So I guess I’m not perfect. I had great aspirations to do a June goal post, just like May, but somehow the month sped away. Speaking of speeding away, how the hell are we already half way through the year?
So, while I may not set formal goals each month as June proved, even if I do them every other month that will be 6 times more than last year. I know that July is going to be a tough month for me due to some work stress at the beginning of the month and then two weeks of vacation mentality at the end of the month. Hopefully, by sharing these goals with you all I will stay accountable!
Fitness: Woah! I just put out a time goal for my first triathlon! While of course I will be proud of myself to finish, I spent some time researching last year’s times and this would put me in the middle of the pack for my age group which is 19-34. While I feel pretty good about each of the individual sports, I get hives thinking about all of them together. Having a time goal in place motivates me even more to get my ass into my wetsuit and hop in the lake this weekend then get out and hop on the bike. I add the goal about prescribed run workouts because I know it’ll be easy to make excuses when work is busy, next week, and when we’re on vacation in Savannah. But, since I’m my own coach this year, I need to be a hard ass. I know the goal I want on September 28th is going to be tough but if I put the training in now, I can achieve it. Yoga should be an easy one as I know I’ll go in Geneva the first 3 weeks of July and I’m excited to try out a Savannah Power Yoga when I’m home.
Home: I am leaving this one blank this month as I really believe there are bigger, more important areas to focus. Bo has put a lot of effort into our flat these past two months and while to the naked eye it looks very much like it did before, to the person who lives here it is a whole new home. There is better organization, brilliant new gadgets, a laundry room and storage closet which is being used super efficiently, and lots of other improvements Bo has made since moving here.
Personal: I’m able to use my New York state drivers license for one year after arrival in Geneva. As luck would have it, on July 12th I’ve lived here for a year. That means that if I want to drive Alpy, our cute car, I have to get my act together and get my Swiss license. The second personal goal is the most important one for me this month. I have the opportunity to be home in Savannah with Bo for 11 days. I want to soak up every minute of time I get with my family and friends. In order to do this, I’m going to unplug from social media a bit so I am really focused on the moment. I will blog in the mornings or evenings, but otherwise I want to focus on the memories we will create together. It’s such a gift to have this time with them.
Blog: June was all about updating my About Me section and getting my Pinterest plug-in up and running. Now that those two are done the next goal is updating the race recap and travel section. We still haven’t decided how to organize the travel section so if you have any ideas, let me know!
What are your goals for July?
Great goals! Enjoy your time in Savannah! Sounds like it will be a fun trip for you. 🙂
Thanks Clarinda!
One of my goals for July is to do three yoga classes per week. I managed to do it a couple weeks in July so I know it’s doable.
That’s awesome Fiona! Do you like a certain type of yoga class? Do you do any of them at home?
Awesome goals for July! I set mine the other day- we’ll see how they go!
Good luck Katie!
My goals for July are having fun with my best friend in Savannah and unplugging as much as possible while in Savannah and the Hamptons!
Oh, and booking a flight to Geneva 🙂
I fully approve of your goals 🙂
My big goal for July is to do five minutes of planks a day (read post about it at http://runkwrun.blogspot.com/2014/07/challenge-5-minute-planks-day.html). This is going to be huge and daunting, but I’m going for it.
I start marathon training next week and I’m working on getting faster.
I’m doing my first triathlon in October. So, I plan to get back in the pool or 288 lake some time this month. I’m not sure exactly when.
I also started a new virtual workout trainer program and that will finish in August.
So, basically a lot of stuff going on this month.
You have a TON going on Kristi! Good luck 🙂