Okay, Okay, I know its been WAY to long. (sorry Mom).
Well, in order to escape an apologetic opening, I'm going to pretend like I just updated this thing a few days ago, and nothing is out of the ordinary.
Well, its Oh-ten, as I like to pronounce it. As much as I get frustrated with people who make these life-changing resolutions they have no real hope of keeping (and in the meantime taking up all the treadmills at the SERF), I jotted down ten things that I would do in 2009 about this time last year. Not major goals, but just things I thought I could do. Looking back at the list, I have acomplished exactly zero of the goals. Yep, as in zero percent. In all fairness, some of this stuff was outside of my control, and I've made progress towards some things (like getting a smidge more direction with my life), but nothing has been done. (I'll post the goals at the end of this post).
The moral of my story? Don't set goals. Or at least goals that are outside of your control. And if you do set goals, chances are that you are going do better than (or at least as well as) me. Thats a plus, huh?
In all fairness, I did do some pretty awesome things this past year, like run 1016 miles. Yes, thats over one thousand miles. And complete 3 half marathons, and become a spin teacher, and do really well teaching said spin classes. Also, I've learned more about more stuff than I knew last year, I took some pretty sweet trips to San Fran, Seattle, Mississippi/Arkansas, Connecticut, Alaska and Bemidji. I became the geoclub president (I still don't know how), and I learned I was good at bike riding. Plus, moved into an awesome new house, didn't get engaged, and managed to tell a pretty good joke here and there.
All in all, a very good year.
Unrealistic 2009 List
Get my half marathon time down to 2:10//Complete a Century bike race (100 miles)//Complete most of my research for my masters//Get a smidgen more direction with what I want to do with my life//Best my daily origami calendar at least once a week, and make something that more than slightly resembles the picture on the calendar//Actually do yoga twice a week for more than just one week//Find an apartment with a Dishwasher (contrary to prior belief, a boyfriend is not a dishwasher)//Cuddle with a Koala when I’m in Australia this August//Read and Remember (at least remember the main message) all of the journal articles I print
In all fairness, that Origami calendar was hard. And Yoga isn't for me. And dishwashers are overrated. And I never did make it to Australia, but instead had an amazing Madison August.
Sprint or Olympic distance triathlon
Go one month without driving
