Welcome to 2012

ok, so i'm a little late on this goal-setting thing. doesn't mean i haven't been thinking on it, i've just had stuff to do that's prevented me from blogging about it. it's easier to just copy them from my training blog, so here we are...

my main goals for 2012:

first: finally finish a novel and/or play that i’ve been working on.
i’ve got a couple of novels in various stages of development as well as maybe a quarter of a play (that may be better written as a novel, at least at first). in training for the marathon (and teaching and working at Disney) i've let myself get away from the creative side of me, and i want to get that back. i’m committing to a minimum of writing for an hour three times a week – and in some cases “writing” may be spent detailing a character to get to know that character better and/or research if necessary into something. if it means i need to fit another gotham class into my schedule and budget, i’ll do my best to do it.

second: be more active socially.
and i mean both in the general sense of the word as well as in causes i believe in. it’s too easy to let myself get isolated and not get involved – either with causes or people. i want to stretch myself and make an effort. and if that results in finding someone to hang out with on a regular basis, so be it. a relationship isn’t necessarily the end goal here - but it would be a nice bonus and i'm not going to avoid a relationship. basically it's just about putting myself out there and being more involved in life.

third: get myself to a healthy BMI.
to be at the top of the range for my height, i need to drop 40.2 more pounds. my thinking is i’d like to go a little lower, but i’ll get there and evaluate how i look and feel. thing number one with this will be healthier eating – more fruits and veggies and less fried things and take out. also related food-wise? stop over-rewarding myself for runs. yes i need to refuel, but i don’t need a big old treat every single time. In addition to my running, be much better about my XT. i’m still contemplating joining a yoga studio, but i think that starting monday i’m going to (assuming i can find either my print out or the version online) do the 4-week training schedule for bob harper’s inside out series. work on my strongs in places other than just my legs. also be more consistent about stretching and strengthening my pelvic area.

so there we have it. goals for the year laid out.

and working on the second goal, last night i went to a singles event - not exactly speed dating...there are 4 questions with 7 different answers and you get into a group with women who answer like you do. then there's a mingling period. and then you fill out a scantron-type form with the numbers of those you are interested in having a date with (a date in this case being at minimum 30 minutes of hanging with that person in a public place) to see who you match with. um, i matched with 5 people! wow! so looks like i'll be having at least 5 dates soon. i'd say goal number 2 is well underway!

now to work on the other two!