I know, it's 2014 but I want to recap on my 2013 resolutions.
Here they are:
1) Run 700 miles in 2013.
2) Complete 3 family photo albums on Blurb.
3) De-clutter a few times during the year. Thoroughly purge rooms/garage.
4) Host several dinners for friends. Especially BBQ's in the summer. (I got a bunch of hosting things for Christmas because after last year I realized I didn't have platters etc to host meals.)
5) Read 50 books. It's been a couple of years since I've reached this goal so I'm going to make an effort this year.
6) Try a new recipe a month. I think this is a good one, gives us variety in our diet. Plus I really need to learn how to make a good appetizer or side dish. Whenever there is a potluck I fail on this dish.
What I actually did:
1) Ran 565.18 miles. Not the 700 I intended. I was on track until end of October when I sprained my back and basically couldn't run/work out for November and December. :(
2) Completed no books on Blurb.
3) Was pretty good with decluttering, still have some more work but I have purged a ton of baby stuff.
4) Not so many BBQ's but I did have several dinners where I was able to use my hosting dishes.
5) Only 26, wow that was pretty dismal. I didn't read very many good books last year so I tend to drag when I'm not interested.
6) This one was just alright. I wasn't consistent each month but I do have a few new recipes under my belt.
No appetizer though. :(
Now for my 2014 Resolutions:
I make my resolutions like goals. Things I'd like to accomplish over the next year. If I don't accomplish them it's not like I beat myself up over it.
1) 700 miles run
2) Do 3 Olympic Distance Triathlons
3) Read 30 books (Down from 50 since having kid #3 I haven't reached that number.)
4) Get kitchen remodel done!
5) Read at least 1 book a month off my bookshelf. I'm notorious for checking books out from the library or on my kindle.
What I've done so far:
1) Ran 158 miles
2) Need to work on this, should actually sign up for my races. I've scoped them out for May/June/August
3) I've read 4 books so far.
4) Need to start calling contractors!
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Saturday, March 22, 2014
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Resolutions 2013 revisited
1) Run 700 miles in 2013.
2) Complete 3 family photo albums on Blurb.
3) De-clutter a few times during the year. Thoroughly purge rooms/garage.
4) Host several dinners for friends. Especially BBQ's in the summer. (I got a bunch of hosting things for Christmas because after last year I realized I didn't have platters etc to host meals.)
5) Read 50 books. It's been a couple of years since I've reached this goal so I'm going to make an effort this year.
6) Try a new recipe a month. I think this is a good one, gives us variety in our diet. Plus I really need to learn how to make a good appetizer or side dish. Whenever there is a potluck I fail on this dish.
Update May 2013
1) I'm at 263 miles so far.
2) Um, not even close to getting an album done.
3) Just took 4 boxes of stuff to Goodwill today! Have also been selling many old baby items online.
4) My neighbors and I have started a Friday dinner swap. Every Friday we can, one family hosts and prepares dinner, the other family brings wine/beer/drinks. Does that count?
5) I'm really behind on this...I've read 13 books so far this year.
6) Not so good on this one either...
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Resolutions 2012 Completed
The Resolutions:
January 2012
1) Cook a new recipe once a month. (And post them here if I like it.)
2) Run 500 miles. I have already signed up for 2 half marathons (One in April and one in May)
3) Lose the 7-8 lbs I'm still carrying of baby weight.
4) Try new classes. Look for groupons or deals to experiment with different fitness classes in my area. I've already started a boot camp class that I bought on groupon.
5) Read 50 books. (I'm on book two right now.)
6) Host several dinners for my friends, especially the ones I haven't seen in ages.
Resolutions revisted.
1) I know I tried at least 12 new recipes if not more, it came in bursts so it wasn't monthly.
2) I ran 612.21 miles this year so I surpassed my goal by far.
3) I lost all the baby weight, woo-hoo!
4) I tried bootcamp, and I signed up to teach BOSU so kinda half completed this goal in my opinion.
5) I totally failed on this resolution. I read 36 books. I tried lowering my goal to 40 books but couldn't even reach that. I guess if I didn't run the extra 1,000 minutes I could have used that time to make my reading goal but maybe working out was a better choice?
6) Host several dinners, I can name perhaps a handful of dinners I hosted for people I haven't seen in a while, but several with friends I see often.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
500 miles met!
