Where do I even begin? The boys and I are headed to Iceland tonight! (Not tomorrow as the photo says, I meant to write this yesterday, but, well… life. WYCWYC)
My brain is so scattered right now, I can hardly focus. If you have been around a while, you know I’ve been traveling with my boys since 2012. I have no issue embarking on an adventure with two kids solo. Frankly, I used to revel in it.
This trip, however, feels different. I’m not traveling with two kids. I’m traveling with two young men, and it just hits different. They are fully functional, autonomous humans. (Okay, 14 is still young, but I raise my kids to be independent, and I’m happy to plant that seed early.)
There’s more negotiating now. More opinions. More attitude. More fears. More “You’re-embarrasing-me-Moms“. When they were young, they were game for anything, like little ducklings following me across the street to the pond. Now they aren’t sure they even want to go to that pond, but they humor me. And honestly, that means more than they know.
So, I’ve got to go! I need to finish packing and ensure they have what they need. I just wanted to pop in and keep up my weekly blog tradition, updating my goals.
Oh! And tomorrow, when I step off the plane in Reykjavík, I will be 49. I’m kicking off my 50th year on this planet with the adventure of a lifetime alongside two of the most important people in my life.
(And now I’m crying, thank you very much hormones!)
Oh, and real quick, I did post on Substack this week!
2025 Goal Check In
- Blog Weekly.
- so far… ✔️
- Paint More. Don’t overthink it.
- so far… ✔️
- Make a new handmade pasta monthly.
- Jan ✔️ ✔️
- Feb ✔️ ✔️
- March ❌
- April ✔️✔️
- May ✔️
- June ✔️
- July ✔️ (see recipe below)
- Hike at least twice a month.
- Jan ✔️✔️
- Feb ✔️✔️
- March ✔️ ✔️
- April ✔️✔️
- May ✔️✔️✔️
- June ✔️ ✔️
- July ✔️✔️
- Perform one unassisted dip.
- Still training.
- Perform five strict pull-ups.
- Still on singles. (did 4 today with the blue band!)
- Handstand walk.
- Still training.
- Take at least three yoga classes a month.
- Jan ✔️✔️✔️
- Feb ✔️✔️✔️
- March ✔️✔️✔️
- April ✔️✔️ ❌
- May ✔️✔️✔️
- June ✔️✔️✔️
- July ✔️ ✔️ ❌
- Make homemade sourdough bread.
- ✔️✔️✔️OMG I did it!✔️✔️✔️
- Take the kids to Iceland.
- IT’S HAPPENING!!!
- Fix the holes in my house (long story, lots of plumbing issues this year).
- Continue my Spanish Streak on Duolingo (I’m on day 1,231!!).
- so far…✔️ day 1432
- Take a Spanish class in person.
- I’m setting my sights on a private class this fall, since the college options aren’t working out for me.
- Plan something special for The Husband’s 50th birthday!
- I BOOKED IT!
- Snatch 125lbs.
- More confident in this goal now.
- Compete in at least one weightlifting meet.
- Walk a minimum of half a mile daily with Marsh and, preferably, with the Husband, but I can’t base my goal on him.
- This is now a habit.
- Track my movie-watching on Letterboxd.
- so far…✔️ Click here to see!
- Keep my citrus trees alive!
- so far…✔️ (they are thriving!)
- Host an extended family dinner monthly.
- Jan ✔️
- Feb ✔️
- March ✔️
- April ✔️
- May ✔️
- June ✔️
- July ❌ (But we went out)
- Clean out and organize my closet and drawers.
- Thrift more and purchase no brand-new clothes.
- so far…❌ I caved. Went shopping with a friend, and I needed hiking pants for Iceland.
- Take daily supplements more consistently.
- so far…✔️
- Reduce alcohol consumption to once or twice a month.
- Jan ❌ 1/18, 1/23, 1/31 (close!)
- Feb 2/1, 2/15 ✔️
- March 3/22 ✔️
- April 4/25, 4/26 ✔️
- May 5/3, 5/10 ✔️
- June 6/7, 6/19 ✔️
- July 7/14
- Cook one new recipe/dish a month.
- Jan ✔️
- Feb ✔️
- March ✔️
- April ✔️
- May✔️
- June
- July