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Boy, summer sure does get crazy, doesn’t it? With all the things going on in life, I realized that the last time I joined the Monthly Goals party was in May. Not exactly keeping myself accountable with you.

Since my word this year is Achieve, I figured I better get myself back on track and share some goals so that I have some accountability factors toward my big goals for the year. Here’s where I stand with May’s goals, which we’ll go ahead and call goals for the summer:

Continue running the C25K program 

Nope. In fact, I’ve shelved running until after my black belt exam since my foot continued to bother me every time I ran. I don’t want to risk an injury with the exam only a couple months away.

Update three lists in my jujitsu notebook

Not at all. I’m probably most upset with myself for not making progress here since this is a key piece of my black belt requirements.

Complete 10 practice massages between massage class weekends

I think I gave 6 or 7 between May and June. I know I didn’t get nearly as much practice as I wanted to.

List 4 items in my Etsy shop

Completed! Please go favorite my shop on Etsy: Chasing Blue Jays

Finish reading Retire Inspired

Not yet. I postponed this until after my leadership class was finished since Great by Choice was a requirement for that class.

Read Good to Great for leadership class

Complete. I also led a leadership discussion on Dead Poets Society as part of the leadership class.

Broadcast twice a week on Periscope

No, and I really miss Periscope.

Given how busy life seems to be, I’m going to try to keep August pretty simple and straightforward. Here are the goals for the month:

Update my jujitsu notebook

This has to be done. Not only is it a requirement to be eligible for my black belt exam, but my sensei asked me to bring it in last week…which means a promotion may be pending his review.

Stay on top of my massage homework

Our instructor said at this point, we should be giving 4 practice massages a day. I think he might forget that most of us have full-time jobs and aren’t professional therapists. However, there’s no reason that I can’t have my homework done and complete 2-3 massages each week.

Get back on Periscope

I really enjoy that social media platform. I think the reason that I haven’t been on it is that I’ve been overthinking the content. There’s no reason I can’t jump on just for fun. Be sure to follow me: Persicope: highheeledlove

Participate in the Adore the Core Challenge

Head over to Blogilates if you want to get in on this fun abs challenge.

Want to see other bloggers’ goals for August? Click the button to check out the rest of the Monthly Goals linky party, hosted by A Peek at Karen’s World and My So-Called Chaos.