals in February instead of January, which is fine. It's a short month so it's easier to get through. It's after the holiday crush too. If you set goals in February, you can share a link to your new list.

Other folks are working on their New Year's resolutions from January. Find ways to keep going. What progress have you made?

Did you set any outdoor goals? It's easy to overlook those in December-January when the weather is frigid. Now that spring is around the corner, check to see if you have goals for gardening, yardwork, nature trips, etc. If not, you might want to set some goals now. Spring cleaning is another good topic to check. Here are some ideas on setting monthly goals.


Explore some ideas for the month ahead ...

8 Useful Monthly Goals for March

How Not to Fail the 1000 Hours Outside Challenge

March Goal Setting: How To Make Goals You'll Actually Stick To

March Moodboard + Monthly Goals

Powerful Tasks for Your March Gardening To Do List

Comments

Done!

[ysabetwordsmith]

See my goals for 2026 here. My accomplishments this month:

Completed: 13 previous + 3 new = 16

Begun: 24 + 6 new - 2 completed = 30 and 2 completed
(most of these cannot be finished quickly)

View my detailed progress report with a list of individual goals completed or begun.

[jake67jake]

I'm *hanging*... this week has been the worst -- Momma in the hospital with two different procedures -- not easy on an 85 (almost 86) year old! But they took about 8" of clots out of her left leg, so hopefully that will help with both her circulation and some mobility!

I've done my journal/planner after the fact for the past couple of weeks, but I am still actively doing the work. I'm on top of my tax return friends/family -- just finished my 2nd to last one, and have one I will do at work Monday (computer location). Everyone else still needs to get me paperwork.

I'm still good on the diet, and the fricken scale is still stalled. *grrrrr*

Anyway, have things to get to, so that is a brief summary of February.

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I'm on top of my tax return friends/family <<

Go you!

>> I'm still good on the diet, and the fricken scale is still stalled. *grrrrr* <<

A nearly ubiquitous problem with weight-loss diet is that the weight almost always stalls, because the body deplores losing weight. Hence why the most effective long-term "diets" are more like foodways. Anyhow, good luck with yours.