{"id":4524,"date":"2011-04-01T22:12:47","date_gmt":"2011-04-02T02:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/?p=4524"},"modified":"2013-07-07T18:03:55","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T22:03:55","slug":"goals-in-progress-march-april-food-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/goals-in-progress-march-april-food-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Goals in Progress: March (+ April Food Day!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Holy cow, its April! \u00a0We\u2019re a quarter of the way through the year!<\/p>\n

This post will not include any April Fool\u2019s jokes because I\u2019m the worst liar ever and no one would believe me. \u00a0And I’m just not that creative. \u00a0Still, there are plenty of other sites out there pulling off nice tricks:
\nCaitlin’s Exciting News<\/a>
\nCheck out Google Motion<\/a> and Google’s new font<\/a>.
\nSerious Eats is launching some new sites<\/a><\/p>\n

1. \u00a0Waste less time<\/strong><\/span>
\nEhh…why did I put this goal on my list? \u00a0It\u2019s so hard to quantify, and even harder to make happen. \u00a0I realized this month that my body does not want to do anything between 3 and 6 pm. \u00a0By the time dinner is over and the dishes washed, its pretty darn close to time for bed. \u00a0I\u2019m trying to reschedule my body to be a little more useful after I get home because I’m getting really stressed out about all the things I want to accomplish (overachiever\u00a0much?). \u00a0Suggestions?<\/p>\n

2. \u00a0Read a chapter of the bible every day<\/strong><\/span>
\nMarch wasn\u2019t perfect, but it was definitely better than February. \u00a0Reading the Old Testament has been really interesting and daily reading is becoming part of my schedule.<\/p>\n

3. \u00a0Drink more water<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe dry heat of the school is killing my skin, so I\u2019ve upped my intake just to keep my skin from completely disintegrating.<\/p>\n

4. \u00a0Read at least one book a month<\/strong><\/span>
\nI really want to finish reading John Adams<\/a>\"\", but I had trouble finding the motivation to actually sit down and read. \u00a0Then The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels–A Love Story<\/a>\"\" arrived for me at the library and I can\u2019t put it down. \u00a0I haven\u2019t finished it yet, but I probably will this weekend, so we can count that for March. \u00a0I think my next book will also have to be something really engaging; I\u2019ll save the thinking books for the summer.<\/p>\n

5. \u00a0Improve my fitness by going to the gym twice a week and doing sit ups and push ups on off days<\/span><\/strong>
\nOh gym, how I miss you. \u00a0I didn\u2019t keep track, but I know I did a poor job of making it to the gym and I\u2019m starting to feel it. \u00a0Luckily, Morgan started up the PIPES Challenge<\/a> and I\u2019m loving it!<\/p>\n

6. \u00a0Open our home at least once a month<\/strong><\/span>
\nDone! \u00a0I\u2019m still thrilled with the fact that I hosted 9 people for dinner<\/a>! \u00a0Brian and I are brainstorming who\u2019s up for April. \u00a0Anyone interested?
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7. \u00a0Give Relishments a makeover<\/strong><\/span>
\nI didn\u2019t do too much that was tangible this month, but I did do a lot of offline work. \u00a0I\u2019ve found a new theme I\u2019m really excited to install and developed some ideas for other changes I\u2019m going to make to the blog. \u00a0Since its going to take a solid block of serious work to make it all happen, I\u2019m planning my site makeover for the beginning of my April vacation–I just can\u2019t wait until summer!<\/p>\n

8. \u00a0See new things<\/span><\/strong>
\nI didn\u2019t do well with this one this month. \u00a0March was dumb like that. \u00a0Hopefully April will bring some exciting travels!<\/p>\n

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Today was also<\/p>\n

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For the third year in a row, April Food Day is encouraging bloggers to spread awareness about hunger in America and donate to help alleviate this problem.<\/p>\n