Musings on October

I thought I'd take the opportunity to update a few of my goals from last month, and my progress on them. 

#2:  Spend no more than one hour each day on the internet: I'm happy to report that I'm making progress on this item.  Certain goals (such as blogging about tasks, freerice.com, etc.) are in direct opposition. 

#5:  Spend five minutes each week taking clutter out of the cars.  I've discovered that there's a lot more than five minutes worth of clutter... it's more like 60 minutes worth. 

#12:  I've been working on the laundry room for the last month.  It's not quite to where I want it to be, but it's much improved.  I've excavated the back corner and have found many things (rocks. old gym shorts, etc.). 

#23-33:  Doing things for entirely selfish reasons:  I'm really bad at these.  I think I almost should have added more of them to the list, because I simply never find time for a pedicure, a community class, or an indulgence.  I did manage to go see a movie (with my family), and attended a wine tasting. 

#37:  Floss every day.  There's no doubt about it; I'm a very indifferent flosser. 

#40:  Run an 8-minute mile.  This is definitely one of the hardest goals for me.  Sabrina can run an 8:06 mile.  Fiona ran her half mile in 4:30.  I'm struggling to run my mile in 9:17 and have a long way to go. 

#43:  Read a new, non-fiction book each month.  I've started both Deluxe (how luxury lost its luster) and The Wordy Shipmates, by Sarah Vowell.  Both are interesting, and I feel like I'm getting out of a rut.  Now I just need to actually finish both of these books.  But it's a start...

I replaced a few items on the list.  Apparently I'm just not very interested in the idea of a "Stressed-Out" money jar, because I couldn't even get myself to start one. 

So what did I actually accomplish? 
48. Register in the National Bone Marrow Donor program

56. Volunteer as an Educational Counselor for MIT
96. Keep adding to the list as I find out what’s really important to me.

99. Inspire one person to make a list of their own. (1/1)

101. Create an Excel chart for tracking my list activity!

Apparently I love charts.  Mine is color-coded, cross-referenced, and well-updated!