The time is passing quickly and I am so ready for a long weekend. How about you? Martin Luther King Day used to mark the beginning of the school year and now it is a welcome relief from the normal routine. For 2016, I plan to use it as a kickstart to getting back into running before work and definitely in the mornings.
Over the holidays, someone mentioned to me that, given my love of exercise and all things it encompasses, perhaps I should consider getting a degree in it. My current masters degree limits my professional progression and a second degree would help. I have toyed and summarily discarded multiple ideas (teaching, public health, health administration, informations, interdisciplinary leadership, etc.) and yet one constant in my life, even on my worst days, is exercise.
Could I, potentially, get a degree in something that fascinates me and still advance professionally? Would a certificate and practice experience satisfy my need for a change and challenge? Or should I jump all in and go for a doctorate? Or apply to programs that might allow transitions into doctorate programs?
In any case, this is something I am contemplating. Any thoughts or ideas you have would be great! Meanwhile, I am off to read and enjoy the evening.
Happy Thursday, all!
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Saturday, January 2, 2016
2015 Recap, 2016 Goals
2015 was quite the year. It included getting back into running and trying out an online running forum for coaching, support, and training plans (www.runnersconnect.net), pulling out of races/training due to health issues (sniff, sniff but right decision), lots of travel for work, experience, and fun, and realizing more than ever my need to make some changes.
So, 2016, let's get you started on the right foot by outlining vague ideas that might be attainable. I am not into resolutions, but improvements over time work for me.
Blogging
I started this in October and discovered that I love instagram. Blogging is fun, but I run out of ideas and forget to take pictures. I will start with attempting to blog every other week or, at the minimum, monthly!
Instragram
Yes - you should follow me, since I enjoy posting random pictures and commenting. I will try to do this a few times a week and perhaps daily.
House Stuff
My house is a major reason I started this blog for handling a restricted diet and learned later it was the house that caused it. Chronicling home improvement projects will occur here and might even get a separate page!
Running
I am getting back into this, slowly, and might even attempt my second Cherry Blossum 10 miler in April. It depends on how easily/quickly I can add on miles, since 2 miles is going ok so far. If I can get to 6 easily by the end of January, the 10 miler might happen. My overarching goal is to run my first marathon in Mid-November. :)
Eating/Randomness
Meatless Mondays are so fun and I hope to join in on it a few times a month. Weekly would be great and perhaps I can manage it by the end of year. Overall, I want to focus on forward thinking rather than guilt and static thoughts this year. I have mastered circular not productive thinking that leads to guilt. Dealing with this allergies helped me realize the futility of this. So - I am trying, hard, to take a look at situations, determine how I got into it, and then plan for ways to work on it or extricate myself from it.
Happy 2016, All! I will try my best to post more regularly.
So, 2016, let's get you started on the right foot by outlining vague ideas that might be attainable. I am not into resolutions, but improvements over time work for me.
Blogging
I started this in October and discovered that I love instagram. Blogging is fun, but I run out of ideas and forget to take pictures. I will start with attempting to blog every other week or, at the minimum, monthly!
Instragram
Yes - you should follow me, since I enjoy posting random pictures and commenting. I will try to do this a few times a week and perhaps daily.
House Stuff
My house is a major reason I started this blog for handling a restricted diet and learned later it was the house that caused it. Chronicling home improvement projects will occur here and might even get a separate page!
Running
I am getting back into this, slowly, and might even attempt my second Cherry Blossum 10 miler in April. It depends on how easily/quickly I can add on miles, since 2 miles is going ok so far. If I can get to 6 easily by the end of January, the 10 miler might happen. My overarching goal is to run my first marathon in Mid-November. :)
Eating/Randomness
Meatless Mondays are so fun and I hope to join in on it a few times a month. Weekly would be great and perhaps I can manage it by the end of year. Overall, I want to focus on forward thinking rather than guilt and static thoughts this year. I have mastered circular not productive thinking that leads to guilt. Dealing with this allergies helped me realize the futility of this. So - I am trying, hard, to take a look at situations, determine how I got into it, and then plan for ways to work on it or extricate myself from it.
Happy 2016, All! I will try my best to post more regularly.
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