{"id":204,"date":"2015-06-03T18:27:51","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T18:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goawayimreading.com\/?p=204"},"modified":"2020-01-21T01:26:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T01:26:17","slug":"summer-goals-or-a-mental-journey-of-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goawayimreading.com\/?p=204","title":{"rendered":"Summer goals or a mental journey of failure?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goawayimreading.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/potato-chips-in-cart.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-203\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goawayimreading.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/potato-chips-in-cart.jpg?resize=225%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goawayimreading.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/potato-chips-in-cart.jpg?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goawayimreading.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/potato-chips-in-cart.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goawayimreading.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/potato-chips-in-cart.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.goawayimreading.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/potato-chips-in-cart.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Long gone are the days of summer chore charts and goals with a long sought after prize waiting at the completion. My children are adults and set their own goals&#8230;.which leaves me without the comforting structure of the school year. It still feels weird to not plan my world around when school starts. But here sits summer before us: a productive chunk of time or a total wasteland?<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve decided to set a few goals and try to keep it simple:<br \/>\n1.Clean out a few things &#8211; still VERY loosely defined, yet I know the cupboards and closets that need it&#8230;they yell at me every time I walk past them. &#8220;Clean me out, you lame person! It&#8217;s dusty and cramped in here&#8230;D.I. would be better than this!&#8221;<br \/>\n2.Put my bum-cheeks in a chair and write every day &#8211; sounds great on paper, so hard in real life.<br \/>\n3.To no longer purchase potato chips &#8211; this is where the whole &#8220;journey of mental failure&#8221; comes in. Every shopping trip begins with a firm resolve, then my manipulation skills kick in and I think, &#8220;Rick does enjoy a chip or two with his sandwich&#8230;.I love Rick&#8230;.should Rick be denied this small indulgence because of my weakness?&#8221; One thing leads to another and within twenty-four hours the bag is open and failure has been achieved. The madness must stop! I&#8217;m determined and hopeful that if I can make headway with this goal, it will greatly aid in achieving my next goal.<br \/>\n4.To no longer hear a swishing sound while wearing Levis and walking.<br \/>\nSo what are your summer goals?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long gone are the days of summer chore charts and goals with a long sought after prize waiting at the completion. My children are adults and set their own goals&#8230;.which leaves me without the comforting structure of the school year. It still feels weird to not plan my world around when school starts. 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