Reflections: September + October

Posted on October 31, 2011. Filed under: New Year's Goals |

My goodess, I totally forgot about September’s reflections!! I’ll try to cram both into this post…

GOALS: OCTOBER + SEPTEMBER

1. 11 races in 2011: So, I had modified my goal to 6 races, but it looks like i’ll only be running 4. This past year has been pretty crazy with traveling, so we’ll see if maybe I can shoot for a higher number next year!

2. Run 1250 miles this year! At the end of October I my grand total was 1078.4 miles! Clearly i’m awesome, and ahead of my goal I only need to run 171.6 miles in the next 2 months, which is just 84.8 miles per month. Piece of cake

3. More “meditation” time: My meditation time has been the 15-20 minutes I get in the wee-morning hours. I’ve been waking up between 5:15-5:30 daily, so having extra time to just relax and enjoy my breakfast is perfect.

4. Weight lifting: So I was doing a bit of lifting at home when I had extra time, but my plans were derailed with I fell off a scooter in Thailand! I won’t share the story because it’s mostly embarrassing, but let’s just say it stopped me from lifting until just yesterday when I finally started to get back into it. Let’s hope I can keep up the routine!

5. Drink more water: Still on track

6. Save money: Uh, trips to Thailand and India did some serious damage to our budget…

7. Colorful foods: Check!

8. Be more proactive about getting new clients/students: I picked up another new client, but i’m debating whether or not I want to keep filling my schedule. I still want to have time for myself and time to study…

9. Piano: Temporarily on hold, although it’s the best way for me to relax when i’m feeling frustrated

10. German: On hold while I study for my NSCA exam!

11. Date night with Ez: We had a fun weekend in October for Oktoberfest, and the time in Thailand was practically a whole week of dates!

Check out past reflections:

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August

*Lots of things happening in November:

November 1: My sister Steffanie’s birthday!
November 8: The day I can start eating sweets again, YES.
November 22: My mom’s birthday!
November 24: Thanksgiving in Zhuhai with the Thayers
November 26: Ez and my 6-year anniversary!

Bring it on November.