There wasn\u2019t a lot of time I could waste this month. A lot of things needed to be done by June 20th when I finished the school year. So, I was productive by necessity. Now I just need to get reoriented to my less structured summer schedule and make sure I don\u2019t waste away the entire month of July. Goal I Wish I Made: <\/strong>Not sure, but something more along the lines of \u201cCreate a posting schedule and stick to it\u201d (I have a schedule, and it gets changed at least once a week because something\u2014like this post\u2014doesn\u2019t go up on time) or \u201cComplete lesson plans before logging on to the internet\u201d or \u201cLimit internet time to 2 hours a day\u201d. Something more specific, because it\u2019s really hard to gauge whether I\u2019m wasting time.<\/p>\n 2. Read a chapter of the bible every day<\/font> <\/strong><\/p>\n This goal has been harder than I expected. Here\u2019s to increasing my reading in July! Goal I Wish I Made:<\/strong> N\/A. I like this goal a lot, even if I\u2019m not doing the best job with it.<\/p>\n 3. Drink more water<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s hot. I\u2019m thirsty. Thanks, summer, for helping me meet this goal! But drinking more liquid only because I\u2019m running and it\u2019s hot out doesn\u2019t seem to completely match the intent of this goal. <\/font>Goal I Wish I Made:<\/strong> Again, something more specific, like \u201cDrink at least one water bottle of water a day and drink something else with every meal.\u201d<\/p>\n 4. Read at least one book a month<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n I finished Committed<\/em><\/a> by Elizabeth Gilbert at the beginning of the month. I love Elizabeth Gilbert; I\u2019ve read every book she\u2019s written. Committed<\/em> was a neat mix of personal story and cultural research. I\u2019m currently very close to the end of Comfort Me with Apples<\/em><\/a> by Ruth Reichl. I\u2019d forgotten how much I like her writing, although I\u2019ve read Garlic and Sapphires<\/em>. As a result, her other books have been added to my To Read list, which is getting increasingly out of control. I\u2019m loving GoodReads<\/a>, but it\u2019s making it much too easy to discover new books to read. Goal I Wish I Made:<\/strong> \u201cRead at least 12 books this year\u201d, which would save me the stress of trying to cram the last half of a book into the last couple days of a month. I consistently finish books just after a new month has started and its annoying.<\/font><\/p>\n I really wish I\u2019d made this goal more general because, though its not a bad goal, it\u2019s not exactly where my fitness motivations currently lie. June was an awful month for gym attendance, but I\u2019ve been running regularly in training for my second 5k race on July 16th. Yesterday started the new #Fitblog ab challenge, 3000 in 35<\/a>, which I\u2019m really excited about (in a \u201cI hope I don\u2019t just stop doing it partway in like I did with the PIPES challenge\u201d sort of way)<\/font> Goal I Wish I Made:<\/strong> \u201cDo something physically active at least 3 times a week.\u201d I don\u2019t think I\u2019m the workout every day type of person. Now that I\u2019m discovering how much I like running, the gym seems less and less appealing.<\/p>\n 6. Open our home at least once a month<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n Fail. We had some talks with friends about getting together, so I thought it was going to happen, but it didn\u2019t. I\u2019ve already sent out an invite to friends for July though, so maybe I can double up. Goal I Wish I Made:<\/strong> I\u2019m pretty happy with this goal, though (again) it could\u2019ve been a little less constricting like \u201cHave at least 12 different groups of people over to the apartment\u201d.<\/font><\/p>\n 7. Give Relishments a makeover<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n Next year I\u2019m going to make more goals like this one\u2014goals that I can complete once and be done with. I <\/font>revamped the site<\/a> in April. This month there\u2019s been a few minor tweaks, such as the \u201cI\u2019m attending HLS 2011\u201d and \u201c3000 in 35\u201d badges on the right side bar. I also have a revelation about picture formatting that I hope is going to help me out in the future. Goal I Wish I Made:<\/strong> N\/A. I like this goal and I feel great about how it turned out.<\/p>\n 8. See new things<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n Have I talked enough about Ocean City<\/a>? We also spent a day in southern Berkshire County with Brian\u2019s parents, antique shopping and going out to eat. Goal I Wish I Made:<\/strong> N\/A. I like this goal and still think that visiting 1 new place a month, local or far away, is reasonable.<\/font><\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget to check out my 2011 goals page<\/a> to see how I\u2019ve been progressing since January!<\/p>\n![\"comfort](\"http:\/\/www.relishments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/comfort-me-with-apples.jpg\" "\\"comfort")
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5. Improve my fitness by going to the gym twice a week and doing sit ups and push ups on off days<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n