This post contains affiliate links. I have finished 5 months of my 12 months of goals, and, wow, I’d better get busy if I want to accomplish all of my goals!
A Recap of Last Week’s Accomplishments
1.) Eat 6 fruits and vegetables a day. Yes.
2.) Write in my journal 3 times this week. Yes
3.) Do 3 sessions of yoga or Tai Chi. No. I only did this once.
4.) Climb 10 flights of stairs on the stair stepper 3x this week. Sadly, no. I climbed 10 flights twice, but after physical therapy, both my knee and my hips were bothering me, so I couldn’t do the last one.
5.) Do 4 sessions of yoga or Tai Chi. No. I did one.
A Recap of The First Five Months’ Accomplishments
We’re almost at the halfway mark for my goals! Here’s where things stand:
1.) Go to the gym regularly (4 to 5x a week) and increase all the weights I’m currently lifting over the next 12 months (Goal=200 times this year). I went to the gym 12 times in February, only 2 times in January (it was a crazy month!), 8 times in December, 11 times in November, and 16 times in October, so 49 times so far. (24.5% complete)
2.) Master the stair master and climb 100 flights of stairs. This has been on pause the last two months due to my knee. I started the year at 6 flights of stairs, and I’ve worked my way up to 20 flights. (20% complete)
3.) Eat 6 to 10 fruits and vegetables a day. This is hit or miss. I definitely have to focus on this more.
4.) Honor my body and all it does for me by learning and practicing intuitive eating. Definitely still working on this one.
5.) Walk 1 to 2 miles most days (Goal=200 miles this year), I might need to modify this goal as I’ve been spending more time on the StairMaster rather than walking. I walked 4 miles in February, 5 miles in November, and 20 miles in October. (14.5% complete)
6.)Do yoga or Tai Chi regularly (Goal=150 times this year) I did Tai Chi 1 time in February, 2 times in January, 5 times in December, and yoga 3 times in November for a total of 11 times (7.3% complete). For right now, for whatever reason, yoga just isn’t my thing, so I have changed this goal to add in Tai Chi as an alternative. I’ll have more success with that.
7.) Read 5 books about health/wellness. I am almost done with the first one, Glucose Revolution.
8.) Study Japanese, or read a book, or do some combination of both for 45 to 60 minutes a day. Japanese study didn’t happen at all, but I did finish these books in the last five months:
When the World Fell Silent (review coming soon)
Heartwood,
The Man Who Fell from the Sky
The Housemaid,
The Runaway Sisters,
Yellow Crocus, (review coming soon)
I Can Fix This, (review coming soon)
Nobody’s Girl, (review coming soon)
Mustard Seed, (review coming soon)
Beyond Seven Forests, (review coming soon)
The Shining, (review coming soon)
What the Silent Say, (review coming soon)
The Personal Librarian,
The Second Life of Mirielle West,
My Goals for Week 23: February 2, 2026
Time to step up my pace this week:
1.) Investigate signing up for a Tai Chi class near our house.
2.) Eat 6 fruits and veggies a day.
3.) Walk for 10 minutes every day after lunch.
4.) Create a list of things I want to do when I become an empty nester.
5.) Go to the gym 5x this week. (That’s the minimum I need to go weekly to reach my yearly goal!)
6.) Do Tai Chi or yoga 5x this week. (That’s the minimum I need to go weekly to reach my yearly goal!)
7.) Walk 6 miles this week. (That’s the minimum I need to go weekly to reach my yearly goal!)
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