So 2012 is already going way too fast. And is already 8.3% complete! How can that be? I swear it was just Thanksgiving of last year… So to keep me accountable for my 2012 goals, I think it’s a good idea to review my list once a month and make some notes about the progress I made that month. I have done really well on some of my goals and been really lacking in others… progress, not perfection, right?!
- Run a Marathon. – This is not complete yet, but I am signed up! Hopefully my back allows me to keep on track for this!
- Complete 4 half marathons. Check off ONE so far! I also know I am going to be doing the Nashville Country Music Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon in April and am planning to run a Full Moon Half near my parents house in August and maybe one near my grandparents in September.
- Complete a half marathon in less than 2 hours. Um, no. Not yet. Also, I am not as close as I thought I was but I will discuss this in a future post…
- Travel somewhere new. Sadly, no. I have not been anywhere new yet unless you count my visit to Universal Studios when we were in Florida?
- Redo the outside of my house. (Paint, clean, etc.) Not yet! Still a little cold outside for this…
- Re-organize the basement to make the space more usable. Not yet again. I have determined I need to invest in some flooring that is more suitable for exercise though. They have some interlocking rubberish stuff that I have my eyes on. Tax return time yet?
- Keep up with Insanity. I was doing well on this until the back problem
- Try something completely new to me. Nope.
- Be more patient. Bahaha!
- Read at least 12 books. Doing REALLY well on this. Already finished 6 and am 50% done with 7!
- Finish a race in my Vibrams. Nope. Gotta try and find a 5K!
- Spend at least one day on a beach. Nope!
- Take down the dead tree in my backyard. (Before a storm takes it down…) Yeah, no. Not yet.
- Try to find a new job. Thought about one and realized maybe this isn’t such an immediate goal right now…
- Get my scrapbooks caught up to date. HAHA! Haven’t done a single page. This needs to change!
- Foam roll at least 3 days a week. Yup! This one I have been very good at.
- Do an ab DVD or workout at least 3 days a week. Yes, until the back problem started…
- Get yoga back into my routine. This was a big fat no until the back problem started. I now am going to focus on this because I KNOW it helps a lot to strengthen my lower back and have seen this in the past. Right now I have a DVD that I am planning to do 2-3 days per week.
- Continue to work on reducing stress in my life. This is better I would say. Still LOTS of room to improve but better…
- Don’t buy things unless I NEED them or will at least use them a lot. I would say this is about 90% success. I have not purchased much this past month except for some stuff on vacation that I have been using a lot so I think that qualifies?
- Reduce use of paper towels and buy only 100% recycled for when I do need them. Check! Haven’t bought anything but 100% recycled and have not been going through them as fast as usual!
- Edit: Learn how to be a better speller! This is wishful thinking but I think I finally know how to spell ridiculous! (Yup! No red squiggly underline for that one on my first try!!!) One word a month, perhaps?
2012 has proven to already be an interesting year. I hope I have filled my quota of sickness and injury though and can just get back to my regular routines! I can tell I will be doing my February update in no time since it’s already the 5th and this month is only 29 days long! Yikes!
This post inspired me to make a list of my own!!!
Lists are good things! And so fun to cross off your accomplishments
Let me know how you do on yours!!