Square One: July 2022 Goals

June was the last month of the first half. I am happy I was able to close a certain chapter of my life that I've been dreading to achieve. But, if I see the whole picture, my June was full of questions and uncertainties.

Thank you, ladies! 

This might be one of the most cliche things to say - but I am feeling lost right now. I still don't know what to do with my career. It felt like engineering is not for me, knowing that doctor has always been my dream job since I was a grade-schooler. I have something in my mind, dream position I want in the engineering world, but it feels like it is not right.

Maybe I am just confused since I haven't figured things out. But I am trying to sort things out to see a clearer vision of the path that I want to take - the path that is really for me.

My long-term goals are indeed on the hard level, and I was able to achieve one of them on the last day of June. Sadly, neither of the June short-term goals I listed were achieved. I tried tho, but it didn't work out.

Write at least 12 articles.

I have only posted 11 articles in June. I started posting every day when I got demotivated and lost in the track. That was the questioning happened, and then I got busy with life, in general. I was supposed to publish my 12th article but got delayed with the pictures. My earnings were still pretty low, but it is okay. I will get there. Soon.

Here are the June articles I have published:

• May Memory Dump

• Start Anew: June 2022 Goals

• A False Hope to an Applicant

• Yearning for a Grandfather's Love

• APPICS Updates

• A Day of Disappointment and Embarrassment

• A Cold and Refreshing Dip in Iligan City

• Big Bad Wolf Book Haul - Part I

• A Quick City Tour in Davao City

• The Animals in Davao Crocodile Park

• A Fun Night at Isla Reta

Make three electronics projects.

I was a little bit ambitious on this part knowing that it has not been my field of expertise. But I did start watching a Youtube tutorial, and then I performed the required homework given in the last part of the episode. I did a total of five simple tasks, and I can't name them as projects. I still failed on this one.

Lose at least six pounds.

Again, I got a little air on my head and didn't think clearly. I was into strength exercises, which are more on weight, and losing at least six pounds is quite hard for me. I am more focused on gaining muscles and muscles are heavier than fats.

If I weigh myself, I lost 4.9 pounds only (2.2 kg). Still, just by facing the mirror, the changes are already visible. My jawline is more defined and my curves are back. My collarbone is starting to peep out already.

Read at least four books.

Another reading goal that I haven't reached. I have only read two books, and I was so close to finishing the other two books. However, Medical-related Korean dramas are the enemy of my reading habit. I forgot about it and ended up watching two K-Dramas in less than a week.

Here are the June 2022 reads:

• Sadie by Courtney Summers

• Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

Even though I haven't ticked a single goal, I am still happy that I get to start my bearing again. There have been changes, and it is still good enough for me. But since I am on my second try, I will try to push myself harder this time. I am trying to practice again my time management, growth, focus, and consistency with the following goals:

Write 15 articles

I was able to write 11 articles only in June, but I will still be more ambitious and goal of 15 articles for this month. I am aiming for more travel blogs and then some random thoughts about life.

Back to painting and/or calligraphy

It has been very, very long, and I miss doing it. I'll start with simple ones to let my hand remember how it feels like to do the things that I love doing before. I also want to use the art materials gifted to me on my birthday by my housemate. Hopefully, my rusty hand will manage to remember and catch up.

Finish the tutorial series I started watching on Youtube

My aim for the second half of the year is career growth. Lately, I started to become bored, but I want to be more and do more. I want to lift myself and build skills. I know I am still not sure about this path, but one thing is for sure, I want to grow as an individual and professional.

Lose weight

As for this month, I don't want to give myself a quota since I have been trying to gain more muscle. My sequence is Strength - Nutrition - Cardio. So it is expected that my weight will not go down remarkably in a month because of the muscles that weigh more than the fats I have. As long as I lose weight, it is good enough for me.

Read four books

The same reading goal in June, which I, unfortunately, didn't achieve. However, I am positive that I will be able to read four books, and probably more since I have already been geared up. It is still a fair number of books to read in a month. The initial plan was to set the July readings, but I am sure to fail on this because I read books depending on my mood. So I will just state the quantity tho.

That's it for my July 2022 goals. June 2022 goals weren't achieved, but hopefully, I will tick off my July 2022 regardless if I'm busy.

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