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Hello! So if you follow my challenge last time you know that I recently started a new job and my posting here has suffered. So I'm keeping my challenge simple and making being here a priority. I forgot to get this up until now, but I have been working Quest 1: Side crow - This time I want to get that 5 second hold each side. I will work on my side crow at least 3 times a week. Quest 2: Splits - I have them on the left, now I need the right side. I will work on my flexibility 4 times a week Quest 3: Participation - I will post an update on my challenge and post on someone else's challenge at least 4 times a week. Quest 4: Kettlebells - This is a multi-part quest. My first goal will be to get enough amazon gift cards (though swagbucks) to purchase the Simple & Sinister book, and I want to complete that in the first week. (Side note, I've done it and ordered the book!) My second goal is to read the book in the second week of the challenge (which I will be traveling for part of). My third goal is to implement the plan and do it at least 5 times a week for the final two weeks of the challenge. (Quest 5 is unofficial: Work on the dang Mini-Challenge!) Some bookkeeping: I'm traveling for the majority of the 2nd week (I'm in a friends wedding), so I'm adjusting my goals for that week. I'm once again running my challenge Monday-Sunday, so it's currently Wednesday and day 3 of the challenge. Tracking: Crow: 0/3, 0/3, 0/3, 0/3 Splits: 0/4, 0/4, 0/4, 0/4 Posting: 1/4, 0/4, 0/4, 0/4 Kettlebells: [x] Part 1, [ ] Part 2, 0/5, 0/5

So I'm going to be starting a new job on the 25th and I'm really excited! I have been looking for work since December when I moved with my husband, so this is going to be a big change from what I've grown used to. It's only part time for now, but could evolve, so it will be a nice transition. My overall goal is to keep in the good habits I've built while I've had all this free time. The title and theme of this thread is a nod to another job interview where the role turned out to be as an executive assistant and the movie was discussed as the image of a good executive assistant. So in honor of not having that job, I'm having it as a thread theme instead. Also I loveeeee this movie! As usual, I'll be doing a Monday start, so my challenge will run the 18th-14th. Quest 1- Workout 4 times a week: Keeping it basic this round, I just need to keep exercising! Also, I want to try to do at least 2 workouts a week with my new baby that came in the mail today! [+2 STR] So excited! I haven't picked up a kettlebell since I did my training in October/November, so I'm excited to see how it goes. Since it's been so long, I also want to post form videos at least twice this challenge, to make sure I'm being safe and effective Quest 2 - Side crow!: So close! I have a 2-3 second hold on each side, but I'm aiming for 5. I also want to start training the unsupported version, hopefully the kb work will help with the arm strength part of that. I need to work on my side crow 3 times a week. [+2 STA] Quest 3 - No alcohol 3 nights a week: Exactly what it sounds like. It's a good habit I've built, but having the internet accountability is helping me a lot, so I'm keeping it in my challenges. [+2 CON] Quest 4 - Splits: Again, so close! I need to work on my left, right, and middle splits at least 4 times a week, doing PNF and whatever else I want/need [+2 DEX] Quest 5 - Mindfulness: This one is shamelessly stolen from @UnquietBones. I will make a concerted effort this challenge to recognize when I am happy or treating myself and make sure that i am enjoying it to its fullest! I will post here 2 times a week what my happy thing is. [+2 WIS] (Chanel makes me happy) Happy challenge everyone!

