Week 17 - 1/3 of the year gone?!!!

Alright – I’m putting this here for posterity – this list is exhausting.  I should not do this again in a decade (at least not without making nearly all the goals easy like eating 50 pieces of chocolate….).  I’m tired and wearing out.

That said, the goals do continue to push me into places I wouldn’t get on my own which is a very good thing.  There are certainly plenty of times that I need this.

I missed an update again last week.  As it turned out, I was recovering from strep throat which explains why a bicycle ride I did in the hills/mountains of Virginia on a hot day was truly excruciating.  I’m looking forward to going back when a) I’m feeling better and b) it isn’t 95 on the heat index to see where I’m at.  There are some good hills there that will help prepare me for France if I go.

Other than that, the goals move forward slowly.  I’ve realized that in truth they are suffering and so have installed an app on my phone to prevent me from opening some of the apps I’m addicted to (Candy Crush, I’m looking at you) except very late in the evening.  There’s an irony in using an app for this, but it’s working so I’m not going to knock it.

In weather news, it’s rained the last 10 days straight after no rain for almost 2 weeks so apparently it’s either feast or famine.  Hopefully this will level out and we’ll get into some more regular biking/park visiting/etc.

One exciting note – the garden is beginning to produce!  Oddly, banana peppers were the first to be harvested, but it’s underway!

With that, back to the goals.

Physical

            #5 –1,348 miles – With this being almost exactly 1/3 of the way through the year, this is right on pace.  I’d like to get it a little ahead, but at least it’s on pace.

            #6 – 4,630.  This is a bit off the pace, but I know that I can get to 80 or 100 push up days to catch up.

Mental

#14 – To Kill a Mockingbird – A true classic and one that I haven’t read in years.  Long enough that the characters I pay attention to are different.  If only I could be as strong a father to my boys as Atticus was to his.

Wild – With one of my loose goals being to get into hiking enough to hike the Appalachian Trail, this was an interesting read.  A very sad story about how she found herself hiking, but amazing what she found out there.

Relationship

            #21 With spring here, we've been getting out a bit more frequently.  We're now up to 9.

            #22 – Still at 12 – though this week it was Robinson who wanted to play Stratego.  He lost and still wants to play!

            #26 – Not many books read this week – need to get back to being home at night.

Environmental

            #27 – Currently at 11.5 lbs for the year. Off pace here, but this too could make a huge jump if need be.

           #30 - 6.5 lbs of meat on the year.  Had lots of leftover chicken in the house and didn’t want to waste it.

            #31 – No shopping this week so no bags

          #32 – 4 ounces of vegetables as the banana peppers have begun to produce!

Miscellaneous

           #35 - This is the 13th post

           #36 - I've only cleaned the bathrooms 10 times.  Really need to get this moving

            #38 – Up to 12 here with the addition of Apple Market in Lynchburg – I need to do more of this.  Twist my arm please….

           #42 – This might end up being the best goal of the list as it is helping me think about the longer term life goals.  Should be interesting to see what this looks like in the end.