Sloth Battle 2011

Still battling the dreaded sloth monster, though it seems to be getting harder and harder to maintain my energy for this type of warfare when real life is always getting in the way. But I battle on.

In the battle of Sloth vs. Maureen, Sloth: 1, Maureen: 6

Maureen's wins

• I launched a full scale battle against pink eye. It lasted for TEN DAYS, but ultimately, I came out the victor. (This one doesn't really count, I just thought I should update).
• I hung shelves in the apartment. Nice way to display extra trinkets and things that seem to be EVERYWHERE.
• I filled every picture frame in the house, which included ordering prints. Then RE-ordering prints when the sizes weren't right, AND doing some matting. Now I don't feel like such a jerk for a) having empty picture frames on display, and b) not having any wedding pictures in the apartment nine months after the wedding.
• I ordered extra photos as gifts for a few folks and sent them out. Just cause.
• I added supports to the sides of my book shelves so I could cram more books in there. And then rearranged it slightly to change up the space in the living room. Andy isn't crazy about the new look, so I might change it back, but at least I did it in the first place!
• I finally got around to installing a handle on the cabinet below the sink in my kitchen.
• I installed a flower pot outside my kitchen window. We'll see how my little plants do, but I am currently waiting to see sprouts from two different pots of beautiful flowers, and a pot of sweet basil that I can hopefully use for cooking. (And if I am successful, check off #53 on my list!)
  

Sloth wins:

• Had a hard time getting my butt in gear to go to the gym recently. After a particularly shameful moment of sloth this weekend, where I couldn't pull myself together to go to the gym, I tried to redeem myself by going for a 4 mile walk in the park with Andy, but that's not really the point of this goal.

Sloth-Maureen tie

• I reached out to several organization that look for volunteers to do their charity work. Definitely a step in the right direction. Unfortunately, the only ones I actually heard back from didn't need help in some of the locations that they has listed, and needed folks for either middle-of-the-day shifts, or at locations that would be next to impossible for me to get to. Frustrating. Who would think volunteering would be so hard?
  

Just got keep on keepin' on. And doing it without coffee. Today marks 30 days since my last cup of coffee. Originally, my goal was just not to BUY any, but coffee I made for myself at work or at home would be ok, but that didn't seem like enough of a challenge, so I went cold turkey to hit goal #58. That's all there is to it!