First of, a check in on July Goals:
Continue with 100 Happy Days pics.
This has become quite the habit! I'm pretty sure I've been consistent since May 1st, and should hit 100 by Friday. I did register at 100 Happy Days. I wonder if I'll get some notification when I've hit 100... Either way, I have a new goal for August while I finish out this challenge.
Finish the run streak.
Not only have I finished, but I've kept going! I'm on day 73! I've used Charity Miles for every single run except for the two days of running Ragnar (because I wasn't getting a signal on my runs and I didn't want to kill my battery). Part of me is thinking maaaaybe I could shoot for a year. Another part of me is thinking that it might get a lot harder in the winter with inevitable bad weather and illness. For now, I'm going to keep it up as long as I feel good.
Eat some sort of frozen treat with the kids once a week.
Total gimme. My favorites are the fruit bars they sell in the SUP shack at our local beach.
Not freak out about turning 40...
August Goals:
- As I said before, I'm going to finish up the 100 happy days challenge, but I've started using the one second a day app to make monthly videos and it's already really fun. I'm excited to share my first one next month!
- Continue with the run streak.
- Run smart in Bend and don't overdo it just because I'll be surrounded by a bunch of fasties. We are all doing a local 5K during our running retreat (amongst A LOT of other running/hiking) and I started thinking about time goals and decided that I just want to run for beer. I have another 5K a few weeks later, the Women of Wonder at Greenlake, and I'll save any goal setting for that race.
- Get school supplies - eeeeep!
- And last, but not least, I added an August goal that I've already checked off my list - but sometimes you have to put something on a list just to cross it off, am I right? Making a donation to my teammate Paulette's Every Mother Counts NYC Marathon fundraising goal was definitely on my to-do list for awhile and I've checked it off the list this month.
Seeing Every Mile, Every Mother made me recount my own not so easy births. I had preeclampsia symptoms with both kids, and eclampsia by the time I checked into the hospital with both. It was terribly frustrating to be a person with normally low blood pressure, only to have it skyrocket when pregnant. I am so grateful that I had the care available to me so that my babies and I were safe and healthy. All women should have the care they need. That the film was introduced by Sally and Christy Turlington Burns herself was pretty awesome.
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She is even more ridiculously beautiful in person (even in a non-air conditioned Seattle summer event), and it's obvious that she is on the inside, too.
What a great photo!
ReplyDeleteAs a streaker (on day 220), I hope you will continue streaking! This has been the best thing I have ever done for myself. I initially planned on 365 days, but I honestly don't see myself stopping. I've made it through one sinus infection so far! Good luck!
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