I’m just 1 person who didn’t read as much as I had hoped in April. I tried the BookCrossing all-day readathon. In past years, I’ve been able to get through four or five books during that readathon, but this year there were also virtual BookCrossing Unconvention events all day, so I didn’t get much reading…
Month: April 2021
Earning Merit Badges as an Adult
I’m just 1 person who has always loved merit badges. Physical representations of things I’ve learned and accomplished are something I find so satisfying. Earning merit badges with my troop or on my own was definitely my favorite thing about being a scout when I was young. I loved flipping through the pages to find…
Week of Workouts
I’m just 1 person who came up a little short this week. I have a minimum goal of at least 20 minutes every day, and I just barely hit that goal multiple times this week. It was a tough, busy week for me with a lot of mid-day meetings. Accordingly, I kept a lot of…
Sign Up for the May Cleaning Challenge
I’m just 1 person challenging myself to be better. I hope you’ll join me! In honor of the season here in his hemisphere, May’s challenge theme is spring cleaning. Challenge yourself to clean by setting a goal that’s right for you and then working toward it along with me. Did you know that setting a…
Does Size Matter (for Challenges)?
I’m just 1 person who joins a lot of challenges. And thanks to my blog, I’m setting even more for myself every month. But challenges come in all sorts of sizes. Earlier this month, I discussed small, specific, well-chosen daily goals. I also covered larger, broader dreams turned into goals for bucket lists. What about…
Week of Workouts
I’m just 1 person who loves kickboxing workouts. This week, I did a different one every single day, though each had its own unique flavor and target zones. It was fun doing some of my favorites and trying some new ones as well. My form started out solid at the beginning of the week, but…
My 5 Things to Do Today
I’m just 1 person with a long To Do list. Some days, I’ve been known to have upwards of 40 items on my list. And if something goes onto my list, I feel a bit like a failure if I go to bed without completing it. As you might have guessed, the drive to do…
Where Do You See Yourself in 5 Years?
I’m just 1 person who has trouble answering this question: Where do you see yourself in 5 years? A typical job interview question, I’ve always viewed it as unfair. If I’m interviewing for a job, that means I’m facing a potential, significant change in my life. If I get the job for which I’m interviewing,…
Week of Workouts
I’m just 1 person who just keeps going. Making a habit out of working out has been so important to me. I thrive on routine and knowing what to expect, so working out every day around lunchtime breaks up my day but also helps to structure it. This week, I had some mid-day meetings, so some…
Setting the Right Goals
I’m just 1 person who knows how to set the right goals. It’s taken me a lot of failing to figure out how to write a goal that will set me up for success and not frustration down the road. Here, I’ll go through the SMART method of creating goals and show examples of why…
5 Ways Get Your Bucket List Back on Track
I’m just 1 person with a short bucket list. Considering I have gone through five rounds of 101 Things in 1001 Days, there’s certainly a lot I want to do. So why is my actual bucket list so short? I’d like to say that the reason is that I am selective about what goes on…
Week of Workouts
I’m just 1 person who works out daily and still needs more fitness motivation. Working out is definitely a habit for me, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to stop what I’m doing and give an hour of my time to this (with warm-up, cool down, and shower included). This week, I mixed up the…