Into The Woods

I've been trying to figure out what my next "goal" should be. More yoga?

More dancing?

More races? Too many options??

As for running, I feel really strong. I know I'm running safely and barring anything weird happening, I most likely won't get injured anytime soon. But at the same time, I don't want to push it.

I think I'm going to change the way I "report" my runs - instead of a picture, I might make a summary post at the end of the week. For the last few months, it seems like my posts have been mostly those summaries, and that's honestly because I didn't really have anything to say about running.

I've been pretty busy since the official start of the New Year (which I consider Monday the 5th, when everyone went back to work), and it looks like I'll be keeping busy for a while. After I got the rehearsal schedule for the play that I was cast in, I realized I was going to be able to keep going to rehearsals for the choir I've been singing in since last September - so the first three days of the week were filled with rehearsals.

So, for the next four months, I'll be juggling the following: rehearsals for the play in February, choir rehearsals for the concert in March, rehearsals for the play in April, dinner detective shows every Saturday, weekly voice lessons, and making time to see other friend's shows. I'll also be trying to fit in yoga classes (I've decided to renew my subscription for the next year) and running during the week, as well. Whew.

Here we go...!

2013 Recap, and Goals for 2014

Lots of people were saying how 2013 sucked, how 2014 is going to be so much better, blahblahblah. I personally hated 2012 and was happy to start anew in 2013 - living in a new place, making new friends, and really identifying myself as a runner. 2013 was good to me. Now that we're in 2014, I decided some reflection was in order:

Goals from 2012:

1. Book more than half of the auditions gone to in 2013.  In 2012, I went to 13 auditions and booked 6. In 2013, I went to 14 auditions and booked 5. You win some, you lose some. 
2. Get cast in a musical in Seattle. CHECK.
3. Run more than 506.69 miles (total in 2012) - CHECK. 
4. Run a marathon. CHECK.
5. Go to more dance classes. Nope. Specifically, go to more tap classes. Double Nope.
6. Go to more yoga classes. CHECK.

A snapshot of 2013:

Hot Chocolate 5K - March

Singin' in the Rain - June

Engagement - July

The Color Run 5K - August

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - September

First Marathon - October

Turkey Trot - November

Amica Seattle Half Marathon - December

Jingle Belle, Snowflake Lane - December

The Sweater Dash 5K - December

2013 Running:

General Goals for 2014:

1. Go to more dance classes. Specifically, tap classes - and try to go weekly, or at least once a month.
2. Get a yoga membership and go frequently.
3. Eat generally cleaner.
4. Be kind to everybody, no matter how they treat you. But also be a real person... feel those feelings. 
5. Do something nice for that big 10 year anniversary on December 26th. 
6. Get financial stuff nailed down for a possible house purchase at some point this year.

Wedding Goals for 2014:

1. Have a fantastic wedding day and try not to stress out about it too much. It's just a day.
2. Go on the honeymoon and have a BLAST. Feel carefree!
3. Make the first 7 months of marriage glorious, and as stress free as possible.

Running Goals for 2014:

1. Run more than 900 miles next year. Goal: 950!
2. Run another marathon... after the wedding, of course.
3. Run more than 6 races this year. 

Do you like to make resolutions? Why or why not?