December 2011
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Goals for 2012
This is less a list of ‘goals’ and more ‘things to be mindful of’, with the goal of a happier me.
Set more realistic expectations of myself. One example of this is the to-do list I make every day. It generally says ‘To-Do Today’ and has a list of things one person could expect to do in a week. I realized this makes me feel like crap when I leave for the day because I didn’t get everything done,...
Top Ten of 2011
My top ten favorite things in 2011… in no particular order except partly chronological. And you’ll notice a theme… well, things that made me happy… and most of them are running, family or travel related. (Note to self: run, visit family, and travel in 2012.)
10. Being a racing sausage. I had a chance to be inside the Klements racing sausages for the Stride and Glide for...
“In 2007, South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius ran the 100 meters in 10.91...”
– Nike
"The online graveyard is an oxymoron."
Source
I feel like this is even MORE true now that the Facebook timeline is a virtual yearbook of our every move since the dawn of time. Those fleeting status messages? They don’t disappear. Facebook has it ALL.
Apparently, once users activate the timeline (if anyone hasn’tthey have 7 days to decide what to hide before the timeline goes public. If you’ve been on Facebook...
Do You Speak Running?
Person 1: “Are those Glycerins?” Person 2: “No. Ghost 4’s.” Person 1: “Nice. I’ve actually been thinking of trying Vibrams.” Person 2: “If you’re interested in zero-drop, heck, just wear flats.” — Person 1: “I’m wiped. I just did three at 6:30 then eight by 400 with 200 recoveries.” Person 2: “I thought...
Change
I can’t really explain it, but I’m going through a period of change. It’s mostly about allowing myself to be who I am, to like who and what I like and not like things for the sake of liking them, and to expand what I currently think makes me happy and find out what really does. It’s a time for me to stop trying to be someone I’m not just because I think I...
“The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer somebody else up.”
– Mark Twain
“…the notion that you get to your goal weight and then figure out how to...”
– Andie, of Can You Stay For Dinner?