Frugal in the Fruitlands

I think it’s required that if you write a blog and do monthly wrap-ups, you have to say “It was another great month here on X!”

This is me not doing that.

Here are the key posts from this month, if you missed them:

• Nine Ways to a Frugal, Unconventional Wedding was my entry in a Moolanomy’s Best Wedding Tips and Stories contest. This was my first time writing for a contest, but I think it was a good inspiration.
• In What Alternate Clutterverse Am I Living In?, I reflected on Peter Walsh’s organization/decluttering book, It’s All Too Much.
• Vacation Bloat is my confessional tale of Too Much Vacation Spending.
• Also this month, I succeeded in making an $1800 repair to the Subaru without going into debt (not even a little).

If you missed any of these stories, and don’t care to miss anymore, I’d recommend subscribing to my RSS feed. This little WikiHow article will show you how to add an RSS feed to your personalized Google homepage or to Google Reader.

How did I do on my May goals?

• My fitness goal for this month - to exercise 30 minutes daily, followed by a 5-minute stretch - was even less successful than in April, with only 15 days exercised. I also wanted to start adding in a strength workout, but clearly I wasn’t ready for that yet - I only managed this on three days! Still, I feel like I’ve at least got the habit of exercising two or three times a week down, and that’s a start.
• Google Reader tells me I have a grand total of 9 readers as of this month. Somewhat like Key the Metal Idol, I need 100 readers to meet the goal I’ve set. Don’t let this little robot down.

And my goals for June (I’m feeling ambitious this month):

• My longest consecutive stretch of days exercised is 10, so I’m going to attempt to beat that in June. (I’m not going to make exercise a monthly challenge, though). I’ve exercised for the last three days, so just 8 more days to go. Weekends are the hardest, but my husband just put the DDR (Dance Dance Revolution, a movement-based video game) setup back together, so I can do that now, too.
• My ZenHabits June challenge is to work on my blog for 30 minutes daily. Hopefully this means you’ll be hearing more from me! I’ve even set up a system of rewards. You can read more about my goal here.
• I’m participating in Give Me Back My Five Bucks’ June Dining Out Challenge, challenging myself to spend on $100 this month on eating out.
• I have another crucial goal which I’ll write more about at a later date. I’m such a tease.

Alas, I haven’t gotten Frugal in the Fruitlands its own domain name yet (Matt?) or written any money memoirs, so those are also On the List.

See you in June!

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