to do in oh nine: march

monthly inventory.

☆2008 leftovers☆

1 1-stop biting my nails
i got gel nails as an attempt to keep myself from biting/picking at my nails. while i can't because they are super hard, i still want to.

3 13-keep in touch with friends back home - mail a letter to someone once a month (2/12)
i've got the postcard written. i just need to dig up the address and lick the stamp.

6 32-read more - read one book a month (2/12)
yikes. i didn't read anything. chelsea even sent me a book for my birthday. will read it in april!


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

1 stick with a face skin care routine
i slacked off this month, maybe half the time. but it doesn't seem to have made a difference one way or the other.

2 eat breakfast before work (/everyday, once i quit teaching)
i think there were a couple days i didn't eat before work. now that work is over, i'm not good about eating breakfast. speaking of which, maybe i'll make eggs this morning.

3 make a japanese study schedule and stick to it (esp. once i quit teaching)
i've got a rough outline. just need to make specific deadlines and goals.

4 hoop (or do some kind of exercise) three times a week, even for just 10 minutes
zero hooping this month. i do feel like i do a lot of walking throughout the day by walking one station then getting the train, or walking around shibuya (aka shopping). but i do need to get back on the wagon...


☆one time deals☆

none. yikes.


☆multiple time deals☆

1 apartment cleaning
kitchen pantry area. and i cleaned out the sink drain, cleaned the toilet, gave the floors a wipe down with Mr. Clean and put away random stuff that was all over. i'm so bad at cleaning on a regular basis, but at least it's been upgraded from a disaster zone to a presentable state. well, it rotates between the two.

2 make 6 things on my sewing machine (2.5/6)
still working on my charm quilt...

5 call home once a month (1/12)
i called home and talked to my dad for 2 and a half minutes. ha.

7 try out kumon (or other japanese language school) for one month (may?)
i'm thinking that this time around, i'm gonna try to go it on my own. if i don't pass in july, i'll be retrying in december, and might go to some kind of japanese school.


things for next month:
○ send my brother a birthday present.
○ with my parents visiting for ten days and two weeks in thailand, i won't be around to do much else. but, thailand does kill two birds (new foreign country and travel alone) with one stone. :)