Hey everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I had an amazing time at home with my family celebrating my cousin’s wedding – more to come on my weekend tomorrow or Wednesday! You know what else happened this weekend? The first of June! Those of you who have been reading for a while now know that I have new “goals” at the beginning of each month. Although I don’t always follow them perfectly, I like to stop every once in a while, step back, and reassess certain areas of my life. Sometimes life is speeding by and it’s important to stop and reflect for a moment, which is something I like about doing these goal posts!
First up, I like to recap how I did with the previous month’s goals:
1. Graduate law school. BOOM! Done! Granted we still haven’t gotten grades back… But hey, I’ve got the photos to prove it!
2. Stay in a good mindset. Doing pretty good! I have to say the IE Challenge was a big turning point for me and how I feel about myself and my life. There is just SO MUCH more to life than being perfect, what other people think of you, and especially your weight. Worrying so much about those things was keeping me from enjoying my life, and now that I’m slowly letting all of that go I’m much more relaxed.
3. Make 1 recipe a week. I think I did this? Haha I had to go back over posts to check! I didn’t even go grocery shopping the week after graduation, so no recipes there, but the first week of May I made a lentil dal that lasted me a while, the second week I made a bunch of new salad mixes, and last week I tried several new overnight oats recipes to help with time management in the mornings! And do vodka gummy bears count?
So now it’s time for my goals for June!
1. Keep up with strength training. As I mentioned last week, I decided to start doing Jamie Eason’s Livefit trainer. I’m NOT following the meal plan or the exact workout plan for that matter, I’m just using the strength workouts and doing a little less cardio in hopes of getting stronger. I’ve only been doing it for a week but it’s a nice change for now!
2. Bring lunch at least 3 days a week. Same with my goal last month, I want to try and prep ahead of time as much as I can so I’m not spending a ton of money eating out. I also want to be realistic and realize that right now being focused on studying during the week is #1 so I want to be flexible about it as well, hence the three day goal! I’m also hoping to keep up with overnight oats since it cuts about 15 minutes of making breakfast out of my mornings (very helpful when you’re up at 4:50am!).
3. Have fun. Studying for the Bar is most important for the next two months, but I also know I’ll focus better on school if I also take some time to relax and enjoy time with my friends. I definitely need some recharge time to really throw myself into work. Like impromptu Cubs v. White Sox games…
Do you try and pack lunch or do you eat out often?
What’s your favorite kind of exercise right now?
What’s the best recipe you’ve tried recently?
Wow. Congrats on Law School! I bet it feels unreal to be finally done!
Thanks, Dylan! Haha I don’t feel quite done since I’m studying and going to class every day, but I’m sure it will hit me once the Bar is over!
you are SO RIGHT about the mindset.
it’s amazing how much it can change how I feel about everything.
from fitness to lifefrazzle.
Thanks, Miz!!!
i did jamie eason’s livefit program… just the workout part… i liked it!
I’m glad to hear you liked it!
Have fun — great goal. That is a goal we strive for each day too 🙂
haha it’s my favorite!
Great job on your May goals! I should get back into goal setting each month. It’s been awhile since I’ve done it!
I try to pack a lunch whenever I can and do for Cody as well. It’s amazing how quickly lunches out can add up!
Haha you’ve been a little busy! And yes, lunches out add up a LOT! Especially here in Chicago – the place I was going was at least $11 a day!
Your lunch goal is super realistic! Telling yourself to pack lunch everyday just wouldn’t work for me!
I totally agree – I’d feel overwhelmed by a goal like that!
Congrats again, on graduating! I had to pack my lunch everyday for work, when I worked at a school. It got pretty old after a while, but it does save a lot of money!
It definitely saves me a lot of money, especially here in Chicago!
Congrats on reaching your goal of graduating from law school! What a huge accomplishment that is!!
And I LOVE lentil dal. Yours looks SO tasty :).
Thanks, Hannah!
Bringing lunch saves SO much money-you’ll be amazed.
I wish one of your goals was to spend more time with me.
Well I rarely buy lunch normally,but with studying I never go home!
Great goals! I’m so excited to follow your journey as you take the Bar and become a lawyer!
thanks, Alyssa!
I love that you put “have fun” as one of your goals. I need to add this to my LIFE goals, haha. I’m almost in the middle of my 20s and I feel like I haven’t done anything earth-shattering yet. I should be getting in trouble, getting dirty and scraping my knees — wait I did that when I was nine. But, you get it. I need to learn to be a risk taker and just go with the flow. Happy Monday!
Having fun is definitely something I have to focus on making time for right now! And I agree, we all should!
I definitely pack a lunch daily…options directly around my office are limited, and I bike to work almost daily so I don’t want to get changed and sweaty midday. Plus I’m cheap, which is heavily swaying on my decision to pack a lunch.
Vodka gummies definitely count as a recipe 😉 I still need to try that one!
I think my problem is there are so many really good options around me, they sound better than whatever I’d make!
I always eat at home (I work from home) –but I’d still pack my lunch every day even if I had to go into an office! I love bringing food from home –so much cheaper & usually better for you. Always worth it 😉
YAY for checking off “graduate Law school”!! Ummmm hello?! That’s amazing!!
You’d be surprised how many healthy options there are around my school! But definitely not cheap… at all.
I bring lunch everyday- saves so much money and hassle about worrying what to eat. Granted, I don’t enjoy, and my stomach doesn’t either, eating out all the time, so that’s probably why I like to bring my lunch 🙂
I think my problem is there are so many good and healthy options around me! Downtown Chicago is dangerous…
my favorite exercise right now is my intense functional training barbell classes here at school. when i go home for the summer i’m going to try crossfit (the workouts in my barbell class are based on crossfit workouts) which i am really excited about!
also, impromptu baseball games are the best! 🙂
I’ve been wanting to try crossfit, it’s just so expensive here in the city! I’m glad you like it!
Welcome to the pre 5 am walk up call!!! Make it 4:25 and you’ll be like meeeeee!!!
lol my gym doesn’t open until 5:30 so that might be excessive!
I pack a lunch every day and turn to Pinterest for inspiration. I actually started a series called (Almost) Grownup Lunchbox on my blog to document and share my internship and school meals. It forces me to be creative. Feel free to join in on the fun!
P.S. I baked the BEST healthy banana bread yesterday – Strawberry Coconut Chia Seed Banana Bread from Ambitious Kitchen. Here’s a link to the recipe: http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/2013/05/strawberry-coconut-chia-seed-banana-bread/.
Enjoy! 🙂
Oh awesome, I’ll definitely check out the series!
Love your goals!! I smirked when I read your “have fun” goal because we all should remember to do that too – life goes too fast to take everything so seriously 🙂
Haha I thought it was a pretty necessary goal!