2024 Goals Update May

Dear Adventure Avenues,

This is the year of books – at least it is for my goals! Not all my goals are related to books, but there are 3 that are at least book adjacent. Then I also have a movement goal, two decluttering goals (one physical, one digital clutter), one blog goal, and one fun goal!

1. Read 24 books in 2024

In May, I finished reading Iron Flame which was SO good, but I can’t believe I have to wait til January to find out what happens next! I have pre-ordered book three, Onyx Storm, already. I preordered the wrong copy and did the regular and not the Deluxe edition that is cheaper! I also finished listening to Emily Henry’s latest book, Funny Story. She’s my favorite RomCom writer. I also finished reading Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult on my kindle which was such a page turner and had a great ending. I also finished listening to Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson.

I started reading Argylle by Elly Conway on my kindle. I also started reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larson for my book club. I’m also still reading The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon from the Outlander series (this is book 5).

This year I’ve read:

1. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood 
2.  Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford
3.  In the Weeds by B.K. Borison
4. The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs by Joel Salatin
5. Switch on your Brain by Caroline Leaf
6. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
7. Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham
8. Have I Told you This Already? by Lauren Graham
9.  Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
10. Really Very Crunchy by Emily Marrow
11. Marie-Antoinette – Reine de la mode et du bon goût
12.  Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

2. Read 4 books in French

Last year, I had a similar goal, but not a solid number of books to read. I’m hoping with a specific number, this goal will be attainable.

I finished reading Marie-Antoinette – Reine de la mode et du bon goût, my first French book!

No new French books.

3. Participate in at least five library activities.

I have already joined two library challenges and finished one.

In May, I visited a Friends of the Library bookstore and bought a book!

4. Write and post 3 family recipes

Nothing written down yet.

5. Move for 2024 minutes. This includes yoga, riding the Peloton bike, Pilates, etc.

In January, I did yoga for 25 minutes and rode the peloton bike for 93 minutes for a total of 118 minutes.

In February, I did yoga for 65 minutes.

In March, I did yoga for 72 minutes and rode the peloton bike for 125 minutes.

In April, I did yoga for 44 minutes, rode the bike for 128 minutes, and did Pilates for 7 minutes.

In May, I did yoga for 73 minutes and rode the bike for 45 minutes.

This year, I have moved for 679 minutes.

6. Finish Decluttering 1000 items. As of January 6, I had decluttered 389 items.

I decluttered 34 items in January.

I decluttered 44 items in February.

I decluttered 15 items in March.

I decluttered 12 items in April for

I decluttered only 4 items in May a total of 498 items decluttered.

7. Offload photos so my camera roll has less than 5000 photos. I’m starting off with 11,790 photos and videos.

In January, I had 11,717 photos and videos on my phone – Progress!

At the end of February, I had 11,651 photos and videos on my phone.

At the end of March, I had 11,631 photos and videos on my phone.

At the end of April, I had 11,532 photos and videos on my phone.

At the end of May, I had 11,459 photos and videos on my phone.

8. Go to Disney enough times to make my Disney Magic Key “worth it”!

I have the Enchant Key which is the second tier and means I can go on some Sundays and most weekdays (but due to work, I’ll only be spending weeknights). I calculated an hour at Disney would ‘cost’ $10, meaning I would need to be at Disney for at least 85 hours. Not a bad goal to have!

In January, I spent 23 hours at the parks! (over 3 days and only spent $15 on parking!)

In February, I spent 24.25 hours over 3 days at Disney! I paid $43.25 on parking (though some of that was a gift card).

In March, I spent 12 hours over 2 days at the parks in March and didn’t spend anything on parking!

In April, I spent 31.5 hours at Disneyland and California Adventure! This included 8 hours at a special ticketed Star Wars Nite event. I spent $52.50 on parking, half of which was paid on giftcards.

In May, I spent 13.75 hours at Disneyland and California Adventure and didn’t spend anything on parking!

In total, I have spent 104.5 hours at the parks! This goal can be considered complete and I still have another half a year left to go!

Until next time,

A

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