Goals For 2011

Yeah, I'm a little behind schedule. We are 3 weeks into 2011 and I'm just getting around to writing up what I want to accomplish this year. I could tell you all that I've been getting a jump start on things, but that would be a bold faced LIE. Truth is, I've been simultaneously wallowing in my pity party and working my ass off in my basement so I have a place for my brother-in-law to sleep once he moves in. Did I tell you he's moving in? He will show up on 2/11 to start his new job on Valentine's Day, leaving my poor sister as a single mom for 3+ months. We're housing him until he can no longer stand the commute, which will SUCK, but living here is FREE. Free wins.

A few pictures of our progress before moving on to goals...





I've been really thinking about what I want to accomplish this year. Some of it is just managing to maintain what I've begun. As far as my weight is concerned, I've done remarkably well in that area - My weight hasn't budged, even though my exercise has been sorely lacking. But there are a few things I'd like to do...

1. I already mentioned that I joined Tall Mom's 1000+ mile club. I really want to run MORE this year. I'm not quite ready for speed workouts yet, but I want to up my base mileage. When I told my husband this goal, he looked at me as if I had lost my mind - that's TWICE the mileage I did in 2010 - but if I do 2 marathons per the training schedule I have, and if I manage to stay injury free, this is very doable.

2. I want to lose 8 pounds this year. That will put me right at 150, which is a really good weight for me. I can do this by changing my diet up some more to include less junk food and more veggies and fruits. This will have the added benefit of helping my cholesterol improve.

3. I want to run a marathon in UNDER 6 hours. This is also very doable. And if things go well, we'll talk 5:30.

4. I want to be a better, more organized housekeeper. I suck at this. My plan is to pick 1 room a month to completely overhaul. That's manageable, in addition to keeping up better with day-to-day chores. I have a tendency to let things go til I can no longer stand it and then go crazy but do it all half-assed. If I can keep up, this will no longer happen.

5. I want to spend more one-on-one time with each of my kids. James gets a ton of me, but I need to give more to my other kids too.

6. MORE CROSSTRAINING. Seriously.

That's it for me. I plan on checking in once a month to figure out how well I'm doing. I have other things in my head, but these are the most important to me at this point. I need to step up, because my year hasn't started out so well - I have some catching up to do...