April Review and May Balanced Life and Monthly Goals

First, a review of April's goals and how I did:

Spiritual:
-  Focus on prayers and meditations; on gratitude and being thankful; appreciate the blessings:  There were lots of prayers and I tried to focus on gratitude, being thankful, appreciating the blessings and all the positive things.  Occasionally, however, a bit of negativity crept in, and that's something I need to work on in May.   

Environment:
- Maintain for the most part; do a little decluttering and organizing:  I maintained, did a tiny bit of decluttering, but not much organizing.  It's OK, though; I need to be patient with myself and remember that I am not in the best of health, right now.
 
Daughter: 
- Enjoy her company as she continues to come down each weekend to accompany me to chemo sessions.  I told her it was not necessary, as I seem to be doing so much better with the new chemo, but she explained that it was necessary to her, for her own peace of mind.  So, I will sit back and enjoy being cossetted:  Daughter couldn't visit for 2 weekends because she got sick, but she is better now, did her thesis presentation, and came down for this weekend.

Family:
- Most contacts will be on the phone or on-line, again.  Expecting an in-person visit from a cousin on holiday from Australia:  I had a visit from the cousin from Australia, plus a couple of other visits from two other cousins and an aunt.  There were lots of phone calls and on-line contact, as well.  On the whole, it was a good month for family.      
   
Friends:
-  Contacts will be mostly on the phone and on-line, which will be OK:  I found myself asking for more help from friends.  I also had a much rescheduled visit from a friend, so it was a good month for friends, as well.     
 
Career:
-  Will continue to work from home:  I am continuing to complete my weekly assignments in a timely manner.

Finances:
- I will continue to budget and manage my finances:  Doing OK in this area. 

Health:
- Once again, the main focus will be on health.  I've started the 2nd part of the chemo treatment and so far, the side effects have been manageable.  Need to focus on more regular exercise, drinking plenty of water, eating more veggies, etc.:  Chemo treatments have been going quite smoothly, all things considered; the physical side effects (insomnia, nausea, indigestion, fatigue, bone aches and joint pains, etc.) have been manageable and I haven't had to experience some of the more severe physical side effects that others have experienced on this same treatment.  I am very grateful for that blessing.  However, I have started to experience some emotional ups and downs, which are also part of the side effects.   I wasn't quite expecting that.

Time Management:
- Need to procrastinate less.  However, as long as the important things, like work assignments, bills being paid, etc., are being done on time, I will not worry too much:  The important things got done; that is enough for now.

 Leisure/Crafts/Hobbies/Me-Time: 
- Continue knitting the new blouse I started, yesterday; continue to sew the quilts; do more gardening: I have continued with the knitting and the gardening; not as much sewing.

Now, moving forward with May goals for a well balanced life:

 Spiritual:
-  Focus even more on prayers and meditations; on gratitude and being thankful; on appreciating the blessings; on the positives.  Let go of the negatives.    

Environment:
- Maintain for the most part; do a little decluttering and organizing, but be kind to myself and make allowances for the fact that I am not feeling 100%.
 
Daughter: 
- Celebrate her achievements as she graduates with her Master's Degree in Public Health this month!  Enjoy her company as she comes home for 3 weeks in May, between her finals at the end of next week and starting her job on June 1.  I have received the OK from my doctors to travel up north to attend her graduation - we plan to drive there and back. 

Family:
- Most contacts will be on the phone or on-line, again, and I need to accept and be OK with that.  However, the month is off to a good start because two cousins dropped in for a quick visit this morning (one brought me a plate of food and the other brought me an adult coloring book!) and  another cousin and aunt have said they'll visit this evening!
    
Friends:
-  Contacts will be mostly on the phone and on-line, which will be OK.   
 
Career:
-  Will continue to work from home.

Finances:
- I will continue to budget and manage my finances. 

Health:
- Once again, the main focus will be on health.  I've 5 more chemo treatments to go!  Plus, I've an appointment with the podiatrist, this week. 

Time Management:
- As long as the important things, like work assignments, bills being paid, etc., are being done on time, I will not fret too much about managing my time.

 Leisure/Crafts/Hobbies/Me-Time: 
- Continue to knit and sew; start coloring!

I am looking forward to a well balanced life in May!