Happy 2011 and a small giveaway!

Well, HELLO 2011!! I hope you all had a blast ringing in the new year and did so safely!! We really had a good time. Family bonfire with tons of food at my father-in-law's house. He got back great test results on Thursday from his "cancer doctor" so that was even more reason for celebration!!

I made some appetizers for the party. These are stuffed jalapenos from Pioneer Woman. Sinful! I don't really like things like this, so they weren't even remotely a temptation for me!

The "sweet" (yeah, right!) little girlie LOVED the fireworks and just hanging out outside. The weather was great! 70 degrees during the day and around 50-55 last night.

Little Man (who really is turning into a Little Man *sniff, sniff*) was all about some sparklers! He never stopped the whole night! (check out his 5K shirt...lol)

Now, onto resolutions. I looked back at what I accomplished from my resolutions last year and what I didn't. In short, I didn't run the half marathon that I wanted to (due to work conflicts) and didn't get the mileage I had hoped for (500 miles, I got just a couple miles shy of 300), but I did do some things I am proud of.

We have tried foods that I would have never dreamed and my kids like them. We love roasted broccoli, parsnips, asparagus, and whole grain crackers/breads. I got re-elected to the school board with no opposition, and made a few new friends along the way.

All in all, 2010 was pretty successful.

However, I really wanted to achieve some of those resolutions, so some of them I am recycling. Some of them I am so happy to have done, that I listed them again.

So....here they are. They are divided into categories, because that's how I roll.

Physical:

• Maintain my Weight Watchers goal weight (which I did in 2010!!)
• Train for a half marathon and complete it in under 2:30
• Do the Big Dog 10 mile race in November (trail run)
• More variety in my workouts
• 5K in under 28 minutes (which may be slow to some, but would be a PR for me!)
• 10K in under 58 minutes (I did the same one last year in 1 hour 4 seconds)
• Try new things (both food and athletically)

Mental:

• Learn to say "no" more often. I sign up and take on WAY too much
• More consistent blogging...work has been nuts and I have missed consistent blogging lately
• Family time-more quantity and quality
• Friend time - make more time for friends
• Church-find a new church home.
• Read 1 book per month

Professional:

• Get organized!!
• Get started wearing my "new hat" at work - doing some industrial hygiene work.

I'm sure I will think of more in the next week and I'll add them in as well. Notice the absence of a mileage goal. I will probably add one later.

I do somewhat have a plan in mind to achieve these goals. Check out what I bought today.....

Those two pieces of paper are 2 14-day free passes to Gold's Gym. If you want one, let me know. First two commenters claiming them will get them! Be sure and give me an email address to contact you for your address!!

I also bought a new ipod nano (I've been without for 2 months!) Maybe that's why I haven't wanted to run????

So, today, the kids and I piled up in my bed and watched cartoons in our pjs. LittleMan and I went for a short 1.5 mile run/walk and I worked with him on riding with no training wheels. (man oh man is that going to be rough!). I think that's a good start, right?