My April goal of training had pretty good success. I managed 21,800 yards in the pool, 170 miles
on the bike and 41 miles running. The
swimming and biking were highs for April, but the running was well behind last
year’s mileage in April. I got in a track
workout and also stepped up my weight training.
In terms of my January, February, and March goals, I did not
fare so well. My spending was above
normal. I was cold turkey on casino
gaming. My weight increased during the
month and was up 4 pounds from March 31st.
I selected May for being a better husband as May is my
wedding anniversary. I often fall short
of appreciating my wife and am even critical of her. We do not spend much quality time
together. The time we do spend together
is most often spent child rearing or trying to detangle miscommunications. I have made some significant strides over the
past several years. I make a point of
being at home more. Conflict rarely
blows up and stays contained to the topic at hand. The biggest challenges I am aware of are not
listening well or making efforts to please my wife.
May will not be the ideal month to focus on these
changes. My wife will be out of town for
a couple of weeks and the girls have gymnastics and swimming lessons this
month. Further my parents are going to
be in town for a week. I don’t balance
being a good son and a good husband well.
My wife has made some great strides in personal
development. She has lost weight the
past few months and is very encouraging of my hobbies. She continues to excel in her core strengths
of being socially active and keeping our family involved in a broad range of
activities. She also maintains a healthy
balance between work, family and activities.
For my part, I want to be available and engaged in
conversations we have. Further I want to
do nice things on a regular basis. By
nice things, I don’t mean just flowers, but compliments and encouragement when
appropriate. She is a good mother, wife
and daughter and I applaud her efforts.
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