June Goals & May Re-Cap

So, May came and went and those goals I tried to make..  well, I sort of did them.  Here's an update and then a short list of some June goals.  Intention is good right?

RUNNING: - get up to a 4 mile run.        Um..  I did run in May.  And then I got sick in the middle of the month..  allergies/cold/cough..  and running stopped.  I think I got up to 2.5 miles.  We will try again in June!  

HOUSE:  Clean out my closet and drawers...  and donate those clothes.       I got this MOSTLY done.  All my drawers and half my closet.  Then I got distracted..  but also got some stuff donated!  

PICTURES:  .  So - my goal is to begin working on the 2013 photo book - decide what online site I will use, choose the design and get some pages done.      Did not do anything with pictures.  Nothing.  And it aint happening in June..  

OILS & BUSINESS:  In May I added 2 more people to my team which was exciting!  And, I've had a few good conversations with people about oils.  I wasn't in touch w/ my downline as much as I wanted to be, so that is something to work towards.  

SO, as you can see I had good intentions with May goals but wasn't super successful in completing them.  Always room for improvements yes?  

June is a rather busy month..  vacation and a youth mission trip means not a lot of time at home.  So - my June goals are going to be quite simple and very little...  

1. Running..  keep it up.  yep.  just keep it up.  Especially on vacation..  I want to do 3 runs on vacation.  Easy right?

2. Oils - Keep learning about them and keep talking about them.  Tangible?  2 more sign ups.  And..  continue to participate in the 30 day learn and share challenge..  learning and sharing something about oils every day!  

3. Date with John - we need a date..  life is busy..  2 kids...  it takes planning..  but we both need to be more intentional with eachother in doing this..  so - a date night this month with John.  

I plan on having July be more productive, but with 2 weeks away in June - this is it.

Anyone else have any June goals?  School ends, kids are home and the possibilities are endless right?!  Happy June! 

Some May Goals

So, to be honest, I'm not a goal setter.  I know setting goals is good for me, but I just don't do it.  Mainly because I don't follow through very well with my goals, so I give up long before I even get close.  BUT..  I've seen other bloggers who have set up some goals each month and post it on their blog.  So, I figured..  Why not?!  Here are a few goals for this month...

RUNNING:  I am JUST getting myself back into running after taking off all winter..  not intentionally, but it happened.  so - my goal is to be back up to being able to do a 4 mile run.  That means - some scheduled runs during the week!  

HOUSE:  Clean out my closet and drawers...  and donate those clothes I. AM. NOT. WEARING.  which happens to be most of my wardrobe.  Funny how we buy SO many clothes and yet wear the same ones over and over.  

PICTURES:  All my pictures are on my computer.  I was keeping up with doing a big yearly photo book..  and then I got behind.  2013 and 2014 Still need to happen.  So - my goal is to begin working on the 2013 photo book - decide what online site I will use, choose the design and get some pages done.  (I'll update in June what site I decided to use - this is partly why I am behind..  I can never decide which site is best/cheapest/easiset to use...  ).  

OILS & BUSINESS: So, I'm fairly new (ish) to using essential oils.  And I love it.  But there is a LOT I need to be learning about how to best use them for my family.  I also have begun being a distributor for Young Living..  so I've been attemping to learn the business side of things..  and be more..  business..y...  not a word, I know!  But - trying to balance out the teaching/talking/telling without feeling like I"m pushing it onto people.  All while attempting to turn this into a business and earn some extra money.  I've had some great conversations with people about oils and even have had people sign up under me!  yea!  But - my goal for this month is to be more in touch with my downline folks in order to encourage them in the oils they are using.   And I'd like to continue building my business - by getting another sign up and having some get togethers to talk about oils...  April was a good month which makes me excited for this month!  

Ok..  I could keep going and come up with a bazillion other goals..  but let's be realistic!  

What goals do you have for the month of May?  Care to share?!  