Resolution met and surpassed.
I made my 500 mile goal during my Oktoberun 1/2 marathon. I'm now at 522.28 miles this year. Maybe I can hit 600? We'll see, November and December are hard months to get a lot of miles in due to school holidays and holidays in general.
I made my 500 mile goal during my Oktoberun 1/2 marathon. I'm now at 522.28 miles this year. Maybe I can hit 600? We'll see, November and December are hard months to get a lot of miles in due to school holidays and holidays in general.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
2012 Resolutions
The Resolutions:
January 2012
1) Cook a new recipe once a month. (And post them here if I like it.)
2) Run 500 miles. I have already signed up for 2 half marathons (One in April and one in May)
3) Lose the 7-8 lbs I'm still carrying of baby weight.
4) Try new classes. Look for groupons or deals to experiment with different fitness classes in my area. I've already started a boot camp class that I bought on groupon.
5) Read 50 books. (I'm on book two right now.)
6) Host several dinners for my friends, especially the ones I haven't seen in ages.
What I've accomplished so far: As of June 2012
1) I have attempted a few new recipes...I will have to post them here.
2) I'm up to 300 miles ran this year. :)
3) I have lost all of the baby weight!! A couple of months ago I accomplished this one!
4) Other than the boot camp class I haven't tried another fitness class or other class.
5) I"m only on book 15, gotta speed up my reading.
6) I've had 2 dinner parties so far, well big dinner parties.
Now as of September 2012
1) New recipe trying sort of dwindled as well as me posting them. I have been reading magazines and ripping recipes out but those have just ended up in a pile in my kitchen.
2) I'm up to 454.48 miles...and I have a 10k coming up this Friday, a half marathon in 3 weeks, definitely will accomplish this goal.
3) In June I ate something that threw my stomach out of whack where I ended up eating only bread and water for 3-4 days and ended up losing 4 more pounds. I thought it would come back and I'd be back to my pre-baby weight, but 3 months and it's still stayed off despite not changing anything in my diet or exercise. So I'm now down to my college days weight, the college days when I wasn't in training/athletic mode. When I was in college/early 20's and working out a lot for a race, I always gained a few pounds. I'm hoping I keep it off. :)
4) I attended a local Adventure Run at Road Runner Sports in my town. Does that count? It was something new. I really enjoyed it and hope to do a few more this year. I'm working with my boss at the YMCA to attend a training or two on some new classes for me to teach. We'll see what I get into.
5) I'm up to book 30. I gotta really cram to reach this goal.
6) I've had a few more dinner parties, not as much as I'd like, so I'd better start setting up some more. Off to send some emails...
January 2012
1) Cook a new recipe once a month. (And post them here if I like it.)
2) Run 500 miles. I have already signed up for 2 half marathons (One in April and one in May)
3) Lose the 7-8 lbs I'm still carrying of baby weight.
4) Try new classes. Look for groupons or deals to experiment with different fitness classes in my area. I've already started a boot camp class that I bought on groupon.
5) Read 50 books. (I'm on book two right now.)
6) Host several dinners for my friends, especially the ones I haven't seen in ages.
What I've accomplished so far: As of June 2012
1) I have attempted a few new recipes...I will have to post them here.
2) I'm up to 300 miles ran this year. :)
3) I have lost all of the baby weight!! A couple of months ago I accomplished this one!
4) Other than the boot camp class I haven't tried another fitness class or other class.
5) I"m only on book 15, gotta speed up my reading.
6) I've had 2 dinner parties so far, well big dinner parties.
Now as of September 2012
1) New recipe trying sort of dwindled as well as me posting them. I have been reading magazines and ripping recipes out but those have just ended up in a pile in my kitchen.
2) I'm up to 454.48 miles...and I have a 10k coming up this Friday, a half marathon in 3 weeks, definitely will accomplish this goal.
3) In June I ate something that threw my stomach out of whack where I ended up eating only bread and water for 3-4 days and ended up losing 4 more pounds. I thought it would come back and I'd be back to my pre-baby weight, but 3 months and it's still stayed off despite not changing anything in my diet or exercise. So I'm now down to my college days weight, the college days when I wasn't in training/athletic mode. When I was in college/early 20's and working out a lot for a race, I always gained a few pounds. I'm hoping I keep it off. :)
4) I attended a local Adventure Run at Road Runner Sports in my town. Does that count? It was something new. I really enjoyed it and hope to do a few more this year. I'm working with my boss at the YMCA to attend a training or two on some new classes for me to teach. We'll see what I get into.
