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Summer Time Goals

Wasn’t it just May? Where did June go? It came and went so fast; I did not have a chance to post about my goals or do my monthly check-in. Many of you have commented that you find these helpful and motivating, so I apologize for not posting.

I am going to do something a bit different this month. Instead of individual goals for July and August, I will combine the two and set my goals for summer. These two months go by so fast, and it makes sense to combine them.

Below is what I committed to in May and how I did.

Blog

I will build on what I did or did no do in April. Moving forward, I think four blog posts a month will be the norm. I will chip away at my courses and will try to do ONE session of SEO a month. I am not letting go of this goal; I am trying to make it attainable.- My approach worked. By breaking down the SEO goal even further, I was able to stay on track.

Personal

  • I will build off my 2.5lb weight loss and aim for 2-5lbs this month.-I am down 7lbs!
  • Continue to move my body 30 mins a day.-DONE
  • All my summer races were canceled, but I plan to run them virtually.-3 virtual races were done and more to come.
  • Research vacation options for summer to replace our canceled Canadian Rockies trip.-Two new vacations planned.

Household

  • Purge Nicholas’s room.-Done
  • Begin the basement (scrapbook room) project.-NOPE
  • Clean out my garden boxes and start my veggie garden.-DONE

Wow, not bad! I would say May was a huge success! Except for the scrapbook room, I did everything I set out to accomplish. I think the scrapbook room project will wait until the winter months. With the beautiful weather here, I plan to be outside as much as possible.

Goals for July & August

Blog

Continue to grow my social media accounts, new course work 2-3 times a week, including SEO content and 8 new blog posts.

Time Management

Implement a new weekday schedule. I am going to start time blocking. Time blocking is a type of time management that has you divide your day into blocks of time. Each block is dedicated to accomplishing a specific task.

Personal

  • Finish my 2019 scrapbooks.- This will be a heavy lift, but I am determined!
  • Read 6 books.
  • Explore 6-10 state parks in Massachusetts.
  • Get back to date night.
  • Spend more time outside.

Health & Fitness

  • Build off the 7lbs loss and lose another 10lbs.
  • Minimum of 10,000 steps a day.
  • Consistently strength train.
  • Continue training for fall races.

I am keeping it simple. I want to enjoy the summer and will hold off on the bigger household projects until the colder weather.

How about you? What are your summer goals?