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Yay! A new challenge! This one's going to be a little rough on me because I'm going to try to tackle something head-on that i've been skirting around for years. But, fun goals first Helicoptero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk3PRt9GHsM By golly I'd like to land this trick by the end of the challenge. I was working on it at gymnastics class last month, and the gym has a few weeks off in the summer, and i'd REALLY LOVE to go back to class in mid august and show my coach LOOKEE. It may not be possible but i'm going to give it my best. I feel like I'm physically strong enough for it but I'm missing something in technique or flexibility. Smaller-step, measureable goals: 1. Do a bridge every day (because I'm 100% sure my shoulder flexibilty is not where it could be, and is possibly what's holding me up) 2. Practice cartwheels on both sides at least once a week 3. Video progressions for analysis Why it's a challenge: I can't seem to get my brain around rotating horizontally. When I start to spin I keep going into a tuck to do a flip and its like...no....you are spinning not flipping.....stahp Why I want to do it anyway: for fun and profit Daily stretch This used to be a habit but in the last few months it's fallen out of my routine, and it really, really needs to come back 1. Use my timer app to create some stretching routines 2. Choose one EVERY DAY to do Why it's a challenge: I keep forgetting and then being in bed like....no, not getting up again. too sleepy. Why I want to do it anyway: I'm growing stiff, I'm no where near my splits anymore, and I'm much more prone to injury if i'm not bendy Getting over myself Ok, so this is more of a mental health goal than a physical health goal, although it's got physical health side effects. I've been trying to figure out for a while why whenever I had a cooking element to the challenge, I would either fail that portion or I'd make it, but then immediately after the challenge was over, I'd lose all progress. First step is admitting you have a problem right? I finally got around to admitting to myself that I have a ton of anxiety over cooking. More than just… “I’m new to cooking and I don’t know what to do” anxiety, but like “I’m hardcore nauseated at the idea of doing this and i’m so nauseated that I probably won’t be able to even eat it when i’m done” kind of anxious. bit of a ramble, feel free to skip: TL;DR I’m pretty certain I’m not going to make any major progress with cooking if I take huge bites of things. I’ve got to take baby steps and get super comfortable with individual stages before I move on. I am literally not comfortable with boiling water. That’s how cooking 101 I am. I have successfully cooked things like stir frys and eggs and bacon but they have mostly been accidents, I couldn’t tell you why it turned out edible or why my burnt up disasters went bad. I don’t know the variables. Cooking 101: Learn to boil water. How long it takes, what it looks like when it’s boiling, what point you’re supposed to put the food in. Go to my friend’s house to learn to cook 2 things. I have a friend who is no pressure who is an excellent cook. I’m going to ask her to help me learn to make two very simple recipies. Why it’s a challenge: All of the above Why I want to do it anyway: I can’t live healthily off samwiches and I can’t continue hating to cook like this Goal 4: Motorcycle permit + registration I got a motorcycle this year, and I'm so excited about it!!! Now I need to actually get it on the road and useable! 1. Study motorcycle manual 2. Schedule permit test 3. Get bike insured 4. Get bike registered 5. Get bike inspected Why it's a challenge: I keep forgetting to study. Also to get it inspected I may have to do some more tweaking to the bike itself, I won't know until he looks at it if there's anything not fully up to snuff. Why I want to do it anyway: In a word? Nyoom