2 posts tagged “2007 resolutions”

Well, as it's just about the end of the year, let's see how I did this year with my resolutions and goals.

Resolutions

• Try to post at least twice a week. 
  
• I don't even think I posted once in the month of September.  Whoops.  And I didn't even manage to finish Holidailies this year.
  
• Stay within my budget. 
  
• My budget drastically changed, what with the new job, but so far, so good on that one.
  
• Workout at least five times a week
• This one was going well til I moved and my schedule got all out of whack.  I'd say I got close though.
  
• Stick to my running plan. 
  
• Again, going well until I moved.  But at least I didn't give up.  I came back to it.
  
• Continue to watch what I eat
• This one is going... ok...  See below goals for the miserable details.  I decided to join Weight Watchers to try to keep myself on track.  Running leaves me ravenous, but then I end up eating too much.  There is a happy medium, I just have to find it.
  
• Read two books a month. 
  
• This was possibly the most enjoyable resolution.  I read some terrible books.  But it was still fun.
  
• Spend an hour a week doing creative writing
• I don't even think I did an hour a month.
  
• Spend time each week cleaning the house, rather than letting everything pile up and become disastrous.
• This one is not going too badly, but could probably use work.
  

Goals

• Lose 8 more pounds and keep them off.
• Nope.  Gained about 5 lbs.  I see a 2008 goal here.
  
• Run a sub-30:00 5k
• Only ran two 5ks this year, and the one was mis-measured, I think.  My fastest is still 32:01.  Slow and steady, right?
  
• Run over 100 hours this year
• We have a winner!  I ran 112 hours this year.  That's 4 days and 16 hours.  And considering how dismal the last 4 months of the year have been running wise, it's amazing I did that much!
  
• Be able to run the park path by the end of the year.
• This one came with a caveat that I still live in the area at the end of the year.  Clearly, I don't.  As to whether or not I could run the park path... well, that's up in the air, so let's just say this one was not quite completed. 

Conveniently the Vox QoTD is about New Year's Resolutions.  So here we go.

Resolutions

• Try to post at least twice a week.  Holidailies was fun this past month.  I don't think I can ever become a daily poster, because well, I don't have that much to say.  But I can definitely write two times a week.
• Stay within my budget.  I'm currently testing out a new budget to see if it's even feasible to stay within it, but I do need to tighten my finances as much as I can
• Workout at least five times a week
• Stick to my running plan.  If it's a running day and I don't feel like running, at least go out for a quick one mile jaunt.  It'll keep me in shape.
• Continue to watch what I eat
  
• Read two books a month.  Textbooks don't count.
• Spend an hour a week doing creative writing
• Spend time each week cleaning the house, rather than letting everything pile up and become disastrous.
  

• Lose 8 more pounds and keep them off.
• Run a sub-30:00 5k
• Run over 100 hours this year
• Be able to run the park path by the end of the year.  Provided I still live in the area, that is.