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Sea Level. Back Again. I fell out of the challenges in the last couple months, and I have to get back to it. This will be a good one. I'm on two weeks leave starting July 17, just in time for the start of the challenge. I'm going to be on the road for most of that time, so this will need to be a challenge of simplicity--also to make it achievable. Goal I: Bodyweight workout, practicing push-ups, pull-ups/chin-ups, squats, and then some. 2 times a week Goal II: 10 minutes animal flow/hand balancing, 2 times a week Goal III: Eat a quality meal for dinner, 2 times a week. Goal IV: Read 20 minutes, 4 times a week. I'll expand this more soon.

What's up ma nerds! On April 30, I passed my one-year anniversary of activity on the NF boards. My recent challenges have been pretty disappointing, having abandoning them half-way through (or earlier!). This time around, I’m basically doing a maintenance challenge, keeping activities that I’ve worked on in previous challenges. This is to just retain my routine. Consistency. 1. Pose, Push and Prasara 3x weekly Refresh things I learned in previous challenges: -Poses: Crow, Half-crow, headstand, side crow, scissors. -Prasara: I have the Prasara Primer, and – copying from Wolverine – will work on learning flows. -Push-ups: Last week I did a mini-challenge of one day’s push-ups with a coworker and got 120 GTG push-ups in a day. Good work for me, which was the most in a while. I wanna keep that going. Points will be measured by number of workouts per week: 3x weekly will earn +2STA +2DEX +2STR 2. Morning work I’ve moved to a new house (Now at sea level!), requiring a new, hour-long commute. After a nine-hour day, I will not want to workout in the afternoon. It must happen in the morning. My alarm is set early enough to make it happen, but I have to get out of bed to do it. Ideally, I will get out of bed early every day, whether I’m working or not. Getting out of bed early ninety percent of the time will earn +2CON +2WIS. 3. D-ance NF veterans will know I'm a big fan of swing dancing. My latest trips for swing dancing have been really productive. I've practiced new moves, danced with more partners, and generally felt more comfortable. It’s been good, and I want to keep things going. I’ll continue with the 10 minutes of random motion. Practicing 10 minutes of dance daily will earn +1STA, +2CHA. Songs will be posted. 4. Budget My new residence will also cost me more money, so I need to get on a budget. I’m going to use YNAB to write – and stick to – a budget! If I can stick to the budget over the six week period, I’ll get +2WIS. Also at my new residence, is a lack of high-speed internet service. Back to dial-up! (Welcome, You’ve got Mail!) … so my updates may be a bit more infrequent than they once were. Let’s punch it.