So this challenge may look really familiar…as in almost identical to the last one. Last challenge went so well, and I made good progress in everything, so I want to build off of that energy again. And with it being a slightly crazy month, I want to keep this challenge somewhat familiar. (No theme yet, I almost want to do Drag Race again, but that's undecided.) I’m going to go with a Monday start again, and I’m going to get started right away during zero week. I’m traveling during the first week and from the middle of the third week to the end, so I’m keeping things a bit more simple/flexible for those weeks by dropping my numbers for the “times per week” requirements. Quest 1: Splits: I will do stretching work 4 times a week, for 6 minutes minimum. I can work on whatever feels tight, but I have to sit in the almost splits for at least 30 seconds per side. During traveling weeks, this will drop down to 2 times a week. I also want to be sure to focus on middle splits and not just left and right this round. [+2 DEX] Quest 2: Mobility-two components • General: At least 4 times per week, I want to roll out my muscles (Travel drops to 2/week). I have to hit at least my calf (which will hit the other part of this challenge too), hips, glutes, back, shoulder, and bottom of my foot (this one loosens the front of my calf to help with splits flexibility). [+1 STR, 1 DEX] • Ankle: I realized that ankle mobility is one of my main issues in my squats, so 4 (2) times a week I need to do some ankle mobility work for a minimum of 4 minutes. I currently cannot touch the wall as discussed in this article so my mobility definitely needs some work. I'll probably take my stretches from that article and others. [+1 DEX] Quest 3: SIDE Crow: Last challenge I made great crow progress, and I want to try something new. I want to practice my side crow 4 days a week (2 when traveling). I also need to look up one new article with crow advice a week (unless traveling) as I found last time that finding the right cues made all the difference. [+1 STR, 1 WIS] Quest 4: Alcohol: This new form worked well last time, so I want to try it again under potentially more challenging circumstances. So I will not drink at least 3 (2 when traveling) days of the week. The other 4 days of the week I will keep myself from going insane because I'm still trying to fit into my calorie count, so I won't overindulge on those days. [+3 CON] Generally it will be my goal to get all this done during the weekdays because that's when I have the most motivation and time, but I'll have the weekends to catch up if I need. Tracking: Splits: 0/4, 0/2, 0/4, 0/3, 0/2 Mobility 1: 0/4, 0/2, 0/4, 0/3, 0/2 Mobility 2: 0/4, 0/2, 0/4, 0/3, 0/2 Crow: 0/4, 0/2, 0/4, 0/3, 0/2 Crow research: 0/1, 0/0, 0/1, 0/1, 0/0 Alcohol-free: 0/3, 0/2, 0/3, 0/3, 0/2

Hello fellow Nerds, I first signed up for this site over a year ago, and committed to doing a 6 week challenge in April of 2013. It ended in disaster. Well, disaster is a little harsh. In reality, I just didn’t stick with it for very long and abandoned the challenge along with the site. Not because the goals were hard, but because I wasn’t committed to the things I had set out to do. I hope to change that with this 6WC. I intend to be a cross-class Nerd, and I wanted to train with the Druids for this 6WC, but it appears that some changes have been implemented since I last visited this site with the Level 1 Group. My goals for this challenge are geared towards the Druids, as I’ve rediscovered yoga, though I’ll probably bounce around guilds from challenge to challenge. It took me a year to use up the 12 class Groupon I had for my local yoga studio (just used my last session on Wednesday), and the instructor led us through Parsva Bakasana (Side Crow), which I had never been able to do in the past. However, this time I was able to hold it for a few seconds before falling over. Those few seconds invigorated me and filled me with a sense of determination: I need to master this asana. And so I signed up for a monthly membership with the studio, and I purchased a selection of Shiva Rea DVDs with which to practice at home. Main Quest: Perform and hold Side Crow for 60 seconds. As far as I can tell, this asana requires upper body and core strength. Therefore, my mini quests will be as follows: 1. Workout consisting of 3 sets of 10-15 pushups, 3 sets of core exercises taught to me by wife (fire hydrants, dead bugs, throw downs, leg lifts, bicycles), 3 sets of pull ups - Every other day 2. On alternate days from above mentioned workout, do a yoga sequence, following one of the DVDs I bought. 3. Attend one class at the studio per week to gauge progress and receive feedback. Life Quest: Write for 30 minutes per day towards the short story I’m working on (Project ZC) or the novel I’m working on (Project SB) Motivation: I play a lot of video games. While I enjoy them, I feel that spending so much time on them is a waste. I spend hours leveling up my Vault Dweller, or my Courier, or Grey Warden, or Dragonborn, or whoever. The thing is I have other things I'd like to do with my life, things that require time to get good at. If I'm spending time in game, I'm not spending time on my life. Somewhere along the line I became an adult in his 30s, married, working a full time job, and all the time I thought I'd have to create the life I wanted disappeared. So I have to be strategic with the little free time I do have and use it on myself. "I am my own avatar." So there you have it. Strike hard and true.