Resolution Recap: June 2012

June wasn't my best month for tackling my 2012 New Year's resolutions of purging and organizing my home and finishing up projects around the house. Between my vacation to Panama, a work trip and then a weekend away at a friend's cottage I was out of town a lot. I am happy with what I managed to accomplish while I was home, though.

Resolution 1: Purge & Organize
I met my goal of having a volume of at least one trash cart (between my recycling and regular trash) out on the curb on garbage pick-up morning every Monday in June, except when I was in Panama. Here's my breakdown:

- June 4: 1/2 full trash + 1/2 full recycle = 1 total
- June 11: Nothing (In Panama)
- June 18: 3/4 full trash + 1/2 full recycle = 1-1/4 total
- June 25: 1 full trash + 1 full recycle = 2 total

Yesterday I also dropped off two large boxes to donate to the Ann Arbor ReUse Center. Purging is a slow process for me but I am trying.

On the organizing front I didn't do much other than organize my spices. It is a nice little improvement that I am enjoying. It makes finding what I need when I am cooking much easier. 

Resolution 2: Finish Up Projects
With the summer weather I was inspired to tackle a bunch of little projects on my front porch including making a self watering planter and sprucing up the outdoor table, hanging a new mailbox and putting a new rug out front. Also outdoors I managed to finally eradicate the moss from my driveway. Almost a month later I am happy to report that it still hasn't come back!

Inside the house I worked on a few home decor projects like finally using my Scrabble tiles to make some wall art and making a souvenir display from sea glass I picked up along the beach in Taboga, Panama. My favorite thing this month that was checked off my to-do list was that after several years of pining for new dining room chairs, I finally found a great deal on a set of eight.

How are you coming along on your New Years Resolutions? Did you finish up any big projects in June?