Goals Update: May

May absolutely flew right past me.  The older you get, the faster time passes.  I'm not so sure I like that...this month has been truly whacked out; I was sick, then visited the wonderful world of Disney (I promise I will post some pictures and stories sometime this month), and then promptly developed a lovely sinus infection.  All that to say: don't expect too much from my goals report.

Become a faithful member of the 5 am club. Not while I'm sick, and not while I'm on vacation.  So, that was a no-go, friends.

Memorize 52 verses. What happened to May being Memorization Month?  It went out the window, apparently.  I've got nothing for you.

Memorize (the first half) of the book of James. Nothing, but the husband is trying to help me with this one now.  I might actually make some progress if my hubby whips me into shape.

Continue in the SWI program. We don't have classes over the summer, but I have registered for classes for the fall.  And I get to hang out with my SWI Mafia over the summer, so that should count as something.

Read through the Bible. I am so far behind; it's quite ridiculous actually.  I have no excuses except that I am lame.

Continue to think through our family traditions. This goal had good intentions, but the way I phrased it is rather idiotic.  It's not very measurable, now is it?  No.  Geez, you would think I never learned all about SMART goals when I was eight years old.  But, I have thought about family traditions- just haven't implemented any of them.

Communicate with our family (and friends) more. I did an excellent job of communicating with my mother this month- since I got to see her for a whole week!  Other than that, nothing too stellar.  I've talked to a few people, but again, I really need to work on calling my grandparents at least once a week.  I love talking with them; they are an absolute hoot.

Build up our emergency fund. Move on to the next one, please.

Make a huge dent in our car loan. We made two extra payments in May.  As I keep telling myself: slowly but surely....

Cut our grocery bill. I did an excellent job with this one this month...since we were on vacation for a whole week and had a Disney Dining Plan, courtesy of Dr. Mom... :)

Develop a consistent and workable cleaning schedule. Most of the house stays pretty clean, although I really would like to be better at this.  The problem is that when I get home, I only want to do one of the following: read, watch BBC World News, obsess over getting out of the country at some point this year, or watch something else produced by BBC (truly, I love them).  So, as you can see, it's a motivational issue for me.

Read 30 books. I think I completed five this month (even though I posted more reviews- those were from previous months).  I have almost completed the 30 books for the year, although I still have many left on my 2010 Reading List.

Scrapbook. ...(yeah that's right.  My entire update concerning this goal is an ellipses).

Continue blogging. Most of my posts this month were book reviews, which is okay because I am almost caught up with my book reviews.  However, I promise to bring you a wider variety in the following months.

And dang it, friends, if you haven't signed up for Swagbucks, do.it.now.