It’s officially summer — well, at least school is no longer in session! I know the actual first date of summer isn’t until later in June. But with school being out, we have a very different rhythm and schedule for our days. Because of that, I decided to set goals for the entire summer instead of just for one month at a time.
As many of you know (if you follow me on Instagram), I started strength training classes at the gym two months ago and that has been such an amazing thing! I’m not only loving it, but it’s inspiring me to really prioritize my health.
So in addition to goals for our family and business and personal goals, I’m also dubbing this the Get Stronger Summer. I set some specific goals for that and am excited to see the progress I make over the next two months!
Crystal’s Goals For Summer (to be completed by August 15, 2025)
- Potty train Micah. (He’s doing so well with this that it seems this goal is going to be much easier than I thought.)
- 60 meals around the table together.
- Finish 20 books (either physical copies or audiobooks).
- Finish My Father’s World Kindergarten. (We’re doing this over summer since Kierstyn is just loving learning right now. She already knows how to read so we’re skipping some parts and aiming to finish 2-3 weeks in one week because of this.)
- Finish ABC dates with Jesse. (We’re on T right now and trying to do at least one date per week.)
- Watch 4 full seasons of shows together. (either with Jesse and/or one of the older kids.)
- Try 8 new-to-me ideas. (I’ll be sharing the results here! Look for my first one soon — I made Lavender London Fog.)
- Finish The One-Hour Savings Plan product and a brand-new product to help women set up a business in 30 days. (More details coming soon!)
- Set up first coaching product/opportunity — stay tuned for more details on this!
- 300 hours outside.
Get Stronger Summer Goals (to be accomplished by August 15, 2025)
- 120+ grams of protein per day at least 50 days.
- Strength Train at least 25 times (class at gym or home workout circuit – 45-60 mins each time).
- 10k+ steps per day at least 50 days.
- 7+ hours of sleep per night at least 45 nights.
- Drink at least 70 oz of water at least 50 days.
- Track macros at least 50 days with My Fitness Pal.
I am going back to using the Strides app to track these so I have one place to track them all easily. I used that last summer and in the fall and really loved it. It’s such an easy way to see where you are at with goals like this!
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David is absolutely adorable 😍. Love that color on him! We love MFW. Ashley Penn has video playlists for each week of MFW on YouTube that correlate with the lessons. So for kindergarten, you could search MFW ECC Week [__]. We have enjoyed many educational videos from her playlists.
Yay for strength training! 💪 It has helped my inflammation.
Have you used LMNT? My coach encouraged me to drink “salt water” for electrolyte replacement. I tried it and–wow! There is a chocolate flavor(using cocoa), and it tastes so good.
I love your personal posts! I also how you make goals attainable! Thank you!
Thank you so much for that MFW recommendation!!
And yes to LMNT! I take on packet daily or two on days when I sweat a lot. I get ocular migraines if I don’t so I’m very committed to it because it makes such a difference!
I would love to get any ideas of how to get 7 hours of sleep, if anyone wants to chime in. I use magnesium lotion at night. Use a noise machine. Have a comfortable bed.
Are you getting plenty of outside time, sunlight first thing in the morning, lots of exercise, and no blue light/eating after dark? If you are doing all of those things and still not sleeping well, I’d see about getting bloodwork done to test hormones, etc.? My oura ring has been SO helpful to see patterns and what makes a big difference with my sleep!
Thank you so much for all the suggestions. For one, no I am not getting enough exercise, probably less than 8k steps a day. I do wear a fitbit.
Hi, Crystal!
Just a couple questions:
1. Did you teach Kierstyn how to read with My Father’s World?
2. You had been doing a Thursday post series which I loved with a budgeting tip every week. I haven’t seen those lately–did you pause for now (not complaining, I know you’re busy!)? I just don’t want to miss any new posts if they are still coming out!
Thank you so much, I LOVE MSM!
Nicolette
She mostly taught herself to read, though we worked on letter sounds and BOB books a little and they also did letter sounds in preschool. Thursday posts should be coming back soon! We hired 7 new people to our team in the last few months and I’ve been working a lot of extra hours to get everyone hired and trained and everything set up for that so I paused writing as much here. (I’m also writing a book and a lot of my writing time has been going there!) I hope to be bringing them back in the next month or so! Thanks for your patience!
I, too, would be very interested to learn more about the details of your weight training routine(s).
I’m doing strength training classes at the gym. Mondays is Shred and it’s mostly smaller weights and more reps. Wednesday is a bit higher weights and full body workout. Saturday is a mix of cardio + strength training.
What shows are you planning to watch together? We have 15, 13, 10, 8. We’ve done Full House and the Chosen.
We have a long list we are going through that my followers on Instagram suggested — it’s saved on my highlights on IG under movies. I can’t vouch for the shows as we haven’t watched any of them yet.
Thanks for sharing your goals! What are you lifting for your strength training? My husband recently started weight lifting, and he really wants me to join him. This makes me nervous, but I know it’s important heading into perimenopause. Just wondering if you do any heavy lifting. Thanks!
I have done heavy lifting in the past. Right now, I’m doing strength training classes at the gym so we are doing smaller weights and more reps.
You are so inspiring! How do you have the energy to keep up with your family and do all of these things??