July 23
Pushups: 23 Plank: 00:33 My dog interfered with me today. I'm locking him out tomorrow.
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July 18
Plank: 1:06 that really seems to be my happy place. I distracted myself and felt like I had gone soooo much longer. Nope.
July 14
I didn't do any pushups or planking today. It was a deliberate choice because I CLIMBED TABLE ROCK! Bucket list item. I wouldn't have been able to do it without my two incredible sisters who carried my pack for me, shared water with me, helped me along the trail, were super patient, and laughed at me as I hobbled down the trail 12 hours later. I pushed my body past fail about once 10 minutes. So I feel ok skipping!
July 4
I nearly forgot today. I probably walked a couple miles with the fireworks festivities. It was about midnight when I remembered and I didn't want to. I did though. I was determined to hold the plank longer than yesterday and I did. I also decided to do 20 pushups. I am still justifying the "failure" point. Plank: 1:08 Push-ups: 21
July 1 - New Monthly task
As I opened my eyes on July 1, I hadn't fully decided on which task to tackle yet. I was excited to be done with June's task. It felt less like personal development and more like chores. As a working mom, my free time is basically filled with chores anyway. And looking back, I feel like I chose poorly. The tasks were done and needed to get done. I'm happiest about my kitchen window, still. But this wasn't really a "Dave" task. Maybe I should have tackled the poem a day. I want to keep that in mind going forward--choose a task that connects me with the assigner. July's task comes from a man I work with named Darrin. He gave me six great suggestions. I've opted for suggestion number 3: Do as many push-ups and hold a plank until "failure." Watch your progress over a 30 day period. Darrin is a health-conscious, physically fit person, so this seems like a fitting assignment from him. I really considered the suggestion to write a thank-you...
July 2
This goal is making me redefine "failure." On day 1, I stopped when it got hard. Day 2, I went past that. But the truth is, if my life were at stake, I could have done more. Plank: 54 seconds Pushups: a piddly 13