February Recap + March Goals

Happy March!! I, for one, am super excited for a new month. A fresh start.
Why does it seem that February, the shortest month of the year, always seems so long!?!

Actually, the entire month wasn't so bad; it's just got clouded with kind of a pretty rotten ending. I guess that's why these recaps are so important. To keep me a little grounded and help remember the good times.

February started out with the best thing ever - a fantastically surprising PR at the Big Game 5k.

Here are a few more highlights from the month:

I convinced a co-worker to Runch with me one afternoon. We were going to make it a more regular thing, but so far, we've only gone the one time.

I tried out a fun Toning Ballet class at Pole Fitness Studio using my ClassPass.

I read more in February than I have in a very long time!

I fell into a funk the past week or so. :(

February Goal Recap

• Bike commute at least 4 times - Only made it 2 1/2 times, which I'm still happy about - considering it had been MONTHS since I'd last biked in.
• Run at least 35 miles - So close! I think I made it 29+ miles, but then this funk hit me like a ton of bricks, and running took a backseat.
• Take 3 yoga classes - Total failure with this one. Not even a single yoga class was taken. Not even a yoga video at home.
• Complete the Flab Free February challenge with Tera at Girl Gone Healthy -  I did really well with this for the first 19 days of the month, and then, well, that stupid funk. :(
• Gain 50 Pinterest followers - Only gained 23, but I didn't really take the time to actually focus on this like I wanted to.
• Read at least 2 books - Winner, winner, chicken dinner!!! I actually read 3 books in February - 2 on my own and 1 with Jeff. :-)

Goals with Jeff Recap

• Monthly date night - Didn't happen in February. I know, I know. The month with Valentine's Day AND Jeff's birthday, and we didn't manage to get out of the house together. Unless you count the crazy walk to RedBox on Saturday.
• Read 12 books - Finished book #2. Whoo hoo! We didn't think we were going to, but then we surprised ourselves by finishing a few days early. We even got a jump start on book #3.
• Buy a house - It's with a little bit of sadness that we've decided to remove this as one of our 2015 goals. Sometimes life has other ideas, and plans have to change. So instead of buying a house, we signed a new 13-month lease at our current apartment. 

Yeah. It's going to be a bit of a Do Over month.

What was your best highlight from February?
What are your March goals?
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January Recap + February Goals

Did January fly by for anyone else or was it just me? There were actually quite a few days/weeks that seemed to drag on, but now that it's Feb 2nd already, Jan feels like a blur.

Here are a few highlights from the month.

We met some friends for drinks at Parasol Up at the Wynn. Such a fabulous little bar on the Strip.

I join the #NoExcuses Sweat Pink challenge.

We had to take Sallie to the vet a couple times because she stopped eating. Poor girl. :( She's all back to normal now. Yay!

I tried out a new yoga studio with my ClassPass.

I joined a blogger book club and added reading 12 books to my 2015 goals.

I won a pair of Altra Running shoes from Runchat.

Overall, it was a good month. :)

January Goals
Do yoga 2x each week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) - Skipped a few, but still did OK
Do strength training 2x each week (Mondays and Fridays) - Same as yoga
Run at least 25 miles - CHECK! 26.69 miles.
Share 3 videos - I think I only ended up sharing 1 video.
Gain 30 more followers on Instagram - Blew this goal out of the water!! 230 new followers. Whoo hoo!!

Goals with Jeff
Monthly date night - Drinks with friends at Parasol Up
Read 12 books - Check! Finally finished the book we started in Nov!
Buy a house - No news on this front yet.

And here are the goals I have for February!

• Bike commute at least 4 times.
• Run at least 35 miles.
• Take 3 yoga classes.
• Complete the Flab Free February challenge with Tera at Girl Gone Healthy.
• Gain 50 Pinterest followers.
• Read at least 2 books.

What was your best highlight from January?

What are your February goals?

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January Goals

I really want 2015 to be the best year EVER!

So, in addition to my 2015 goals that I shared yesterday, I plan on doing monthly goals as well - to help me stay focused.

In January, I will...

• Do yoga 2x each week (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
• Do strength training 2x each week (Mondays and Fridays)
• Run at least 25 miles
• Share 3 videos
• Gain 30 more followers on Instagram

For our date night, I think we're planning on going to see one of our friend's band play mid-month.

Our first book of 2015 is to finish the one we started in Nov - To Ride Pegasus by Anne Mccaffrey.

Stay tuned for weekly updates every Sunday. :-)

What are your goals for January?
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Happy New Year 2015

Happy New Year!

Who is ready for 2015! I can't believe it. I remember when the year 2000 seemed SO FAR away! And now, we're 15 years passed that already. CAH-RAZY!

Anyway, New Years is one of my favorite holidays. So full of promise and excitement. A time to reflect and make plans for the future.

This morning, I finished out the #RWRunStreak that started on Thanksgiving. It really was #36daysofawesome. I'm a little sad that it's over now, but there will be another one at the end of May! Until then, I have some work to do to make the next streak even more awesome than this one.

Before writing this post, I went back to look at my last few New Years posts. You can read them here: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Some years I was a little more successful at sticking to my goals than others.
Hopefully 2015 will be one of the more successful years. :-D

I'm going to break my goals in "Individual" and "Goals With Jeff," like I did last year.

Here goes:

Individual Goals

Run a sub-25 minute 5K. I want to run faster. I mean it this year! Yes, this is the 3rd year in a row that I have listed this as one of my goals. And you know what they say, 3rd times a charm, right?

In order to focus on this goal, I've promised myself that there will be no full marathons in 2015. There will be a lot of shorter runs (races?) and speed work and yoga and strength training. Obviously, I'm no expert, but I do strongly believe that simply running and speed work will not be enough to help me achieve this goal. I need yoga and squats and overall stronger and more defined muscles.

Lose at least 20 lbs. I'm not a huge number on a scale person. I'm not someone who even weighs herself with any regularity, but I reviewed a scale nearly 2 years ago, and since then, I have gained nearly 15 lbs. This was kind of a slap into reality for me, but when I told Jeff, he said, "Well, that doesn't seem so bad."

What?! I mean I wasn't even at my ideal weight when I did that review. I'd have liked to lose a little since then - not gain. *sigh*

Hopefully with all the work I'm doing to achieve that sub-25, I'll be able to drop some weight, too. Of course, I also need to work on making some healthier food choices as well.

Shoot more videos. My original intention was to make this a video post, like I did in 2013, but I decided to hold off until Saturday for my first video post of 2015. Now, I just need to figure out a way to make my videos a little more interesting. I re-watched a few of the ones I've done in the past few years, and YAWN! Boring or not, you can expect 1-2 videos a month in 2015. ;-)

Goals With Jeff

Monthly Date Night. Or just dates, in general. We tend to be homebodies, so we're trying to push ourselves (mostly Jeff) to do more things out and about. The sky's the limit on this one. It could be something small or extravagant. It could be indoors or outdoors. I think our only rule on this one is that we leave our home. :-)

Read 12 books. This one might surprise you since we had a goal of reading 3 books in 2014, and that was an utter failure. So why the huge bump to 12 books? We felt that 3 was too small and too easy to put off and put off - until there really wasn't enough time to finish them. With 12 as the goal, we're hoping to read 1 book a month, which doesn't leave much room for procrastination.

Buy a house. We are so sick of our apartment (and especially the management company) and so excited for this next chapter in our lives together!

What goals do you have for 2015?
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