I will shamefully admit that I did not succeed nearly as well as I wanted to on my mini happiness project. Let's break it down:
1. Write A Yelp Review Every Day
This actually didn't turn out too bad. I ended up writing 23 reviews for the month of August, which is 8 away from my goal of 31 reviews. I can't really beat myself up for that one. I wrote a few multiples in a day, but the point of the matter is that I worked towards my goal of being Yelp Elite. I'm not Elite yet, but I'll keep working at it until I get that shiny badge on my profile.
2. Contact A Different Person From My Past Every Day
Fail! I wrote maybe 2 lengthy facebook messages. I wrote an email to a girl I've semi kept in contact with since I moved from California. I wrote a quick message on a few facebook walls. Not even close to my goal. I want to work towards fixing old friendships, but I feel like graduate school is the start of a brand new chapter in my life, and that some of my old friendships weren't exactly healthy for me. I think I can forge many new friendships while maintaining some of my older ones I cherish. I think I'll still reconnect with older friends, but I don't know if I necessarily have to write a facebook message to everyone. Besides, a lot of them haven't tried to contact me at all!
3. Write A Blog Post Every Second Day
Well I was smart on this one knowing that I wouldn't write a post every day. According to Blogger, I wrote 8 posts in August, which is halfway to my goal. August was just such a mess of plans and getting orientated in the lab. I'm not saying it is going to be easier to write more often in September (I mean, it took 6 days to write this post), but I do enjoy updating my blog and I'm really excited I have some followers! I'll keep working at it readers. Don't give up on me yet!
4. Spend Less Than 30 Minutes Wasting Time On The Internet In The Morning
Bingo! I rocked this one. So many wasted hours were being spent on the internet in the morning, which made me late for everything in the past. Now that I'm back to set schedules (and 9am classes!), I simply can't be late. I'm getting better at checking my internet and facebook on my phone in the morning, and then just letting it go and getting ready. I have unfortunately noticed that I'm on the internet a bit more in the evening, but old habits die hard. At least I can make it to school early now!
5. Accomplish One Thing On My To-Do List Every Day
This has mostly involved household chores, so it hasn't been that successful. At all. I mean, stuff is getting done at home. Things are being dealt with, I'm caught up on all of my forms and duties that way, but there's a pile of laundry sitting in the bedroom that hasn't been sorted since Thursday. That's 4 days of laziness! I mean, I've had other things to do, but that 10 minutes I need to accomplish that has definitely been there.
So, what have I learned? Well, one thing I learned is that I lost interest in keeping track of this on Excel really quickly (like August 6th quickly). I should really write things down in a book, not on the computer. I have an agenda for such purposes now. I learned that I really need to work at things, because I get in crappy habits and I don't change them unless they are brought to my attention again, and again, and again. I also learned that I don't really need to sit on the internet checking websites constantly.
So, what's next? Well, for starters, I need to start setting long term goals that are more meaningful. I really want to be a better, more rounded person, but I have to work at it. I think the next step is to try to figure out what I want to accomplish by the time I finish my Masters. I am going to over-haul my Day Zero List completely, and then write it out and keep it where I can see it. I will blog about that once that happens (which may take over a week!).
I have so many fashion posts in my head, I just need to take pictures and write out posts. Look forward to more posts soon!
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