Half Marathons

This past weekend I ran in my very first half marathon!  That is 13.1 miles.  That is a lot of miles!  I've been training since summer, some weeks were better and more committed then others.  My longest run was a 10 miler then week before.  I don't think I was really feeling ready for the race, but I was excited for the race.

We were up by 4am on race day..  leaving the house by 5 and in Dover by 6.  The ONLY good thing about the race starting that early was watching the sun rise!  We started the run in Dover Downs..  the race track.  That was pretty cool too.  Ready to go!

I ran the first 6 miles well.  My pace was faster then my usual pace.  I was feeling good and enjoying the beautiful run.  Seriously..  the sun, the sky, the clouds - gorgeous!  I snapped a few pics along the way.

Miles 6 - 9 were slowing down a little..  feeling tired.  And by mile 10, my legs were aching.  I was ready to start taking some walking breaks around mile 10 - but then I saw my mom, my sister - in - law and Mother in law and my 2 kids..  and that pushed me to keep running!

Hot, sweaty, around mile 9 or 10...

Probably from 10.5 to the finish I allowed myself some short walk breaks..  I found that I ran faster when I ran if I could walk for 30 seconds here and there.  I was feeling pretty sore and achy at this point.  But I knew I was nearly there...  so I pushed through.  My goal was to finish in 3 hours...  I'm not fast by any means and this race was not about time for me, but about doing it, running most of it and finishing it.  I finish 11 minutes faster then my goal time which was awesome!  I credit that to my first 6 miles being a faster pace for me.

I felt pretty good after I finished.  Excited.  It definitely was an awesome feeling to accomplish something that I never in a million years thought I would or could do.  Not just the race itself, but also the training...  the time commitment..  seeing it through - all of that was so good for me.

Sunday - Tuesday were tough.  I was exhausted..  and incredibly sore.  But glad I did the race.  I'm not sure I would do another half..  10 miles may be a good limit..  but we'll see!

John did the full marathon and he came in 2nd for his age group.  The kids had been up since 4 in the morning and they were SO done!  So we came home and John stayed on to get his medal!

It was a fun day!

A Moment of Crazy

I had a moment of crazy sometime over the summer.  You know those moments, when you do something you would never really do had you really taken time to think it through...
 
     * like....  sign up for that extra course in college adding up to way too many credits, while also saying yes to every committee b/c it might look good someday on a resume...  but then the papers and the meetings and what day is it anyway and when was the last time I slept?

     * like....  planning out all that breathing and no drugs and calming words cause all that has got to make labor and birthing a baby so much easier..  but then birthing a baby....  and you're not breathing and man..  bring the drugs...

     * like deciding on potty training the day that toddler turns 2 by throwing away all the diapers and having a bag of M&M's ready with stickers and charts and no turning back..  and then that sweet child is naked ALL DAY LONG and you've just cleaned up the 10th pee puddle and let's not even talk about naked bums and poop, because please, potty training is a lot of moments of crazy.

holy Moses.  I don't do crazy things.  But one night this summer I clicked on a register link and found myself registering for a half marathon.  A Half - freaking - Marathon.  That is 13.1 miles.  About 12.1 miles more then I could run without dying.  And suddenly I had to plan.  Ya'll..  I don't plan.  I don't schedule, I don't follow through with any plans..  I fly by the seat of my pants.  But this seat was not running 13.1 miles without some training.

So, I've been training.  Running when I don't want to, when I'm tired, when I'm overhwelmed, when I have a million other things to be doing..  I run.  And you know what?  It's been good.

Really really Hard..  but also good.  Good in a, I can do this sort of good.  Good, in a  - I see myself getting better, kind of good.  Good in a - I sometimes even look forward to a run!  Gasp!  I know..  crazy.

So, in a moment of crazy, I registered and trained and in 2 weeks I'll run my very first 1/2 Marathon.  All 13.1 miles of it.  And I won't die.  So, theres that.   I won't finish 1st by any means,  I won't run fast..  but - I'll run.  maybe even the whole thing.  And I'll finish.  And although I say I'll never do it again.. - I just might do another half marathon in another moment of crazy.