Why I'm Glad There Aren't Life Grades

I could blame my lack of go-getter attitude on the heat. It has been crazy hot in DC this summer, but that would be pretty much BS. Yes, August has arrived and as I have a small mental freak out that I have squandered away my summer I'm taking stock in what I have and haven't done well or done at all this summer. Here's to hoping "writing this out loud" makes me a little more honest and productive as we sprint to fall.

-Training: Bah! Don't make me laugh. My two gym memberships (one for swimming, the other for everything else) have barely been used and I think my trainer is starting to get testy. I will be running in the Marine Corps 10K so I do need to get my act back together.

-Debt Free: Check. Short of Dear College. We officially owe no one or entity. It's awesome and I'm totally geeking out on increasing our retirement savings and all other sorts of rainy day savings options.

-Eco Products: Very little improvement here. Still working through using up other things, but then when I've run of say make-up, on the fly I've punted and bought drugstore something in a hurry to make up for it and yet to make a full transition to a Greenista suggested brand.

-Eco Friendly Commute: I didn't take up the bike, but we've been doing a little carpool of two in our household and while not the most efficient, it definitely beats out having the old two cars. Bus use still in rotation.

-Dressing Like a Grown Up: Work in progress. It pains me to spend money on clothes because I've fallen hard for not spending (which says a lot because I love clothes and shoes. Oh how I love shoes). I just added a few small items and I'm going to have to force myself to spend a little more to not look homeless.
-Feed the Brain: Went to Seth Godin and I have been reading more, but still more progress required. For the record, Godin was interesting, not mind opening. Still noodling on why.

-Creative Self: Still wait listed for glass blowing, thinking about painting.

-Eat Local: Total fail, unless you count restaurants. My trips to the farmers market (other than at work) have been nonexistent and I am determined to remedy. There's still plenty of tasty things to eat through late summer and fall.

That's enough navel gazing. Sorry about that, but I have to purge it from my head to move on. With more travel on the horizon for the other half again I need to find balance between projects and busy work because I'll need a little bit of both. But did I mention we're financially balanced? That's priceless people. Priceless.