Update on New Year's Resolutions

Ah, welcome to June. We're about halfway through the year, so how's those New Year's Resolutions coming?

Paying off our Animal Kingdom Villas DVC loan. Done! (Even better, managed to pay it off by charging to the Disney Visa and then paying it off when it posted, so we've got a plentiful amount of rewards dollars for a future trip.)

Buying as founders for the Grand Floridian DVC. Cancelled. Looking at the model, I didn't like the look of it. And with credible rumors about DVC at the Polynesian, that is absolutely where I'd want to be founders. 

Pay off any outstanding credit card debt. Done! 

Save for the deposit on our Florida home. In progress. Every month, we're putting money in the savings account, and it certainly adds up quick.

Add publication credits to my name. Well, sort of. I ended up taking on contract work for a couple additional publications, which has kept me pretty busy. That means no time to get writing out there for the moment, but it is steady money coming in. That works.

Grow my business. So far I've met goal for Q1 and Q2. I should be able to make my Q3 goal. I'm iffy about Q4, just because of the challenges of working around holidays, but we'll see.

Yard sale. Done...for now. We had our first yard sale, and pretty much sold all of the bulky things. I'm looking at options to sell old electronics, books, movies, etc. (some through Amazon, some through Best Buy, and some through Target) and some of Lily's clothes (through Kindermint). Still got a lot more to sell off, but at least this is a start!

Get a resumé in good order for my husband. He's working on the last certification he plans to add to his resumé, so we'll be good to go within the next month or so.

Redo bathroom floors and paint the back bathroom. Halfway done--the bathroom is painted, but the floors aren't done yet.

Williamsburg Half Marathon (for Erwin). That didn't happen, but instead he did the Maryland half marathon. And Lily got to cross the finish line with her daddy, too!

Weight loss goals. Didn't happen. Now that I've signed up and I'm actively training for a 10K, I'm pretty confident they *will* happen. It's just taking a bit longer because we've been focused on everything else.

Sort through two boxes of assorted papers that need to be scanned or trashed. I've done some of this, and I'm probably about 1/4 of the way through that. Paying work has taken the priority. 

Do everything needed to get Lily's eyes in good working order. Done!

Not on the list, but accomplished, are getting Lily potty trained and getting Lily to go to sleep "like a big girl" (i.e., tuck her in, lights out, leave the room with no fuss). Potty training is done with no problems. We're still working a bit on the lights out and done--she stays in bed, but sometimes there's a little fuss or a bit of "Daddy, mommy, I need..."

So, not a bad bit of accomplishments for the first half of the year. Keep moving forward!