twenty fourteen

Jan 21

This first full week(s) of 2014 sure burst into the party like a unwanted guest, didn't it? I mean, ease a girl into the new year please - Mercy.

-- 2013 --

adopting the hounds

running:

speedwork, hills, running with the hounds, good form clinic, racing: 1 (part one, two)/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9

savoring the moment, reading, cooking/fare finds (one of my faves, here), klutchclub (mail every month!), becoming a sweat pink ambassador

commitment/recommitment to fitness - a/b/c/d/e/f/g/h

grew Y29:

collaborations with kitsch, clif, hot chocolate 15k

moving (more, here)

my first (and hopefully last!) running injury - 1/2

Quality time - 1/2/3/4/5/6

Goals:

(progress noted in burgundy)

Health

Making the conscious effort to workout six days a week (we all know no workout = meltdown) See "commit/recommitment(s)" above
Incorporating more juicing in my life. Bought a juicer I "had" to have, must use it. Besides, my skin glows and I feel fantastic. Didn't use as much as I'd like, more -here.
Bedtime. Get one. Gone are the days of staying up watching trashy reality TV and skipping my AM workout. By the end of the year I'd set an alarm for (and pretty much follow) "bedtime". I'm still working on working out in the am.
Meal Plan. Try new recipes (tackling the bulging folder of "to try"). Weekly. Exceed expectations - see "cooking" above.
Skin Regime. AM and PM. Let's face it, 30 is here and this girl ain't getting any younger. Concrete AM plan, sporadic PM face care (correlated directly to how tired/lazy I was)

Giving

Donate to, volunteer for a worthy cause. Complete. Every race I ran went to charity.

Beauty

Hair - make an effort to style my hair, daily. You know, to reduce my "damn I wish I would've done something to my hair" moments. Meet expectations thanks to the investment in a curling wand. Best $25 I've ever spent.
Make up - still deciding. To primp, or not to primp, that is my dilemma. Discarded this goal. My complexion is without blemish (thank God), and I've realized (in my quest to be "fearlessly authentic) that "wearing makeup doesn't make you beautiful" (I assumed it was a mandatory "woman" thing and without it was "left out"), so I'll save this for weddings and special occasions.

Financial

Spend less. Work in progress. I can definitely do better. Much better.

Restaurant meals - limit (legitimate) special occasions
Shopping - cease wardrobe spending until I've worn EVERY item in my closet

Attempt not to go broke paying for student loans. Student loans suck. Fact.

Verdict: overall I accomplished (4), made progress on (4), and discarded (1). Not too shabby...

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NYE was spent over a long, leisurely (cuz it was busy as heck and our server - bless his soul - was slower than molasses) dinner with friends, followed by being in-bed-and-asleep-by-eleven. #winning. I wanted to start the new year with a proper workout, and I did: four miler, TAM mat, and planks #thankyouverymuch.

-- 2014 --

Dreams: get married, become a mother ~~before all my eggs die~~

Goals:

Health + Fitness

Sub 2:00:00 half marathon
Complete a marathon (scheduled for October 19th baring no injuries)
Attain goal weight range between 115-120
Make fitness a priority (rolling with the teetering balance of life); goal = 6 days a week
Posture - work on not walking around like the hunchback of Notre Dame.

Quality Time (my love language)

Nurture my relationships: phone calls, letters, "in person" dates. Remind self it takes two people to nurture a relationship. Talk less, listen more.
Train the hounds: obedience school, long runs
Gratitude + Quiet time: deepen the relationship with myself
Brunch: host at home, and/or meet at a restaurant. It is my favorite meal yet I rarely indulge. Plus a long brunch with mimosas and good people is pretty much awesome.
Volunteer at a race

Financial