I wrote that in July, I'd like to:

• E1: Update the documentation and help out in other ways: Yup! Worked on a video, too. Lots of good stuff.
• Turn the beginner course into a convenient download: Didn't happen because I've been more focused on philosophy than on Emacs.
• Plan for project F3: Working on it!
• Solidify my exercise habit: Running works well as a social activity, and I've been making gradual progress through the Hacker's Diet Exercise Ladder too. Sometimes I skip a day, but most of the time I remember to work on this.

July was a great month for learning about philosophy, design, and other topics. I learned a lot by looking at what other people did and thinking about what resonated with me, and I'm slowly starting to experiment with those ideas at work and in life.

I also decided to help out more at Hacklab. It's good to take some responsibility for a shared space. I've been cooking at the Tuesday open houses, chatting with visitors, and making the kitchen a more pleasant and functional space. (I finally got tired of smelly cloths, so I sewed a new set of dishtowels and made the Hacklab cloths part of my weekly routines.)

In August, I'm probably going to:

• Work more, since my clients need extra help
• Work on project F3, too
• Improve my writing techniques (outlines, snippets, etc.)
• Celebrate another year, yay!

Here's what I blogged about in July:

• Philosophy
  • Reflecting on relationships for a good life
  • Learning life skills from philosophers
  • Learning from frugal lives of years past
  • Becoming the sort of person I want to be
  • On Aristotle and talking to people about troubles
  • What’s in your handbook?
  • Teaching myself to prefer what’s good for me
  • Stoic impressions: Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down
• Design
  • Made my first laser cut thing!
  • Learning to design Help and Support communities: Adobe deep dive
  • Learning from things I like: Smashing Magazine’s responsiveness
  • Learning to design Help and Support communities: Apple deep dive
  • Designing Help and Support: Skype
  • Developing opinions
• Business
  • Planning my next little business
• Tech
  • Don’t worry about your tools in the beginning: Avoiding premature optimization
  • Emacs Chat: Harry R. Schwartz
• Life
  • It’s okay to clear the garden and start again
  • House culture
  • Quiet days
  • Learning from things I like: Books about applying advice to your life
• Connecting
  • What are people looking for when they talk about their challenges?
  • Hacklab open houses and connecting through cooking
• Reviews
  • Weekly review: Week ending July 4, 2014
  • Weekly review: Week ending July 11, 2014
  • Weekly review: Week ending July 18, 2014
  • Weekly review: Week ending July 25, 2014
  • Monthly review: June 2014