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Slow and Steady, for there is No Race. I remember using this saying a lot last year, to remind myself and others that the journey is the thing. There are in fact thousands of starting lines and finish lines in life. There was never meant to be just one of each. GOAL ONE -- GET OUTSIDE and MOVE IT, MOVE IT. Week Zero :: Walk in the Morning, at least 5,000 steps, each day. Week One :: Walk at least 9,000 steps daily THEN ADD listed activity each week with a 5,000 separate step count on hiking/running days Week Two :: Hike 2 times. Week Three :: Run/Hike 2 times. Week Four :: Run/Hike 3 times. Week Five :: Run 2 time and Hike 1 time. Week Six :: Run 3 times. Grading: A= 80% adherence, B= 70% adherence, C= 60% adherence, D= 50% adherence +3 DEX NOTE:: Run/Hikes have no minimum or maximum requirements - once I'm out doing it, I'll be golden. GOAL TWO -- LESS DEPENDENCE ON CANDY Week Zero :: No large packages of sugar foods like: packages of cookies, pint of ice cream, a whole cake (even if it's a tiny 7"er). Did alright, although I did consume 1 pint of ice cream, 2 packages of cookies, and a binge night. Week One :: Only 3 items per day. Week Two :: Only 2 items per day. Week Three :: Only 1 item per day. Week Four :: Only 4 items per week. Week Five :: Only 3 items per week. Week Six :: Only 2 items per week. Grading: A= 80% adherence, B= 70% adherence, C= 60% adherence, D= 50% adherence +3 CON GOAL THREE -- MEAL PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING Write out meals (with three "easy backup meals" per week). Successfully adhere to the list as each week dictates. Grading: A= 80% adherence, B= 70% adherence, C= 60% adherence, D= 50% adherence +1 STR and +2 STA GOAL FOUR -- PLAY MY GUITARS Practice guitar everyday - acoustic/electric/both for a minimum of 45 minutes per day. focus on these areas. 1. Warm up each time. 2. Work on strumming techniques and time strumming (in order to play a whole song through without stopping). 3. Work on finger picking accuracy. 4. Work on Chord progressions accuracy. ***** Learn intro to Blue Guitar by The Moody Blues! I'm gonna tape it and play it here on the last day of the challenge! ****** holy shite, that just came out. Will somebody hold me to that, please? Grading: A= 80% adherence, B= 70% adherence, C= 60% adherence, D= 50% adherence +2 DEX and +1 STA GOAL FIVE -- HOME & BUSINESS FILING complete 2 - two hour blocks of each type of filing (business and home) EVERY WEEK (total of 8 hours of work per week) Grading: A= 80% adherence, B= 70% adherence, C= 60% adherence, D= 50% adherence +2 WIS and +1 CHR **** A FUN TIDBIT FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT**** Tonight, I have found another starting line. A very powerful one. I will create my memoirs, my stories, my journeys. It may take 5 years or 20 to get it all outside myself, but it will happen. I can write and do decent collage work, but I'm gonna have to learn to draw. As far as I can tell at this point, it will be a graphic novel set to a musical score and short animations.