Februrary's Plans

Plans, plans and more plans.  My brain really is a sucker for punishment, still it's nice to have some goals... even if I might not achieve them all.  

 

This month it's onwards and upwards and more of the same, though looking back it's nice to see that I did actually finish some things and made some decent headway with others. 

I'm just hoping that the heat doesn't get any worse or that my brain decides to goes on strike...

 

Reading

 

No plans as such because as we all know reading is pretty much a big part of who I am but I am keen to work my way through a rather large pile of e-magazines I have currently got out on loan plus the dozen or so audio books which recently fell... "cough"... into my hands.

Gardening

 

So much to do so naturally I've been getting stuck it and madly trimming trees and shrubs and clearing beds.  Even so it looks like I have barely made a dent and I'm pretty sure the weeds and the trees are growing faster than I can keep up with.

Oh well at least I'm getting plenty of exercise and fresh air.  The plan for this month is to carry on as normal with all the above tasks as well as lay down several bags off compost.

Can I just sleep now?

Crafting

 

Cross stitch project finished and done.  I know right?  Even I'm kind of amazed and surprised by that.  Especially since it's taken me so very, very long.

 

With that looming project finally gone I'm weirdly very keen to do more (stupid brain) and am already half way through my latest project - knitting a blanket for my cat Nudge as well as eyeing up some future projects such as a knitted blanket for my bed, a pretty cardigan for me and a nice cross stitch to hang on our wall. Oh and there's a pompom rug that I want to make plus try out my knitting circle loom and... 

I'm almost kind of glad that the winters down here are long and dark just so I can get busy with all this crafting.

Watching

As I mentioned in my previous post with so little to watch I've had to do a bit of hunting to help wile away the nights.  My latest watching marathon is Waking the Dead, a British crime show.  How I missed this show when it first screened I have no idea but at least now I have 9 seasons to work my way through.

Get Fit and Healthy

 

Does gardening count as exercise?

 

I really hope so, otherwise I've been fairly lackluster about this, though there has been the occasional walk so that's at least something.

On the other hand eating wise things are going well.  A constant diet of smoothies, scrambled eggs and vegan curries seem to be doing wonders, not only for my energy levels but for weight lost too.  I'm also seriously loving all the plant protein meals that I've been having lately.

At this rate I might just need to get myself a new smoothie making machine.

Writing

 

3 blog posts last month, other than that nada, zip, zilch, finito.  So I really need to push myself into doing more.  Perhaps the winter will see this goal finally being tackled properly.  Until then blog posts it is.