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Monday, January 9, 2012

New Year, Same Old Me


Ah, January, the time of year when we look ahead eagerly and plan for all the good, worthwhile things we are going to do for ourself and others throughout the year. Most of us, fail miserably at this. So I decided that instead of setting goals for a year, I’m going to start small and set monthly goals. A month is easier to grasp and embrace and plan for so with the exception of the overall theme of 2012 which will be “Marriage and Honeymoon!!!” I am hoping to set goals for each month that I can more easily track and follow up on. So here we go: January

1.)    Finish unpacking. Yes, we’ve been home for a week now, what of it?? The suitcases have been unpacked but souvenirs for others and the laundry I’ve been half assing for a week are still scattered across the downstairs and bedrooms. I will get this under control and present gifts to those that they were purchased for. I was able to get the stairs cleared at lunch today so that gets me off to a decent start.
2.)    Cook a couple times a month. Isaac very (and I do mean very) generously told a family member in Spain that he cooks 95% of the time. Unless he counts the coffee I make every morning and the breakfast pastry I hand to Carolina some weekends I have no idea how he designated 5% of the cooking to me. It’s not that I dislike cooking, I just get bored half way through it, plus Isaac is particular and is able to cook by just randomly tossing things into the pan and making them taste good so I think there’s some intimidation as well. But I am determined to be a better fiancee and less of an adult child, so I'm going to try and spend more time in the Kitchen.
3.)    Upload and print some of our vacation photos. Bonus if I get them into frames. I spend a vast majority of my time in front of the computer, why logging in to Wal Greens and uploading pictures is so difficult I do not know, but it’s like pulling teeth to get me to take the time! The most recent pictures we have on the wall are from almost 3 years ago, it’s time to update.
4.)    Sign up for the Capital 10K. I vowed to never run more than 5 miles at once, but what the hell, let’s go for 6.2 and run a 10K. Race isn’t until the end of March so I’ve got time but I want to sign up while the cost is lower and so I can’t back out of it!
5.)    Start running and going to yoga again. Between our trip, jet lag and a cold I brought back I’ve had a very hard time getting back into things, but if I’m going to do the 10K, I’ll have no choice. I started tonight with 30 minutes of intervals on the treadmill. A nice way to ease back in to the workout grind. 
6.) Figure out Pinterest. I was so excited to receive an invite back in December, but then I haven't completely figured out what to do with it. Where do people find all these picture they pin? Can you make your own boards? I'm so overwhelmed, I just need to sit down and figure it out and darn it, I have the app, I will figure this out!

And that’s it, I’m going to start out slow and we’ll see how this goes!

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