52 things in 52 weeks: checking in

I am happy to report that I have completed a whopping 5 of my 52 goals so far. Go me!

I should also report that my goals have been slightly altered since I first posted them. I made a few of them shorter (lasting for one month instead of two or three) and changed the month of no eating out to a month of no eating dairy. 

Without further ado, here are the things I've completed!

#6: Go on a weekend getaway (alone).

You can read all about our adventure in my weekend getaway post.

#7: Floss every day for one month.

It is very, very possible (read: 100% likely) that I had never flossed my entire mouth by myself until this month. I am ashamed.

(I also never knew the actual technique for correct flossing. I may or may not have found this out halfway into my goal. Whoops.)

But now I can say that I have flossed every day for a month! A consecutive month.

Yes, I needed a reminder stuck to my mirror.

Once I started doing it correctly, I definitely noticed a difference in how clean my mouth feels. And I'm fairly confident I'll keep doing it at least occasionally.

#16: Strength train three times a week for one month.

Like everyone else in the entire world, I decided that 2013 would be the year that I finally got in shape and got to my goal weight. I'd like to think that I have slightly more motivation than the average person, since I still have post-baby flab to tone up, but only time will tell. At the very least, I know I can do strength training exercises regularly for a month.

I'm definitely going to stick with strength training, because it gets you awesome results! I wish I could show you a before and after picture, but alas; I am not that brave. (Also, I didn't even take any before pictures. So there's that.) Just know that I have started the ongoing process of recovering from pregnancy and childbirth!

#35: Do a cardio workout four times a week for one month.

This goal got a little tricky in the final week, because our elliptical broke down, and I am not a fan of running outside (and we don't have money for a gym membership). I improvised by getting my Dance Central on and finding random exercise videos on the Internet. Emerson was highly amused by all of it. (He laughs hysterically whenever I do lunges. Is that a bad sign?)

Now that I'm done with this specific goal, I'll probably go back to my regular schedule of doing cardio two or three times a week. I'll have you know that these fitness goals have helped me lose over seven pounds so far! Hooray for progress!

#48: Make homemade baby food.

I know this isn't a big deal to a lot of people, but it seemed daunting to me before I did it. As you may have guessed, I'm not a confident cook!

I cooked up Emerson some acorn squash, and he loved it.

Squash halves after being baked and scooped.

The final product. (This wasn't all of it. Just a baby serving.)

Emerson was intrigued.

You could say he was a fan.

Well there you have it. Five down and only 47 to go! Oh boy.