Happy 2016! How has
your training been going? Not gonna lie,
I definitely slacked off the last two weeks of the year. My brother got married, then his birthday, Christmas
Eve, Christmas, and then my birthday.
That week before Christmas is always a marathon week for my family and
by the time New Year’s rolls around, I’m beat!
Now, I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. I think if you want to make a change in your
life, you can do it anytime! There’s
always the first of the month, first day of the week, or hey, why not start
something new on a Thursday just because you want to? But, I get why they’re popular. I don’t do resolutions, but I do do birthday
goals. For 28 I wanted to travel
more. And with 33 races, 9 plane rides,
6 states, 14 nights spent in a hotel and 6 nights spent in friends’ lovely
guest rooms, I’d say I smashed that goal.
I like birthday goals more because I feel like it relates to me
more. Yeah, I would like to lose weight
as a New Year’s resolution, but saying I want to be a certain size by my next
birthday just feels more powerful. Maybe
that’s just me, but it works for me, so I’m all for whatever works for
you!
I’ve been doing this birthday goal resolution thing since my
22nd birthday. And for the
most part, it’s been super successful.
One year I wanted to go to more concerts; another I wanted to experience
new things so I bought a Groupon a month.
The birthday resolutions started because I had a really bad 21st
year. So for 22 I decided to just get
out of the house and have fun. I did my
own version of a “Yes Man” year and pretty much said yes anytime anyone invited
me out. I had become such an introvert
that this was a HUGE deal for me. And I
had a blast! This year was the first
year that I felt like I’d accomplished everything major I wanted to
accomplish. I feel like I’ve finally
laid a blueprint for the life I want to live and I’m on a really good path and
am enjoying every minute of it. It’s
been good. So when 29 came closer I
couldn’t think of anything major I wanted to change. Sure, I want to lose weight and stop
procrastinating so much. But nothing so
big as the past few years have been.
Solution? I wrote
down everything I want to do this year.
All the little things. And I came
up with 10! So I thought, let’s do a 30
before 30 list. Every time I think of
something, no matter how small, I write it down. So this list will definitely be a progression
as the year goes on. I’m sure I can
think of 30 things (I’m already at 15) and I know that all these little things
will only help me have a really solid and fun future. Some of them really scared me as I wrote them
down, which means I definitely am dreaming big!
I even finally partnered with my bestie, Team Berns Fitness to start my
own running group. To be perfectly
honest, it really freaked me out the more real it became. But I love running and while I acknowledge
that it’s not for everyone, running a 5k is.
Having a team of strong women working towards a goal with you, is. I’ve had a lot of people over the last year
ask me for advice on running their first half marathon and I love being part of
their journey. It’s not easy, but it’s
so totally worth it, so this is my opportunity to do that on a broader
scale. And while I’m still a little
scared, I’m also super excited.
I’ll post my list in the next post, but until then, what are
some of your goals for this year?
