All things Progress….
Originally published at shanefitzsimmons.com. You can comment here or there.
Novel: 1,369 words of the current version
Weight: 190 pounds, down 8 pounds from two weeks ago, but up one pound from five days ago.
Belt Size: Had to cut my second notch in two weeks into my belt today. This means I’m down about 2.5 inches. Not bad!
Stamina: Can run a mile in about 11 minutes, but I can’t run it straight through, there’s still a lot of walking.
Arms: 160 pounds on the bench press is getting pretty easy for me, I’ll probably increase it to 175 today. Still not very impressive.
Legs: 300 pounds only gives me marginal amounts of trouble, can easily do 20+ reps on it. Feel good about that!
Poker: Still suck. Still don’t have the funds to really get better.
Social Life: Spectacular in all conceivable ways. Infinitely better than I think anybody would have thought it could be given where I was two and a half weeks ago.
Financially: Things are getting tight. Will be looking for a job in about two weeks, maybe less.
Roommate Prospects: Shitty. Got a guy coming over tomorrow, have to re-clean the house for it. The only guy who seems to really want to move in is the only guy so far who I really don’t want to move in. This is the thing that’s causing me the most stress in my life right now. I really wish I could just break the lease and move elsewhere. I hate this fucking house anyway.
House Cleanliness: Terrible. Even spending a whole day cleaning with heavy-duty chemicals didn’t really fix anything. So pissed about this. This is the biggest reason I wish I could just move out. It’s not that the place is unlivable or anything. It’s more than livable. But with Amber moving out I’d really like to make the place feel new, sort of as a symbol of renewal, you know? But nay.
Goals
Novel: 10,000 words by Sunday
Weight: 187 by Sunday
Belt Size: I’m okay with it right now. Maybe another notch within the next week or two.
Stamina: 10 minute mile
Arms/Legs: 3 sets of 10 reps of 175 pounds by Sunday for arms, I’m okay with the leg situation.
Poker: Win a tournament before you go broke.
Social Life: Aside from maintaining and reinforcing, I’m totally loving my social life right now.
Financially: Spend less money.
Roommates: Difficult to set goals here since it’s not really up to me.
House Cleanliness: Get it to sparkle by tomorrow night and maintain it from then on out.