to do in oh nine: february

monthly inventory.



☆2008 leftovers☆

3 13-keep in touch with friends back home - mail a letter to someone once a month (2/12)
i prematurely marked this one off last month with the intent to send a package to a friend, but i didn't actually send it. bad me. but, i sent it today, as well as a postcard to another friend. can i count one of those for january??

6 32-read more - read one book a month (2/12)
i started AND finished "south of the border, west of the sun" by haruki murakami. i would recommend it if you like murakami and haven't read it or if you've never read him before. i got the book from sara (thank you!) and am thinking she probably wants it back...?


☆habits☆
(beauty, diet, study, exercise)

1 stick with a face skin care routine
okay, i slacked off this month. i'd say i was with the program about half the time.

2 eat breakfast before work
i think there were a handful of days i didn't eat a decent breakfast, but i'm pretty sure i always ate at least something...not bad.

3 make a japanese study schedule and stick to it
japanese? studying? what's that? yeah, need to back on top of this one. ESPECIALLY since the test is being offered twice this year, which means JULY 5th, baby. yikes.

4 hoop (or do some kind of exercise) three times a week, even for just 10 minutes
my hoops have been behind the sofa all month. shame on me.


☆one time deals☆

1 clean out, organize and update blogroll/favorites/bookmarks folders
on the contrary, my bookmarks have increased exponentially with NO regard for organization!

2 buy curtains
done! funny though, i had the curtains picked out and went to buy/order them today. while i was waiting for the woman to check if they had 3 panels in stock, i saw another curtain i liked and, once again, couldn't decide. there weren't 3 in stock of my original choice but there were 3 of the "new" choice. so i went with it. they are a maroon-ish pink-ish color, with a bit of sheen and a french crest kind of paisly design in white, rimmed in a lime green color. my room is tatami with off white walls, so i figured a bit of color would be nice. and they block something like 99.8% of light. not the heat holding, sound blocking original choice ones, but 3,000yen less spent overall. we'll see!

11 go see a concert
i went to jason mraz on february 23rd AND 24th! it was amazing.


☆multiple time deals☆

1 apartment cleaning
kitchen pantry "area"
i bought (today!) a new wooden shelf unit for food and another for my shoes in the genkan and it's not done, but looking good. when i'm actually done, i'll post a before/after. :)

2 make 6 things on my sewing machine (2.5/6)
i'm still mid-project on my charm quilt, but it's coming along well and i'm LOVING it! i'm already thinking about my next project(s?!).

5 call home once a month (1/12)
i actually called home from work one day after my mom sent me a frantic email. she and my dad are coming to visit in april, and she was panicking because suddenly the group of 4 turned into a group of 7! my parents and 5 of their friends! yeah, it's gonna be crazy. i called her again this past week too about rooming arrangements because the travel agent was at school (the travel agent that the school uses for all their field trips and overnights is helping me plan my parents' visit)


things for next month:
○ figure out japanese school stuff (JLPT is 7.5.09!)
○ continue working on my charm quilt.
○ clean my apartment. really CLEAN it.
○ enjoy the last three weeks of my job.