Hello 2016!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2015 was an interesting year. So much happened that I will remember forever. But I sure as hell am ready for 2016.

While watching How I Met Your Mother, I came across this quote, which seems perfect for the new year.

"You wrote down all of these things to say goodbye to, but so many of these are good things. Why not just say goodbye to the bad things? Say goodbye to all the times you felt lost, to all the times it was a No instead of a Yes, to all the scrapes and bruises, to all the heartache. Say goodbye to everything you really want to do for the last time."

Last year, I had quite a few goals I wanted to accomplish:

I will have graduated university.

I will have read Lord of the Rings (for the first time, I might add).

I will have read 21 books. **I read 10 books**

I will have run a full marathon. **I ran 5 half-marathons**

I will have moved out. **I am moving on January 5th (to Germany!)**

I will get out of debt.

I will be happy. 

I'm pretty proud of everything I've done, even if I didn't quite cross off everything on my list. Really, though, who really ever does? Either way, I can't wait to see what 2016 has in store for me.

Here are some goals for 2016:

By December 31st, 2016,
I will have run a full marathon.
I will have travelled to 10 countries.
I will finally be happy with my body.
I will have read 10 books in German.
I will have become a morning person (probably my most challenging goal ever).
I will be happy.

Happy New Year everyone!

Hello 2015!

Happy New Year's everyone! (I know I'm a little late with my post, but at least I'm writing something, right?)

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Last year, my goals/predictions were:

By December 31, 2014,
I will have finished my final draft of my book and will have it sent out to agents.
I will have gone to Thailand.
I will have lost 20 pounds.
I will have had mostly A's in school.
I will have run a half marathon.
I will have written another book (first draft at least)
I will have read every book on my bookshelf that I haven't read yet. (There's 20 in total!) (I have read 20 books, just not all from said bookshelf)

Better than I expected, that's for sure! I guess I haven't been very active on the whole writing thing, but that's okay. It's been a busy year, and this year will be even more so.

2015, I have big, big plans for you. But before I talk about that, let's talk about last year's goals.

This year will be huge! By this time next year, I will have graduated university, ran my first full marathon and hopefully even moved out! I'm so excited for this new year and to see what it has in store for me.

By December 31, 2015,

I will have graduated university.

I will have read Lord of the Rings (for the first time, I might add).

I will have read 21 books.

I will have run a full marathon.

I will have moved out.

I will get out of debt.

I will be happy.

Happy New Year's everyone!

Looks like I'm Running a Half-Marathon!

One of my goals for 2014 is to run a half-marathon. I want to get back in shape and it seems like a great goal to have! It seems a little extreme, but here's why I chose a half-marathon. Next year, my mom wants to go run the Berlin marathon (the Half, anyway), and I want to go with her! Any excuse to go back to Germany! So, I thought I should at least run it once before, and here I am now. My mother and I are registered to run together already, and I can't wait!

On May 4th, I will be running the Winnipeg Police Service Half Marathon and I'll be using Hal Higdon's Training Program to do it! I chose Novice 1, since it's designed for someone who has never run a half before, so it's a perfect fit! My mom used his training program when she ran her first full marathon, so it's definitely a tried and true program.

So with this 12 week program, I'll be starting on February 10th, which gives me a whole month at the gym to try and get as much endurance in my unhealthy body as possible. Already with the Squat challenge and the Lunge challenge, I'm gained a lot of strength back into my legs, so that's definitely going to help!

Here's the little details of the program: the stretch & strengthen just means that I don't run on that day, but instead to strength training and lots of stretching! Cross is all about doing a different activity that still needs cardio and strength, like swimming or cycling.

I'm soooo excited to start with this training and finally be able to say "I ran a half marathon."

Resolutions? No. Goals? Yes.

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We always make New Year's Resolutions that we never keep. The reason for that? They're either too big, too unrealistic or we stress ourselves out. For me, saying "Starting today I will..." never works. I'm more of a goals-type of person; if I say "By next year, I will..." I always get better results. That way, I feel like I have more time to gradually accomplish something rather than go all out the first day, then get tired of it.

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So, instead of resolutions, this year, I will give myself goals to achieve by the end of the year.

By December 31, 2014,
I will have finished my final draft of my book and will have it sent out to agents.
I will have gone to Thailand.
I will have lost 20 pounds.
I will have had mostly A's in school.
I will have run a half marathon.
I will have written another book (first draft at least)
I will have read every book on my bookshelf that I haven't read yet. (There's 20 in total!)

So there you have it! My goals for the year 2014.

What are your goals for 2014?