I haven’t kept up with the things I’ve been meaning to keep up with here. For example:

• The new recipes we tried in May and June through the haze and hubbub of downsizing, moving, unpacking, and conference travel.
• The races I ran back in April
• The toddler’s latest obsessions
• The books I’ve been reading (because I’ve actually been reading!)

I don’t have time or head/heart-space to do most of this justice right now, but I can do a quick mid-year check in on my 2017 resolutions:

1. Eliminate credit card debt.
   Done. We hit our savings back in February to make this happen, and have been paying off balances each month. We’re still using our cards more than I would like, and are repaying our savings more slowly as a result, but we’re making it happen (and earning some travel points along the way).
2. Take action every week.
   No, and I feel terribly guilty about that. At some point the many-times-daily asks for money overwhelmed me, and lacking an immediate way to prioritize, I shut down. I’m trying to get back in the swing of things.
3. Finish Brain Pickings book club list.
   This has been so much fun so far! I don’t expect that we’ll read all 16 books, but that’s just fine with me.
4. Incorporate professional development into my schedule.
   I’ve gone to conferences, but that’s about it.
5. Finish weaning.
   We’re in the final throes of night weaning right now. We had planned to do this months ago, but it didn’t happen, and then we were moving and didn’t push it, and then it sort of organically happened around my work trip. Progress!
6. PR at any distance.
   I destroyed my 5K PR back in April, then ran a painful half marathon the next morning. A PR at both distances was within reach, but I have no regrets about letting the second one go because the first one was so huge for me!
7. More regular visits with family.
   This one is happening! We’ve seen my family about once/month, including a trip to Iowa for my grandma’s 99th birthday in May.
8. At least two blog posts/month.
   I managed to keep up with this until last month. Not bad!
9. Try at least four new recipes/month.
   We’re still doing relatively well at this one. My parents gifted us with a Blue Apron gift certificate to help take some hassle out of moving meals, so that’s been a nice infusion of ideas. (We have free meal codes if anyone wants to try the service.)
10. Make time for monthly dates.
    Thanks to the extreme generosity of our friends and my mom, we’ve been able to go out a few times, though definitely not every month. It’s progress!