I would be hard pressed to forget mine and my Year of the BULL since I’ve been training like a maniac for one of my biggest goals – the World Championship Duathlon in Spain. ย I also post a weekly Rundown as a way to recap, remind and stay on track. ย However, when Melissa at TheValentineRD reminded me that our first quarter check-in was due, I couldn’t even really remember what I wrote.

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Luckily everything you put out here will be hereย forever, ย so after a very quick search, I was able to see what my silly self wrote back in January about all that laid ahead. ย I say “silly” because I sound absolutely petrified about my goals and, so far, I have achieved some and none of my fears have come to fruition. ย Imagine that.

If you would be so kind as to take a trip with me down memory lane to a few months ago when I wrote these, and find out what has transpired since. ย It seems the only constant from January to the present is the weather. ย Frigid!

GOAL ONE:

Run the NYC Half marathon like a boss! ย CHECK

Fear:ย Not knowing anyone, getting injured and not having previously run the course

Outcome: I met some friendly faces, I fought off a cold in the days leading up to the raceย but was injury free, not knowing the course beforehand was refreshing and amazing and I nailed a time of 1:29.

Running through Times Square was ah-maze-ing!

Running through Times Square was ah-maze-ing!

GOAL TWO:

Turning 39 and having a positive outlook! ย CHECK

Fear: ย My thirties have been so wonderful and the thought of only having one more year in this decade is sad and scary. ย My mom was undergoing aggressive chemotherapy at the same age in her life and, at times, I let this fear get the best of me.

Outcome: ย My 39th birthday was a three-day celebration of LIFE! ย I have zero bad feelings about being 39 (other than being at the top of my age group in races!) and I had so much fun eating, drinking and spending time with my friends and family. ย I can choose to use the memories, courage and strength of my mom while battling cancer, to help me live my life to the very fullest every.damn.day.

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GOAL THREE:

Learning to let go a little every year as my boys turn five. ย HALF CHECK

Fear: ย Miles and Vaughn are officially little boys and no longer babies or toddlers. ย This makes me feel old and sad because I want to hang on to them needing me and cuddling with me as much as they once did.

Outcome: ย My boys love me no matter what and they always will. ย They need to achieve some things all on their own – to grow up and go to Kindergarten and explore and discover. ย My job is to help them and be here when they wander back home. ย I gave myself a “half check” because most days I want to smother them and keep them home with meโ€ฆpossibly put them in veal-like cages so they can’t grow up. ย What? Iย mayย be watching too much Hannibal.

I should have known it was over the moment they learned to stand!

I should have known it was over the moment they learned to stand!

GOAL FOUR:

Learn Spanish so when I go to Spain I can interact with the natives. ย FAIL

It would be so boring and obnoxious if I metย allย my goals already, right? ย So – here ya go – I pretty much failed at my attempt to learn a new language in five months. ย My excuse? ย Time. ย Yes, I know it’s a very poor one and if one of my personal training clients gave me that lame ass answer I would say “You need to make time if it’s truly important ย to you” so guess what? ย It’s not. ย Luckily my dad speaks fluent Spanish, and he’s traveling with us, so I don’t have to worry too much about it. ย However, I can forget about having a conversation with Pitbull. ย Unless we’re speaking in dance!

GOAL FIVE:

Join Pinterest CHECK

This was not scary at all and I have 100 followers after three months. ย I’m going to say that’s good considering I don’t spend that much time out there! ย I enjoy pinning other people’s stuff so I can go back to it when I have time to read it, and I think that’s the whole point of Pinterest soโ€ฆif you’re not one of the 100, please follow me HERE!

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GOAL SIX:

Take my blog/writing to the next level CHECK QUARTER CHECK

I actually managed to get a freelance writing job for fitbie.com! ย You can check out all my articles under the tab “Fitbie Articles” on this blog. Genius, I know. ย I’m also speaking (and attending) my very first blog conference – FitBloggin – at the end of June.

Maybe I should give this a “quarter check” since there’sย soย much more I want to do with my writing. ย Now that I think about it, I’m not even close to reaching my goal on this one. ย Damn you Melissa! ย Why did you make me think so much about my goals?

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How are your goals coming along? ย Don’t give me that “I didn’t have a resolution”ย because you know you had at least one thing in mind so SPILL!

 

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