5) I'm up to book 30. I gotta really cram to reach this goal.
6) I've had a few more dinner parties, not as much as I'd like, so I'd better start setting up some more. Off to send some emails...
Friday, June 22, 2012
2012 Resolutions Revisited
The Resolutions:
1) Cook a new recipe once a month. (And post them here if I like it.)
2) Run 500 miles. I have already signed up for 2 half marathons (One in April and one in May)
3) Lose the 7-8 lbs I'm still carrying of baby weight.
4) Try new classes. Look for groupons or deals to experiment with different fitness classes in my area. I've already started a boot camp class that I bought on groupon.
5) Read 50 books. (I'm on book two right now.)
6) Host several dinners for my friends, especially the ones I haven't seen in ages.
What I've accomplished so far:
1) I have attempted a few new recipes...I will have to post them here.
2) I'm up to 300 miles ran this year. :)
3) I have lost all of the baby weight!! A couple of months ago I accomplished this one!
4) Other than the boot camp class I haven't tried another fitness class or other class.
5) I"m only on book 15, gotta speed up my reading.
6) I've had 2 dinner parties so far, well big dinner parties.
1) Cook a new recipe once a month. (And post them here if I like it.)
2) Run 500 miles. I have already signed up for 2 half marathons (One in April and one in May)
3) Lose the 7-8 lbs I'm still carrying of baby weight.
4) Try new classes. Look for groupons or deals to experiment with different fitness classes in my area. I've already started a boot camp class that I bought on groupon.
5) Read 50 books. (I'm on book two right now.)
6) Host several dinners for my friends, especially the ones I haven't seen in ages.
What I've accomplished so far:
1) I have attempted a few new recipes...I will have to post them here.
2) I'm up to 300 miles ran this year. :)
3) I have lost all of the baby weight!! A couple of months ago I accomplished this one!
4) Other than the boot camp class I haven't tried another fitness class or other class.
5) I"m only on book 15, gotta speed up my reading.
6) I've had 2 dinner parties so far, well big dinner parties.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Resolutions for 2012
As I think about 2012, I feel excited about all of the things I want to do.
I did not reach my goals for 2011, so I will add them to this year in hopes I will complete them.
So my resolutions:
1) Cook a new recipe once a month. (And post them here if I like it.)
2) Run 500 miles. I have already signed up for 2 half marathons (One in April and one in May)
3) Lose the 7-8 lbs I'm still carrying of baby weight.
4) Try new classes. Look for groupons or deals to experiment with different fitness classes in my area. I've already started a boot camp class that I bought on groupon.
5) Read 50 books. (I'm on book two right now.)
6) Host several dinners for my friends, especially the ones I haven't seen in ages. It's hard for us to get out with 3 kids so I'm bringing people to me. I lure them in with dinners and playdates. :) I've hosted one tonight actually for my college roommate/bridesmaid and her boyfriend. I have sent out 2 emails to other people to try and coordinate dates. Now that I have a dining room, let the feasts begin. I told my husband when we were adding on that I really wanted a dining room and once I had one I'd be using it a ton. Sure enough...we've been getting use out of it.
I did not reach my goals for 2011, so I will add them to this year in hopes I will complete them.
So my resolutions:
1) Cook a new recipe once a month. (And post them here if I like it.)
2) Run 500 miles. I have already signed up for 2 half marathons (One in April and one in May)
3) Lose the 7-8 lbs I'm still carrying of baby weight.
4) Try new classes. Look for groupons or deals to experiment with different fitness classes in my area. I've already started a boot camp class that I bought on groupon.
5) Read 50 books. (I'm on book two right now.)
6) Host several dinners for my friends, especially the ones I haven't seen in ages. It's hard for us to get out with 3 kids so I'm bringing people to me. I lure them in with dinners and playdates. :) I've hosted one tonight actually for my college roommate/bridesmaid and her boyfriend. I have sent out 2 emails to other people to try and coordinate dates. Now that I have a dining room, let the feasts begin. I told my husband when we were adding on that I really wanted a dining room and once I had one I'd be using it a ton. Sure enough...we've been getting use out of it.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
2011 Year in Review
This year was chaotic.
