Weekly Chase... What are your goals this week?

It's Monday!  I'm thrilled to say I've lived through another Sunday long run this past weekend and here to tell you what steps I will take on my journey!  I have to tell you all that setting goals every week is one oif my toughest challenges.  Some people are the opposite of me.  They sit down and say I want to do this, and that and the other thing and don't stress over whether it is too easy or too hard.  I'm a little more like Goldilocks.  I dabble in this and I teeter on that and finally once I've thought everything through I find a few things I can stick with that I won't forget to do, or that is applicable to my life and doesn't just sound good.  I am certainly particular...

Let's talk about this past week first and then we can explore my inner crazy and goals for next week!  Just in  case you are new here or you missed last week's goals here they are:


GOAL 1:  #PLANKADAY CHALLENGE:  This was a fantastic challenge!  I have been planking every day since last Monday and I already feel stronger.  I have also surrounded myself with some wonderfully supportive plankers and I am cheered on and held accountable every day.  I even got The Hubby to plank along with me and now he fancies himself an internet planking wonder :)  I wasn't honestly sure what to expect from this challenge but after 1 week I consider the experiment a huge success and will continue to plank every day.  I've found i generally prefer mornings to evenings as i perform better when I first wake up.

One of my better planking times this week!  I've gone to 2:35!!!

I'm going to combine the last 2 goals as I was able to find a joint resolution  them both.  GOAL 2:  FIND A SPIN CLASS I CAN COMMIT TO and GOAL 3:  BUY A YOGA VIDEO I CAN DO AT HOME:  These 2 goals couldn't have been times better!!!  I realized after posting this that I had won a 3 month membership to a small local gym which includes both spinning AND yoga classes in their membership fees.  I got all set up this last week and will attend my first class tomorrow evening.  I'm really excited to get back into my stretching and start spinning again.  I really enjoyed having both.  The only thing I have to worry about now is what happens after my free 3 months is up!

With all that good news, I almost forgot to set new goals this week.  After conquering failure 2 weeks ago and spending this week tying up loose ends and getting things done that I should have taken care of ages ago, I almost forgot to stop celebrating my accomplishments and set some new goals.  For a minute or two I even thought I could toss a fluff goal in there and get away with it.  Instead I made  a new list!  Here goes:

GOAL 1:  TRY ONE NEW THING EVERY DAY.  I'm a creature of habit and as a result I don't often set out to try new things.  This week I will be different.  I don't care if it's a new food, a new running route or a new activity.  I might even make a new friend.  Don't count on that one!  I'll keep a running log of the new things I try and report back to you next Monday.  Please feel free to throw some suggestions at me.

GOAL 2:  TAKE THE GUESS WORK OUT OF MY MORNINGS.  For some inexplicable reason I look at the time I get ready in the morning as some kind of endurance sport.  It is almost like I put a zillion obstacles between me and getting out the door to work and enjoy the fodder that ensues from the moment I open my eyes until the moment I hit the car door.  This week I am going to set myself up before bed for a successful day.  I will pack my lunch, lay out my clothes and take care of any dangling participles before ending a night so that I am fresh and ready to go every morning.  Hopefully this will give each day a tiny bit more of an even keeled start.

GOAL 3: I AM GOING TO LIVE IN THE MOMENT AND TAKE THE TIME TO ENJOY THEM ALL.  I lead a very busy life...I sometimes let it feel so busy that I forget how amazing my life is and I don't always appreciate it.I forget to unplug and enjoy the moment I am in.  Instead I am usually thinking two steps ahead to figure out my next move.  Always plotting and mapping and trying to anticipate what will be thrown at me next.  This usually assigns a ton of unnecessary stress for me to juggle along with all of the other roles I play on any given day.  This week I am going to enjoy all of the little moments and not worry about what is coming around the bend at me.  Whatever comes, I will be able to handle, hopefully with grace, and I refuse to allow anything to take priority over the important people in my life.  This is the most important goal for me.  It is after all, summer and  I am so fortunate to have the most amazing 8 year old boy to spend it with!

So there you have it!  Another week down successfully in the books and three more goals towards a happier me! 

QUESTIONS?  What goals have you set?  What will you do to get closer to a happy you?