2012 was a great year for me. I accomplished my goals, the most important of which were running a half marathon, starting a blog and reading more books than I ever have.
- I never ever thought I could finish one half-marathon, and I did three. Very proud of myself for that. In recap I ran 12 races; three half marathons, 8 5K's and the Manchester Road Race which was 4.8 miles and does not fall into any race category. I battled a stress fracture which caused me to drop out of one race which I really wanted to do. As far as my stress fracture goes, it had been feeling fine until just about last week. In late November and most of December I was doing more miles than I have since July (10-15 miles a week) which has proven to be too much. So I am feeling some pain and trying to be smart, which means taking a few weeks off from running. :( I was planning on going down to Florida to run Melbourne and Beaches again and I am glad now that I did not pay for a flight and additional registration. I have no races planned right now and I can't imagine doing any in the near future. The goal is to get back to running without pain. Maybe I will never run a half again. So I'm going to remember this day and cherish it.
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| Melbourne Music and Beaches Half Marathon February 5, 2012 |
- Starting a blog was something I had been thinking about for years and I finally got the courage (and some time) to start one. I mainly do it for myself and my friends who want to know what I read and what I like. I used to publish my "Books Read" list on Facebook, but now I can do it here and also do some reviews too. I wish I had more time to review every book that I read, but have to be happy with what I can put out. Being a good mom and wife is my main priority, along with my part-time job, the house, etc...
- In 2012 I read 175 books! Last year I read 107. I have some librarian friends who read upwards of 300-400, so 175 is pretty small compared to that. I don't know where I found the time to read so much, but I did. I guess it is a priority!
My favorite books of the year were:
Young Adult
Adult
Children's
New Adult
I am not much for making New Year's Resolutions, but here are a few goals of mine:
- Blog more
- Stop weighing myself every day (limit to once a week, it is really a bad habit)
- Keep my leg healthy, even if it means taking more rest days than I like.
- Order the Insanity program and start it.
- Become a better writer
- Run one half marathon
- Laugh and Love
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