January-March was pretty normal. Feb we did a trip to Tahoe.
March started interviewing contractors to add on to our house. Found out baby #3 is a girl.
April-Girl's weekend away to Napa. Submitted paperwork to the city for permits.
May- Ran a 5k at 28.5 weeks pregnant
June-Ran a 5k at 30.5 weeks pregnant and our house addition starts (end of the month)
July- E's 2nd birthday and his choking incident. Start maternity leave.
August- Baby Girl named A is born the day before my birthday. :) Also the wall between our kitchen and new addition is torn down a few days after we come home from the hospital. Talk about a mess in our crowded house! And M starts kindergarten!
September- E's back in the ER for stitches on his forehead. (Accident prone?)
October- By the end of the month the addition is done. We get to move in.
November- M turns 5 years old. Our house is finally complete. (Old bathroom and bedroom remodeled.) We host Thanksgiving this year in our bigger home.
December-Hubby's birthday and Christmas. As well as every weekend M has birthday parties to attend.
We survived through so much this year. It was rough at times. Especially during the remodel. The house was a disaster, dusty, crowded, loud etc and all the while with a newborn. Kindergarten was a transition for the whole family. We have now adjusted to being a family of 5, we have space in our house and we've established a good routine that works for us. I'm finally able to relax in the evenings though sometimes that means crashing early.
Though I wasn't able to reach my goals for 2011, I'm sure I'll more than make up for them in 2012. ;)
Running talley: 217.42 miles. Very short of my 300 mile goal.
Book talley: 37 books out of my 50 book goal.
January-March was pretty normal. Feb we did a trip to Tahoe.
March started interviewing contractors to add on to our house. Found out baby #3 is a girl.
April-Girl's weekend away to Napa. Submitted paperwork to the city for permits.
May- Ran a 5k at 28.5 weeks pregnant
June-Ran a 5k at 30.5 weeks pregnant and our house addition starts (end of the month)
July- E's 2nd birthday and his choking incident. Start maternity leave.
August- Baby Girl named A is born the day before my birthday. :) Also the wall between our kitchen and new addition is torn down a few days after we come home from the hospital. Talk about a mess in our crowded house! And M starts kindergarten!
September- E's back in the ER for stitches on his forehead. (Accident prone?)
October- By the end of the month the addition is done. We get to move in.
November- M turns 5 years old. Our house is finally complete. (Old bathroom and bedroom remodeled.) We host Thanksgiving this year in our bigger home.
December-Hubby's birthday and Christmas. As well as every weekend M has birthday parties to attend.
We survived through so much this year. It was rough at times. Especially during the remodel. The house was a disaster, dusty, crowded, loud etc and all the while with a newborn. Kindergarten was a transition for the whole family. We have now adjusted to being a family of 5, we have space in our house and we've established a good routine that works for us. I'm finally able to relax in the evenings though sometimes that means crashing early.
Though I wasn't able to reach my goals for 2011, I'm sure I'll more than make up for them in 2012. ;)
Running talley: 217.42 miles. Very short of my 300 mile goal.
Book talley: 37 books out of my 50 book goal.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
New Years Resolutions
Last year I wanted 3 things:
1. Read 50 books---check
2. Run 500 miles---check (I actually ran 600 miles! I ended up increasing my goal to 600 in November when I finished off Nov at 548 miles run.)
3. Run a sub-2 hour half marathon. ---incomplete. :(
This year, I decided to be a little easier on myself and come up with a resolution that will benefit me and my whole family. I also included hubby in this resolution. Each month this year both he and I have to come up with one new recipe each to try and cook. Hopefully the recipe will be a success and we can add it to our recipe list.
We did this when we were dating years ago. But back then when we didn't have kids, we did a new recipe each a week. I'm thinking me coming up with one new recipe, 12 in a year is not too bad. This month, I'm going to attempt chicken fetticini alfredo. Anyone have a good recipe?
Books Read 2011
Keeping in line with books read. Here's the start of my list for 2011.
1. Dixieland Sushi by Cara Lockwood
2. Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls I enjoyed this book. I had read The Glass Castle and was impressed/horrified by the story, this book is tamer than GC, but has wonderful stories. I love the gumption the grandmother Lily has. She's a force to be reckoned with.
