January challenge wrap-up

I'm wrapping up my January challenges tomorrow and am VERY thankful to have a sense of accomplishment!  I have thus far successfully eaten 100 calories every morning within 30 minutes of waking up--even while camping in the snow--and finished my quilt square for Charlie's quilt.  I do need my mom's help on the quilt square, but it's as complete as I can get it. 

My research for the SNAP challenge continued throughout the month and I was honestly appalled by how much money I regularly spend on food, both at the grocery store and at restaurants. 

Upsides to this month's challenges: 

• I was able to complete them all.
• I learned that I'm able to sit and concentrate on something I've always found boring (embroidery) for longer than 10 minutes.
• I now have a better understanding for where my disposable income is going and know I can do a better job of saving.

Downsides/Lessons Learned to this month's challenges: 

• I gained almost 10 pounds doing something that was supposedly supposed to get my metabolism started earlier in the day.  Hopefully that can be reversed quickly in February! 
• I was frustrated a lot during the making of the quilt square.  If I had thought things through more thoroughly when planning out my embroidery project, I would have been able to complete it much sooner and with much less frustration.
• I am ashamed by how much money I currently spend on food.

Up next month:  The SNAP Challenge, going alcohol-free and training for a 5K.