So the moon will be transitioning through the Capricorn constellation tomorrow–marking the sixth full moon of the year. Pretty soon we’re going to be halfway through 2021, and it seems like just yesterday it was 2020 at times. But before I look ahead to what I can accomplish during the Capricorn full moon, I need to look back at the goals I set for the Sagittarius full moon and see how I did with each of them.

The goals for the Sagittarius full moon included:

  1. Honoring the ‘limited spending challenge’ during the month of June. The past few months have seen me buy way more e-books that I needed to, therefore I’m going to limit things to a single order from Amazon (in addition to any already pre-ordered books an d the two automatic monthly shipments).
  2. ‘Track’ my energy, so that I know what time(s) I actually have the energy to do various things (such as working out, writing, research, and so forth), and then slowly work on ‘transforming’ that into a schedule and editorial calendar.
  3. Roll the dice and see what the next adventure (or adventures) will be in terms of personal and professional development.

So how did I do (or have been doing) with each of the goals?

  1. In terms of honoring the ‘limited-spending’ challenge this month, I’ve been on point for the most part. There have only been a few e-book purchases (several under $2, and then the other two were history sets [Mesopotamia and Mesoamerica]), and I placed my large single order for some physical books early this week (mainly to serve as reference books for a couple of different sotry ideas I have bouncing around in my head).
  2. I’m still working on this, mainly because the past two weeks or so have been unbearably warm and humid that I haven’t elt like doing much, although I have gotten quite a bit of computer work done when I haven’t been sitting outside. Though I have noticed that my energy does wane about the time I get hungry–so eating regularly and ensuring that I’m eating enough protein, carbs, and good fats will also be helpful.
  3. I actually rolled the dice over the weekend, and have ‘discovered’ what my next adventures will be in terms of personal and professional development:
    • I will be moving from the ‘doodle/draw cross-stitch pattern’ to ‘Review Molecular Cloning’. Which is really funny, as I’ve started to draft an outline for a semi-technical document: ‘Troubleshooting tips for Molecular Cloning’. Once I have the cross-stitch pattern mostly drawn out I will then be focusing more on the writing project. I’m going to be giving myself roughly six weeks to get it done (hopefully be publishing it on LinkedIn no later than July 27).
    • The next books chosen to be read are: ‘Why You’re Stuck’ by Derek Doepker, ‘More of Less’ by Josh Becker, and ‘Master Your Core’ by Dr. Bohdanna Zazulak
    • Starting (and completing) at least one copy-writing course

So I managed to meet the goals (more or less) for the Sagittarius full moon. The editorial calendar will always be a work in prgoress, especially since I’m still trying to be multi-facet in terms of what I write and publish on the blog (and even with what I share on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook).

While I won’t say that I’m totally ‘recovered’ from burnout–I’m on the path to recovery. At times I feel like I’m being nibbled on by the writing bug (hence drafting an outline for ‘troubleshooting tips for molecular cloning’, starting to mind-map other ideas or at least get them on paper, and ordering numerous other books for a possible short story (or novella)).

I think that I’m getting better at not flipping back through ‘old chapters’ of my life as I work on foraging a new chapter–I just was adding a couple of extra epilogues to that last chapter.

So as I continue mending my relationship with food–a question for everyone: what are your favorite types of good fats?