Books Read 2010
Dec. 31st, I had resigned myself into thinking I'd only read 49 books this year, but when I started counting my books I realized I had already read 50, lol. Here is my list for the year.
1. The End (Series of Unfortunate Events #13) by Lemony Snicket
2. I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak
3. Comfort Me with Apples by Ruth Reichl
4. Toddlers Gone Wild! Rants from a Mommy Brain by Rebecca Eckler
5. Shanghai Girls by Lisa See
6. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
7. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
8. Switchcraft by Mary Castillo
9. Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
10. Girl with The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
11. The Gift by Cecelia Ahern
12. Restoring Grace by Katie Fforde
13. The Importance of Being Married by Gemma Townley
14. My Life in France by Julia Child
15. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
16. Made in the USA by Billie Letts
17. A Wild Affair by Gemma Townley
18. House Rules by Jodi Picoult
19. My Horizontal Live: A Collection of One Night Stands by Chelsea Handler
20. Through The Heart by Kate Morgenroth
21. As Nature Made Him: The boy who was raised as a girl by John Colapinto
22. What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandel by Zoe Heller
Bit of a lackluster ending.
23. What The Dead Know by Laura Lippman
24. Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin
25. Naptime is the New Happy Hour: And other ways toddlers turn your life upside down by Stephanie Wilder-Taylor
26. Promises to Keep by Jane Green
27. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
28. The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
29. They Did it With Love by Kate Morgenroth
30. Animal Farm by George Orwell
31. This Little Mommy Stayed Home by Samantha Wilde
32. Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner
33. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffeneger
34. Maid to Match by Deanne Gist
35. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
36. The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer
37. UnCharted TerriTori by Tori Spelling
38. Honolulu by Alan Brennert
33. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffeneger
34. Maid to Match by Deanne Gist
35. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
36. The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer
37. UnCharted TerriTori by Tori Spelling
38. Honolulu by Alan Brennert
39. Size 12 is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
40. The Year of the Fog by Michelle Richmond
41. I Did (But I Wouldn't Again) by Cara Lockwood
42. Run Like a Mother: How to Get Moving and Not Lose Your Job, Family or Sanity by Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea
43. Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
44. Got You Back by Jane Fallon
45. Nanny Returns by Emma McLaughlin (Horrible book, I've decided I DO NOT like this author)
46. Life without Summer by Lynne Griffin
47. West End Girls by Jenny Colgan
48. A Breath of Fresh Air by Amulya Malladi
49. Palo Alto Stories by James Franco (Yes the actor (in Spiderman), I was hoping this book would be great because I work in PA and it would be fun to hear stories about this area, but the writing was HORRIBLE! I even had my husband read a few paragraphs to see how bad it was. I don't even know how the editor let this book get by.)
50. The Solomon Sister's Wise Up by Melissa Senate
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
New Years Resolutions
Follow-up to 2009 resolutions.
I reached my goals, well most of them
Goal: Run 300 miles. Actual: 328.33 miles
Goal: Read 50 books. Actual: 50 books
Goal: Run under 2 hour 1/2 marathon Actual: Ran only 2:23:36
2010 Resolutions:
Goal: Run 500 miles
Goal: Read 50 books
Goal: Run under 2 hour 1/2 marathon
I reached my goals, well most of them
Goal: Run 300 miles. Actual: 328.33 miles
Goal: Read 50 books. Actual: 50 books
Goal: Run under 2 hour 1/2 marathon Actual: Ran only 2:23:36
2010 Resolutions:
Goal: Run 500 miles
Goal: Read 50 books
Goal: Run under 2 hour 1/2 marathon
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
End of 2008
I did it. I made my 500 mile running mark and 500 mile (outdoor biking) goal as well. The downfall of running 3 miles everyday meant my shin where I experienced a stress fracture 3 years ago started acting up. My dad (a dr) thinks there still is a stress fracture there. Great!
As for my 2009 New Years Resolutions:
As for my 2009 New Years Resolutions:
- Save more money.
- Remodel our house. (We need more room for new baby.)
- Fitness goals: Well with being pg and having 2 kids it'll be tough but I'll aim for 300 miles of running this year. Maybe squeeze in a 1/2 marathon in October/November. Maybe even a sprint triathlon. (We'll see how I feel come June.)
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