Checking off another state in the United States, we went to New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment, in April of 2022. We went with three other couples (relatives), two of them were in trailers, like us. The other stayed at a hotel nearby. Our main focus was National Parks. I will say that this was not a fun way to travel. When we go by ourselves, I plan out our agenda. Going with others means we go with other people’s plans. We did try to get off by ourselves and visit a few places I had on my list.
We were traveling in our trailer, so we ended up camping in one spot in Santa Fe. The Trailer Ranch RV Resort, 3471 Cerrillos Rd, in Santa Fe, doesn’t really look like much from the exterior, but it was a great place to stay. It was quiet, and the staff was very pleasant and helpful.
I am maintaining my weight but currently not losing. I need to get more serious about losing weight. No progress in June or July.
Goal: Ancestry: Contact at least two cousins. I have reached out to 2 cousins but have not heard from them. I tried someone else. Most of these cousins are a lot younger than me, and I think that may be why they are not responding since I’m old. A great excuse, isn’t it? No progress in June or July.
Goal: Read 30 books. I have read 29 books. I read a lot in July. Currently I’m on the last book in a 3 book series written by James Patterson. I find his books hard to put done. One book to go, and I’m sure I’ll be done with it by August 10th.
Goal: Get through at least my second and third drafts of the book I wrote in 2021 and finish the first draft of my second book. I have joined a group that will help me with this. And I have a writing coach now, so that should help. She and I talked on the 31st of January, and I’m excited I have been going through the third draft and making changes. On June 11, I started a class that will be helpful in writing my first draft of the second book. I have created an outline for that one. The goal for book number one is 55,000 words, and then we will discuss the next step. I plan to be working on my 3rd draft until I hit that word count. Currently I have 3,774 words to go. Great news – I have found two people to be Beta readers.
Goal: Visit three states that I have not visited before. We are going to New Mexico, Wyoming, and North Dakota this year. We traveled to New Mexico trip in April. I need to plan the other trip to Wyoming and North Dakota. No progress in June or July.
Goal: Complete 2 quilts. I plan to finish a quilt for my son-in-law and one for my daughter-in-law. July was successful in that I cut out all the fabric for both quilts. I also started sewing one. If you know anything about quilting, this one has 174 squares, that are made from 3 different fabrics. It involves marking a line done the middle of hundreds of squares. I decided after sewing a lot of squares together, I should mark them all before I continue sewing. I’m almost half way done with that.
Goal: Walk 1000 miles. I have attempted this for 4 years and never reached it. I need to be really serious about this year. The fifth attempt must work. So far this year, I have walked only 340 miles. If I did this evenly each month, I’m about 233 miles behind, which is an increase, once again, not the decrease I had hoped for. I’m getting further behind each month, which isn’t good.
July was good for my reading, writing, and quilt goals. I’m miserably behind, and I blame it on writing, since I love to write. I am working more on my quilts, in August, since I want to have them ready for Christmas and that means they have to be to the quilter soon.
How are you doing on your goals? Let me know below. Keep working toward your goals. We can do this.
