It's hard to believe that three months of "my" year have already gone by. and here's the progress (or lack thereof)....
- successfully complete a 5k - I will do this...and I officially start training today. hopefully my friend won't kill me - not because of the workout itself, because I'll probably complain. a lot.
- continue to be physically active - I was doing so well with this, until I decided to fracture my foot on 11 September. kinda puts a damper on that whole running, boot camp, volleyball thing. although I've been vigilant about doing my weights in the morning and I've become re-acquainted with my physical therapist, and will be cleared for higher-impact stuff (i.e. running) on tuesday.
- explore more in the culinary world - having to stay off my foot makes it difficult to cook. which sucks. hopefully I'll improve on this in a few weeks.
- continue the "no soda" quest - I've done good! almost five months, with only a couple slips here and there. and Rockstar energy drink is not a soda - it has vitamins.
- increase social media knowledge/promote rjl creative - I decided
to combine these two this year. I may even slightly change the
direction (and potentially the name) of rjl creative to more of an
SoLoMo focus, while keeping the design aspect secondary. I love design,
but the future is SoLoMo - and sadly, pretty isn't as important in that
arena (but dammit, my stuff will be pretty AND functional!)
- continue to engage in artistic endeavors - meh. I've done a couple freelance logos and that's about it. however, I do have some ideas for that "east side special" coffee table.
- get my bartending license - I just always wanted to do this, for no particular reason...but no, I don't have it yet.
- become involved in causes I believe in (namely Pancreatic cancer and APBT/AmStaff groups) - if you're not part
of the solution, you're part of the problem. right now I'm part of the problem.
- visit at least two of the remaining 11 states I haven't yet - in a nutshell, I'm either going west or south. but I did see a Bears game at Solider Field. no, not a new state...but I'd never been there before (and da Bears won too)
- organize my finances - this IS hard (and I'm sure the doctor and PT bills will help immensely). I should resort to gourmet ramen noodle cooking, if I could bring myself to eat ramen.
- figure out this whole "relationship" thing - there's this guy who's after you like a fat kid on cake and you want to smack him upside the head. ugh. I'm attempting online dating again - may the experience be better the second time. but there are a few possibilities in the non-cyber realm...perhaps one will work out. or not.
- cherish the time with friends & family - life is short
(something that came to realization about a year ago). make time for
those you care about. remember, it's not what you do it's who you're
with.
- be thankful/grateful for the things I have, rather than lamenting about what I don't have -time to
practice an "attitude of gratitude". I've gotten better at this, not perfect, but better. baby steps.
