2009 will be a good year. I know this because I will make it so. I have six very doable goals for the year, most of which I have taken steps to achieve already. I've posted these things I resolve to do in Healthy Living already, but it can't hurt to reiterate, and expand, here.
1. Run a 5K in February. At that point, my running goal is subject to change, but I would like to continue to at least be able to run 5K nonstop.
I was the fastest girl runner in the 5th grade at my school. I was pretty athletic then, played softball and excelled in karate. Then middle school came and being cool and boys became more important. I avoided gym on the days we ran the mile. Hated it and couldn't do it without stopping to save my life. And so it continued through high school. I got myself in excellent physical condition the first summer of college, but slacked off and partied the rest of the time, making it all for naught.
I've always wanted to set a challenging physical goal, something that requires training and dedication. A 5K might not seem so challenging to everyone, but to me it's huge. Running is something I've avoided most of my life and been terrible at it as a result. So I'm resolving to change that to prove that I can. And if I find out, once I'm better at it, that I actually enjoy it, even better. February 22, 2009 is the date. Wish me luck.
2. Continue improving my diet. Less meat, less dairy, more fish.
I ate a semi-vegetarian diet for almost a year and a half and I felt fantastic. It is harder work than eating meat and ultimately laziness won out. But, it's something that's important to me so I'm resolving to return my diet to something I'm proud of, something that's good for me and the planet.
3. Get back to yoga and make it a regular practice again.
I stopped because I had first, tendinitis in my thumb joint and then, shoulder pain. Neither is bothering me now. Yoga is wonderful for my mental and physical well-being and I resolve to keep that positive influence in my life.
4. Turn the TV off!
Winter creates the pattern of coming home, eating dinner, and plopping down in front of the TV. I do NOT want to continue this. There is a lot to do instead--playing board games, talking to/spending time with friends, canoeing or kayaking, taking the dogs to the dog park, and so on--and I resolve to choose those things whenever I can.
5. Be a dedicated student.
I'm being realistic about this one because I know being studious is not my forte, nor something I enjoy very much. So I will be as dedicated as I need to be to finish and I will try to gain as much from it as I can. April 2010!
6. Be a good friend and girlfriend.
I do, on occasion, neglect my relationships. I get caught up in myself and in other aspects of my life and I procrastinate when I have calls to return or packages to mail. I'm antisocial sometimes for no good reason. None of these things make me happy, so I'm resolving to not be so lazy as to miss out on the joy being involved gives me.
And with regard to my boyfriend, we've been breaking some previously unbroken ground lately and I'd like to see the potential positive effects bear out. I put a lot of that on him, but I'm certainly not perfect and I need to do my part to make/keep this a healthy, happy relationship.
Happy New Year!
1. Run a 5K in February. At that point, my running goal is subject to change, but I would like to continue to at least be able to run 5K nonstop.
I was the fastest girl runner in the 5th grade at my school. I was pretty athletic then, played softball and excelled in karate. Then middle school came and being cool and boys became more important. I avoided gym on the days we ran the mile. Hated it and couldn't do it without stopping to save my life. And so it continued through high school. I got myself in excellent physical condition the first summer of college, but slacked off and partied the rest of the time, making it all for naught.
I've always wanted to set a challenging physical goal, something that requires training and dedication. A 5K might not seem so challenging to everyone, but to me it's huge. Running is something I've avoided most of my life and been terrible at it as a result. So I'm resolving to change that to prove that I can. And if I find out, once I'm better at it, that I actually enjoy it, even better. February 22, 2009 is the date. Wish me luck.
2. Continue improving my diet. Less meat, less dairy, more fish.
I ate a semi-vegetarian diet for almost a year and a half and I felt fantastic. It is harder work than eating meat and ultimately laziness won out. But, it's something that's important to me so I'm resolving to return my diet to something I'm proud of, something that's good for me and the planet.
3. Get back to yoga and make it a regular practice again.
I stopped because I had first, tendinitis in my thumb joint and then, shoulder pain. Neither is bothering me now. Yoga is wonderful for my mental and physical well-being and I resolve to keep that positive influence in my life.
4. Turn the TV off!
Winter creates the pattern of coming home, eating dinner, and plopping down in front of the TV. I do NOT want to continue this. There is a lot to do instead--playing board games, talking to/spending time with friends, canoeing or kayaking, taking the dogs to the dog park, and so on--and I resolve to choose those things whenever I can.
5. Be a dedicated student.
I'm being realistic about this one because I know being studious is not my forte, nor something I enjoy very much. So I will be as dedicated as I need to be to finish and I will try to gain as much from it as I can. April 2010!
6. Be a good friend and girlfriend.
I do, on occasion, neglect my relationships. I get caught up in myself and in other aspects of my life and I procrastinate when I have calls to return or packages to mail. I'm antisocial sometimes for no good reason. None of these things make me happy, so I'm resolving to not be so lazy as to miss out on the joy being involved gives me.
And with regard to my boyfriend, we've been breaking some previously unbroken ground lately and I'd like to see the potential positive effects bear out. I put a lot of that on him, but I'm certainly not perfect and I need to do my part to make/keep this a healthy, happy relationship.
Happy New Year!