Turns out I’ve done a so-so job of hitting my goals this year.
Run 300 miles? Check. @ 302 this week.
Run 6-10 races? FAIL. I ran two. And I paid for 4 that I skipped. BOO.
Yoga? Check and FAIL I started. And then I stopped. And I started again. And I stopped again. I need to work on this one because my back has been bothering me lately.
Finish Fluenz Spanish 2 and 3? Yes and No. I finished level 2, and I’m working on level 3 right now. I can probably be 1/4 of the way done by the end of the year.
Focus on weight loss but don’t obsess? FAIL. I’m up 4 lbs for this year. The only good news is that a few months ago that was closer to 10 lbs up.
Music theory? FAIL. I didn’t even open it.
Read one non-fiction per month? Almost, I’m at 11.5 right now.
Read more classics? Check! I read Anna Karenina, Lolita and To Kill a Mockingbird (which wasn’t on the list) but I didn’t get to Crime and Punishment yet.
You did good! The main thing is that you set goals!
I didn’t like Anna Karenina, I’m sad to say. I thought she was too weak to lead her own book. But it’s been many years since I’ve read it. I really liked the character Konstantine though. I should probably pick it up at some point again, but there is so much more to read!
Have you read East of Eden?
I didn’t really care for Anna either. I would not recommend reading it again, it’s just too long and like you said, there’s so much more to read instead!
I have not read East of Eden. Steinbeck is really hard to read, at least for me. I have a collected works volume, which I think is only his “short” novels, and the only one I actually enjoyed was Of Mice and Men.