December already? This passing of time is disturbing.

On with the reckoning: TL;DR version – of 12 projects: 6 achieved; 4 partially achieved; 2 not achieved.

Hey now! That’s a little better.

• war on sloth

– running at least 3x per week / daily exercise – core + glutes (even 5 minutes is better than nothing).
PARTIALLY ACHIEVED!: Yay! Finally back to this, entering that fun run really made a difference to my motivation level. I think I need short term running goals.

• war on graffiti

– never let the graffiti on the front of ThePalace(OfLove) remain unpainted for more than 24 hours. Always photograph, always report.
ACHIEVED!: I remain surprised that we are another month tag free. To be fair we didn’t have any agency

• war on duopolies

– minimise shopping at Coles / Woolies and their associated companies.
– support small, independent businesses
ACHIEVED!: 341 days! I reviewed my need for printing and decided against it, so not trip to officeworks!

• war on clutter

– get rid of everything we don’t need or want or things we have been holding on to for stupid reasons
ACHIEVED!: We cleaned the garage! And divested many things. Of course there is much to do. There needs to be a Reckoning with the camping equipment.

• war on chub

– continue with amazingly successful 5:2 diet
– no booze (except for holidays)
ACHIEVED!: 5:2 yes yes! No alcohol in November except for the birthday (which totally counts as a holiday).

• war on unnecessary spending

– don’t buy anything that is not absolutely essential – none of this fudging with the definition of essential.
– take lunch to work at least 4 days per week
NOT ACHIEVED: As predicted, no spending was exactly the opposite of my November.
That plan to try taking lunch? Hahahahaha, no.

• war on the uncreative

(apologies for the lame project title, alternative suggestions welcome!)
– make one thing per month
– blog at least every second day
– take at least one photo every day
PARTIALLY ACHIEVED: I’m pretty sure I kept up the blogging average, but not the photo average. I did make a hat (which seems to have survived blocking!)

• war on blandness

– read good books | watch good films and television (at least once a week)
– eat good new things (two per month?)
– listen to one improving podcast per week
– avoid reading the increasingly dreadful smh.com.au
PARTIALLY ACHIEVED:
– New recipes? No
– Podcast drought.
– Yes, no smh for ELEVEN whole months.
– TV – nope.
– Lots of non-improving reading! So much Miss Silver.

• war on the shoddy / shonky in ThePalace(OfLove)

– have the leaks fixed
– finish the last bits of the paintering
– get quotes for balcony sliding door | shutters | conservatory
REVISED JULY: We have an action plan for the rest of the year. It is quite comprehensive and will be somewhat costly.
NOT ACHIEVED:
– replace grout on upstairs balcony (hopefully to prevent leaks into Bessie’s room)
– paint exterior walls on upstairs balcony*
– repair (walls and ceiling) and paint Bessie’s room (though we are leaving the ceiling for a bit, wanting to ensure the leaks are quite fixed)
– install shelves in Bessie’s room
– paint ceilings on our floor (to cover leak stains)
– have air conditioners serviced replace air-conditioners
– draft-proof front door and door to garage
– paint leak stains on Giant Wall
– coat rack for garage
– paint interior doors
– line Joe/Frank’s curtains
– (yikes!)
Oh dear. Nothing at all on this list was accomplished in November.

• war on our genX slackerness

– get our finances in order
– get our estate planning in order
ACHIEVED!: Maintaining the budget despite my unrestrained spending.

• war on the career (see genX slackerness)

– ramp up the professionalism in dress, grooming and manner.
– just knuckle down and do this advanced manageressing course. FIVE times a week.
– take this “I am expecting big things from you in the next six months” seriously and action accordingly.
PARTIALLY ACHIEVED: I’m trucking along.
Formally withdrew from advanced manageressing – best decision ever!

• war on poor self-esteem

– just stop entirely reading the social media accounts of those who make me feel inadequate (of course, this is not you dear reader)
ACHIEVED!: Again! No temptation this month – which is REALLY interesting and I suspect very much aligns with my lack of alcohol consumption.