May Goals-Sort Of

     When did I last try out some goal setting? Perhaps in March, and then I went on a business trip, my brother-in-law died, my niece got married, there was a funeral, there was shifts in the call center, and working from home. That working from home moved into the full month of April, and here now are, Monday May 4th, and the last Stay at Home that was set to end today, is extended until two weeks form now, but with slightly more business being able to provide curb side pick-up. I'll be working from home the rest of May, and high indicators that will be  the case in June as well. With two more months with a commute that is from my bedroom to the room of the day, I think it's time to at least think about my priorities, and put a little more emphasis there. Note, I said my priorities, which will be different than yours or any one else's. Some areas are out of my control. For instance, I can't really set a savings goal for the month because we have no idea what DH's income ill be, nor how things might play out for family members. We also haven't identified all the causes we might feel compelled to step up with donations. There still though can be fiscal goals, and I'll start there.

Financial:

• Play around with blogger to get a better balance of Adsence and annoyance. I'd like to  earn a little money, but not to the point that the pages are not readable.
• Keep up with the Microsoft rewards. I recently skipped a day-darn, which meant losing out on probably a couple hundred points. 6,500 gets me to another $5 reward. My goal is to not waste those points and get to one more reward by May 31.
• As I've been shopping at a store with gas rewards, make sure I maximize those to do one fill on one of our cars-probably DH's as it has the biggest tank and he is the only one that has been doing much driving, you know the 4 miles round trip commute. He did have to drive to the lake to take care of an issue though. 

Organization

• Deep clean the kitchen again. It just feels dingy. With that, maybe I'll actually get the update pictures taken and posted. 
• Get high areas and ceiling fans cleaned

Home Projects

• With all the wear and tear on the kitchen table having been turned into an office and classroom, the paint job from last spring is a bit chipped. Also, the chair I sit on most has some worn places. Add repaint table top and put another coat of spray point on the chairs to my goal list.
• Get the seedlings that have sprouted into a garden space. I am second guessing putting them in the ground, and may order  raised bed materials. My daughters said they would help me put them together. It might be more practical. I'll decide this week, as I'd like the plants in by the 15th. 

Home Life and Social

• Set a proper dining room table four times. I won't say Sunday-maybe a random week night. 
• Eat outside, weather permitted, for lunch each work day
• Figure out some way to do a socially distanced but special Mothers Day for myself, and for my MIL
• Participate in at least 3 of 4 virtual work lunches with my division, and 2 of 4 virtual coffee breaks with the supervisor/management team

Health and Wellness

• Lose three pounds, by...
• Increasing the number of plant based suppers to at least two per week
• Do a low impact work out at least three time per week
• Do stomach focused exercises at least twice per week
• Continue my daily walks-but increase length and speed

     I think I'll stop there as I'm getting overwhelmed. Nothing is big, nothing is a stretch. I have just felt very unintentional if that is an appropriate  mood. I can't control the force of nature that is this virus nor the decision being made to keep us safe and hopefully salvage the economy. I should though be able to control and manage my own intentions.