Friday, December 31, 2010

New Year's Resolutions

I have a thing with odd numbers.  Anything that isn't divisible by 2 wigs me out.  Prime numbers also give me the heebie jeebies.  I can't explain it, they just do.  So I'm afraid that I will feel mildly uncomfortable throughout the entirety of 2011.  
 I usually don't set out specific resolutions on New Years.  It's usually  a "eat better, exercise more" generic resolution that I never really stick to.  I think this year I will list out things I hope to accomplish in order to maybe offset the ick factor that is 2011.  

Resolution 1: Finally run a sub-30 minute 5k.  It's not really an amazing goal to set for most regular runners.  I, however, cannot run fast to save my life.  I like to blame it on my body shape.  My rather large derriere creates drag, thereby not letting me run as fast as I could.  I'm finding myself a track and speeding it around it numerous times once a week.

Resolution 2:  Run another half marathon and actually run the WHOLE THING.  I think the best way to accomplish this resolution is to not get married and have a honeymoon during the height of training.  Laying around on the beaches of Mexico drinking pina coladas is not really conducive to high mileage runs.

Resolution 3:  Get back to a "happy Caitlin weight".  I'm not saying I'm fat by any means.  There is just a little extra of me I would like to see go.  I think it won't be so hard once I get back to work and actually use that calorie counter app I put on my iphone.

Resolution 4:  Kick ass during my first year of grad school.  I'm pretty scared about this one.  I'm so worried I completely forgot how to write a paper or contribute anything remotely insightful to an intelligent conversation.  

Resolution 5:  Sew at least one thing a month.  I seem to collect ideas from around the web and have every intention on making something similar, but in the end I get lazy, forget or decide to take a nap instead.  I really need to stop doing that. 

So take that 2011. 

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