the 2011 list: march

8. travel to a new place in japan
osaka.  after the earthquake, for three days.  wish it was under better circumstances, but the okonomiyaki was still fantastic.

9. continue ds budget book
check.

10. go one week without going to the conbini (longer, if possible)
i have been going to the supermarket near work instead of the convenience store, and have been taking a bento to work much more.  i don't know if it was a full week, but i definitely go less than i used to.

11. take a bento to work for one month (or, at least half of 2 months)
another one that i don't know if i "officially" did, but i have been taking a bento a lot.

12. make weekly meal plans and shop accordingly for 10 weeks (not consecutive OK)
have been meaning to write about this.  Ro and i did a 6 day meal plan at the beginning of march; we are slowly increasing our cooking repertoire.  1/10.
 
13. get rid of clothes/shoes i don't wear (once in spring, once in fall/early winter)
still have two boxes of stuff to throw out/donate/get rid of.

14. wear a dress or skirt 4 times a month
nope, fail.

22. try a new recipe at least once a month
check.  (see no. 12)

24. swim laps at the gym at least twice a week (post move)
i haven't been to the gym since march 4th.  :(

29. move AND send out "new address" postcards
still waiting to be mailed out.  slacker...

30. save money (starting goal of 60,000yen per month, average)
i only had 10,000yen in my bank account in the days before pay day this month, but managed to save a large chunk of my paycheck once it came.  woohoo!