Hey--guess what?!

I'm doing another 30 Days of Lists by stalking some random person's (a 20 year old girl from North Wales) blog so that I can find out what each day is. And I'm not spending the time to write out the list on paper and make it all beautiful; I'm just typing them out.

So... I'm already behind since it's March 2, but heeeeeere we go!

Yesterday's List (Day 1):
Challenges to Accept

Okay, kind of a weird list. I'm already not impressed so far. C'mon, people. Girls are paying you to come up with interesting lists to blog about. Anywayyy...
  • I'm accepting the 30 Days of Lists challenge!
  • Really any other challenge that comes my way so that I can be all Barney Stinson and say "Challenge accepted!"

Today's List (Day 2):
This Month's Goals
  • Keep on track with and finish 30 Days of Lists: I'd like to not be late after yesterday, but we'll see if I can do it. I know I'll finish it, though!
  • Eat better: The past couple of weeks I've been gorging myself and it's been bad. I was doing so good for like a month and then I just let it go. So I've got to get back on the wagon and do everything in moderation.
  • Continue to work out: Again, I didn't go to the gym for like two weeks. I've done better this week. I just need to remember that it's part of my every day routine... like showering and brushing my teeth. And it's not even that bad once I get there and I always feel good after I go.
  • Maybe start Couch to 5K? I've been thinking for awhile about starting to run again. I used to and I also used to like it, but treadmills just aren't fun to me. There's a track at the gym, obviously, but it also doesn't look that great. I'm not going to do a 5K, so I'd really honestly be doing this just "for fun" and to get back into running. We'll see! 
  • Send our save-the-dates: The major wedding task this month is to order and send save-the-date cards. I'm currently waiting for our digital negatives so that I can use the photos for the design. The goal is for people to get the card exactly 6 months before the wedding (March 22), but we'll see how that goes haha!

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