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And so ends my stint as Juror #2. Aside from the stultifying boredom of the jury box, it was a pretty painless day and a half. It's schoolmarmish to say so (but when am I not schoolmarmy?) but I do believe in civic duty; it's not fun and, in my case, it's lost wages but it's necessary. I only hope if I ever am sued or sue someone I can afford a lawyer who can string a sentence together.

On to the August of Accountability. I am not blind to the fact that having to make up games to motivate myself to be a damn grownup already is not the grownup thing to do. But since I've spent the bulk of this summer (when not at the beach) watching TV, on the couch, in the AC, eating Twix, there is really nowhere to go but up.

Thus: the August of Accountability. There are many guidelines, deeply nested outlines and categories of accountability (all in my head so far but you know how I love a list) that I'm hoping to accomplish this month but the ongoing tasks are to eat better (cook more, bring lunch to work) and go the gym twice a week minimum or quit the gym. On top of that are more long-term goals:

• Tackle several longstanding house/organization projects
• Clean the apartment on a regular basis, not just right before people come over
• Craft more (aka stop collecting fabric and yarn and start actually making things)
• Blog more (this one seems unproductive in comparison but even as a grownup I want to make time for things that are frivolous yet fun)
• Start saving $100/week in savings or joint checking account for emergency fund/lavish reward*

The AofA is just the beginning, a jumpstart to where I want to be in life by the time I'm 40 which is a mere 18 months away. That's not old (I hate when people handwring about being "old," especially when said handwringers are younger than I am) but it's a milestone and it's damn old enough to be who I want to be. This is all so very new agey but fuck it, you know how you meet people who seem to always be in control of their lives? I want to stop being jealous of those people and start feeling in control of myself. It's worth a try! So come watch me fail a lot and keep trying again.

Also, watch me blog less crappily as the month goes on.

*Accomplishing this whole plan is its own reward but of course that's not enough for greedy me. I have an embarrassingly lavish reward in mind but we'll see if I can save up enough to make it feasible. Maybe 18-months-from-now-me will want something entirely different!

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