June wrap up plus midyear goal check (2019#13)

Wow, it's July already and the year is halfway over!  June was kind of blur, honestly - we were in OK at the beginning of the month, then back in Prague, and it took a good 2 weeks to readjust to the time switch and the new apartment, and to try and establish some sort of routine.  E was gone for about 10 days to Japan, and I worked a ton.  Other than the Torture Museum which I wrote about last time, the only other really toursity thing I did while he was gone was go to the Mucha Museum, which I really enjoyed.  I had never even really heard of him before, but I recognized some of his work and certainly his style.  I also went to two different farmer's markets, both of which were kind of a bust.  

Since the year is half over, I suppose I should check in on my yearly goals, if I can even find where I wrote them ... OK, found what I wrote in January:

My 2019 goals were

Increase my weekly step goal by 25%
     I was going gangbusters on this until I injured my Achilles tendon again.  Still, I think I deserve at least half credit.

Do 75 workouts (mostly core, but will count other types also)
     I'd done 48 by June 31, which puts me ahead of schedule.  GO ME.

Do not gain weight
     I was surprised to find I'd actually dropped a few pounds when we went back to OK in May.  However I suspect I've regained it plus some ... maybe I should buy a scale ...

Continue monthly updates
     Yes!  Full credit!

Set Monthly checkin goals and evaluate the following month.
     Oops.  I forgot all about this one ...

Read 100 books (including three about Vietnam and finally finish Mummies, Cannibals, and Vampires)
     I think I'm up to 60 something, so well on track.  I've finished one huge history book about Vietnam and in the middle of a famous novel (The Quiet American), so I'm on track with that part.  I will not finish the Mummies book ... I think I'm about 3/4 through it though, so should be able to finish it up early next year when we return (it's an actual book, big and heavy, and I did not bring it with me)

Make a will
     Nope (Michael, you called it)

Write or send an actual snail mail letter or card once a month
     Well I sent out about 12 postcards, so technically I'm good, but I need to write some letters ...

And as for my theme for the year, it was push, which I meant to encourage myself to push a little past my comfort zone and do some things that are uncomfortable. 
     I've actually done quite a bit of this - just leaving the apartment most days is a push, honestly ...