I’m laying on a heat pad right now because I wrenched my back after going on a two-mile hike with the fam. I hurt, but I owe y’all a post. So here goes…

Once again, I deviated from the plan. At least half of it. Makes you wonder if I should just say “I’m going to read three books and three graphic novels” instead of listing the specific titles. But then part of me is worried the lack of specificity might make me lazier about fulfilling the goal. Hmmm…

Another month of goals is in the books! And I’d say I did pretty decently. Let’s see if you agree…

Another six done! But not entirely as planned.

I find that when setting goals to complete a task, having motivation to complete it helps immeasurably. I’m sure you’d likely agree.

Another month, another round of monthly bills due. Maybe a goal recap will cheer me up.

Another month down. Where’s Superman to slow down this planetary rotation when you need him? I guess it’s time to recap my reading achievement, eh?

Nailed it.

First off, credit to Marty for bringing this to my attention. But next Thursday, April 24 is the 10th anniversary of the Apple Watch.

Winter is done. Spring is here. Were my goals met? Have no fear.

A good month of reading! I hit my six books with time to spare. But, instead of getting ahead, I kinda relaxed. Took it easy. My brain needed the reset.

I did it! A solid week of closing all three of my Apple Watch rings as retribution for missing a minute of standing up last weekend!

Yes, I’m punishing myself for that Stand ring miss on Sunday. How?

Spring has almost sprung or it will in a few weeks. Yet, today, temperatures dropped 20° to bring us back below freezing. Who’d’a thunk it? Have my goals frozen in place? Let’s see.

A reading miracle happened this month, folks! After whining about not being anywhere near my monthly reading goal at about the halfway point of the month, I hunkered down and finished them all! I’m starting to think I write those posts as a passive-aggressive motivation for myself. Whatever works, eh?

I always knew that eventually my reading pace would slow to a crawl if not halt entirely.

Bye bye January. Hello February. Will you be better? 

My first month at my new six-books-per-month reading level and I started worrying that I wouldn’t make it. I started the month by reading three books in four days and then nothing for two weeks.

Much like last year, I’m going to combine my final goal recap of 2024 with my list of goals for 2025. I will start with the latter.

December is done. So is 2024. In an hour, anyway. We’re now a quarter of the way through the 21st century. Did that last factoid mess with your head as well? 

Just when I thought it couldn’t zoom by any faster than October 2024, November comes along and says, “Hold my beer!”

November is over! Did I read? Boy, did I! Check this out!

I haz sadz that October is over. Sniffle. I wantz the Ocz back.

Happy Halloween! My treat to myself is no trick… my annual reading goal is DONE! 

One thing I’ve noticed that kinda bugs me about my Apple Watch and the measurement of standing as one of the three Rings used to gauge activity is that I don’t necessarily trust how standing is measured.

I just realized something… with my Fitbit dead and me moving over to Apple Watch, using steps for tracking my monthly fitness goal isn’t really as logical.

Here we go with my recap of the month of September goals! Buckle up!

🎶Do you remember? Reading seven books in September?🎵

Remember in my most recent Libroqueue post when I said “I wholly expect this 780-page beast of a book to take me two months; so if I get halfway through in September, I’ll be happy” about reading Joe Hill’s The Fireman?

Let’s celebrate the end of the Roman Caesar months with a look back at my goals!

Yay! Another good month of reading! And I also kicked off a new audiobook since I’m finally making my triumphant return to the gym.

July was not a bad month. I made the goals I expected to make… and I didn’t finish the one I knew would not happen. C’est la vie, eh?

Much like the U.S. Presidential campaign cycle, I did a lot of flexing around unexpected changes with my reading goals this past month.

And half the year has flown by like it was nothing. Nothing at all.

I had a good month with reading. Started strong, slowed down but remained consistent in the middle, and finished relatively well.