Month: April 2018

Goals for 2018: One Month Check-in.

It is time to check-in and see how I am doing with my 2018 goals.

Visit Japan. This goal is not going to come to fruition until September, but it is going to happen. As previously stated, we have purchased our plane tickets & accommodations, we are going. The end.

Escape Room. Nope, not yet.

Climb Mount Finlayson. Also, not yet.

Fly a Kite. We have yet to buy a kite, but is on our list. I feel like this one will happen within the next month or two.

Pickle Boat Pub Crawl. The Pickle Boat Pub Crawl season starts April 30th, so there is no way to accomplish this before then. We don’t have a day set, yet.

Meet my Goal Weight. This is always ‘in progress’. I weighed myself a couple of days ago and found out that I had gained 2 pounds. Let’s just say progress is slow. I need to plan my food and stay focused if I am going to meet this goal.

Learn Japanese.  I feel like I am doing well in this. I have been doing my Memrise every day. I have been quizzing myself in Kanji, Katakana, and Hiragana daily. I just need to keep doing what I am doing and then incorporate conversational Japanese.

Learn to Drive. This goal has not gone anywhere. I am going to pull out all of the excuses. Aaron and I have both been very busy with work. I have been working full time +. I need to make a plan for this goal and stick to the plan.

Be the Strongest I have ever been. This goal is going well. For future updates and now, I will just update my current weight and reiterate my goal weights;

Bench: 94 lbs Goal: 100 lbs

Dead Lift: 205 Goal: 250 lbs

Squat: 180 Goal: 200 lbs

Drink Less. Yeah, I better keep working on this.

March Favourites.

TV Shows Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | Aaron and I started watching this series at the end of February and barreled through the 5 seasons in the month of March. An amazing show with epic fights, interesting lore, and loveable characters.

YouTube Channel Tabieats | I was introduced to this channel by a coworker. It features Shinichi and his partner Satoshi; they eat and make various Japanese and International snacks and foods, along with some vlogs.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6Je3-ZV_x38NqQAxKiCCyQ

Book Heartless by Marissa Meyer | I have been incredibly lax in my reading this year and have not even finished a single book. I started reading this book a couple of months ago and once I finally got into it, it has been a fast read. I have enjoyed many of Marissa Meyers books and this is no exception. Set in an Alice in Wonderland themed world, but with a dystopian twist & featuring a love story.

Song J-Hope  – Daydream | J-Hope finally released his mix-tape this past month, along with a couple of music videos. The first single being Daydream. What a fun and upbeat song and great way to kick off the month of March!

Cider The Naramata Cider Company – Dry Apple Cider | A very easy to drink cider that is perfectly dry. Over the month of March I have drank about 8 – 355mL bottles, I am sure there will be more to come in the month of April.

Food Assi Brand – Vegetable Dumpling  | These dumplings are delicious! They are fairly low calorie; about 30 per dumpling; very easy to prepare if you have a steamer, and inexpensive; 4.99$ per 5 serving bag.