Summer Goals Revisted

In the middle of June I wrote this post in which I talked about all the goals I had for summer but had yet to put a dent in. I looked back to see if I had actually accomplished any of them and it turns out I did well at almost all of them!

Goal 1. Read...a lot!

Yay for me! I did really well at this all thanks to that nice vacation in California! I ended up reading about nine books, eight of which were read in less than three and a half weeks! Here is my recap of the books I read this summer, no spoilers, I promise!

Goal 2. Work out consistently

Well, this one is a so-so. My roommate and I got really motivated at one point and we worked out almost every day! Then once I got to California I probably stayed motivated for another twoish weeks. But then it all went downhill and I have yet to get back into it.

Goal 3. Blog Good

I did quite well in the month of August, with a record high of 12 posts for the month! But getting back into it has been a struggle since I have gotten back and started school. Usually the school year helps me get into a routine though, so hopefully you will be hearing more from me!

Goal 4. Learn how to play guitar

This one is a definite success! I wouldn't say I'm amazing or anything, but I know quite a few chords and have quite a few songs under my belt, including Pumped Up Kicks, Radioactive, I Won't Give Up, and We Can't Stop.

Goal 5. Decorate my room

This one is a successish. I actually just organized my bookshelf and desk this last week, and then finally got around to putting up my pictures! Well, some of them...haha. I still have my quote boards and "All You Need is Love" painting that Dillon got me, but I need command strips for them and the Safeway right by me didn't have them. Also an ish because school had started by the time I did these things so I can't technically say it was a summer goal completed.

Overall, not too shabby! Hopefully you all were able to accomplish your summer goals, if you had them!

That Time I (Left You in Suspense)

I know you have been waiting all week to see my next post about the cruise, but unfortunately you're going to have to wait one more week before you find out the next fun adventure!

Summer has me pretty messed up schedule-wise.

I seriously love summer, but it's hard for me to find the energy to do anything...even blog.

(Because honestly blogging can be pretty time-consuming!)

Especially after a 7+ hour work day, I just like to come home and snuggle in bed with my teddy bear and watch some Netflix. (Currently I'm rewatching Pretty Little Liars.) I always aspire to accomplish so much in the summer, but laziness takes hold of me, plus the summer heat of Arizona is honestly energy-sucking. 

Here are some of my summer goals that I have yet to accomplish (or even come close to accomplishing):

1. Read...a lot!

I'm currently only on my first official "summer book" which is honestly just pathetic. I need to hop off Netflix and dive into my books! I'm reading Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi, which is the sequel to Shatter Me. If you haven't read these books yet DO IT!

2. Work out consistently

I'm pretty sure I have done a grand total of...zero workouts this summer. Unless you count the Harry Potter work out I attempted to do with my sister, but the video was loading too slow and I had more important plans that weekend (like turning 21).

3. Blog Good

I am sure you have already noticed my lack of good blogging. My goal has been to make at least one more blog post in the current month than the previous month. So far so good, but in order to keep it up I'll have to blog every day for the next five days...probably not going to happen. :/

4. Learn how to play guitar

Okay so this one is actually going a little better than the rest! I had my sister teach me a few chords this past weekend and so I can now kind of play What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction. There are a couple other songs I have attempted but they require a capo and I don't have one quite yet. But my roommate called me a rockstar the other day...so success!

5. Decorate my room

I recently (like a month ago) switched rooms and I still haven't gotten around to putting up all my pictures and making sure everything is organized. I'm not the kind of person who can't handle a little clutter so this one might take all summer, even though I don't even have that much stuff to organize.

So do you get the picture?

Summer = Lazy Emily

But I am really hoping I'm not the only one!

Send me good vibes and hopefully I can gain some motivation to actually put a dent in these goals!

Alex @ Let Life Be Like Music//Just Because