February is probably my least favorite month of the year (excluding my passed Nana’s birthday of course). February always passes unnaturally quickly (more quickly than it should even with a few days missing). Right now, Louisiana’s weather can’t decide what it wants. The temperature range for this week has been 36⁰F to 78⁰F…crazy right?

But really, what makes me dislike February so much is what typically makes it the “month of love” – Valentine’s Day. I have a Valentine this year, but it’s really more the pressure of what to do. I’m not too much on the ingrained sexist, prejudices around this holiday. I’d like a celebration of love to go both ways. So it’s pressure because I don’t know what’s expected of me. I don’t want to overstep boundaries or slight Z. He’s dear to me, but he’s also being crazy because he’s taking his general exam (or candidacy exam as it’s called). I’m going to do something sweet and crafty because that’s who I am. Hopefully he doesn’t get grumpasaurus at me.

But aside from scouring Pinterest, I have some other goals in mind for this month! I have been keeping a notebook of budgeting, weight, goals, etc. I am going to give Weight Watchers a chance. My friend is having a lot of success with it, so maybe it’ll work better for me than calorie counting (although it’s pretty much the same thing…)

Goals 

• Lose 5 lbs
• Read I Am Malala
• Make at least one bear for the Mother Bear project
• Complete 3 weeks of Couch-to-10k
• Create a new working budget with changed roommate situation
• Write Colt a letter at bootcamp

Not too much going on this month. I’m focusing on tracking my own behaviors and seeing where I spend the most, where I eat the most, and what I should do to better my life…and see if anything needs a complete overhaul.