in which i start my list of Things To Keep Track of For 2014 (goals).
goal: read at least forty new (*) books this year (cause hey, i read 50 last year)
*Smith, Jennifer E. This Is What Happy Looks Like.
Collins, Suzanne. Catching Fire, and Mockingjay, reread.
*Castle, Jayne. Deception Cove.
*Rollins, James and Cantrell, Rebecca. The Blood Gospel.
*Rollins, James and Cantrell, Rebecca. Innocent Blood.
*Castle, Jayne. The Lost Night.
Edwards, Claudia J. Taming the Forest King, reread.
*Collins, Rebecca Ann. The Pemberley Chronicles.
*Briggs, Patricia. Night Broken.
Briggs, Patricia. Moon Called, reread.
Briggs, Patricia. Blood Bound, reread.
Briggs, Patricia. Iron Kissed, reread.
Briggs, Patricia. Bone Crossed, reread.
Briggs, Patricia. Silver Bourne, reread.
Briggs, Patricia. River Marked, reread.
Briggs, Patricia. Frost Burned, reread.
*Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre, read (listened to, on CD in car).
*Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Avonlea, read. (finally)
*Montgomery, L.M. Anne of the Island, read. (finally)
*L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time, read (listened to, on CD in car). (finally)
*Roth, Veronica. Divergent, read (finally).
*Roth, Veronica. Insurgent, read.
*Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Windy Poplars, read. (finally)
*Roth, Veronica. Allegiant, read.
*Montgomery, L.M. Anne's House of Dreams, read. (finally)
*Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Ingleside, read. (finally)
*Montgomery, L.M. Rainbow Valley, read. (finally)
Martin, George R.R. A Dance With Dragons, reread (mostly listened to, on CD in car).
*Spencer, Wen. Tinker, read.
*Crusie, Jennifer. The Cinderella Deal, read (listened to, on CD in car).
*L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wind in the Door, read (listened to, on CD in car).
*Mead, Richelle. Silver Shadows, read.
*Maguire, Gregory. Wicked, read (listened to, on CD in car).
*Harris, Charlaine. Midnight Crossroad, read.
*Crusie, Jennifer. Trust Me On This, read (listened to, on CD in car).
*Spencer, Wen. Wolf Who Rules, read.
*Spencer, Wen. Elfhome, read.
*Austen, Jane. Persuasion, read. (sort of a re-read)
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goal: do yoga/meditation, on average, once a week.
02/08/14: Mercury Retrograde kundalini meditation.
02/10/14: kundalini yoga session in AM at home.
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goal: attend karate on average once/week, at least until the end of April.
01/09/14, 01/14/14, 01/16/14, 01/21/14, 02/06/14, 02/13/14, 02/25/14, 03/04/14, 03/06/14, 03/20/14, 03/25/14, 04/03/14, 04/08/14, 04/15/14. karate ended.
did all kata except Shishoshin: 06/13/14.
Tencho and most of Shishoshin still in there: 06/17/14
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goal: commute more times by bicycle in 2014 than during 2013 (ie @ least 30).
05/13/14, 05/24/14, 05/27/14, 06/16/14, 06/23/14, 06/26/14, 07/09/14, 07/21/14, 07/22/14, 08/09/14, 08/14/14, 08/16/14, 08/19/14
Poor Man's Tracker: spaces set by goal (30 trips/600 miles)
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unstated goal: "pay" off kayak this year.
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Poor Man's Tracker: hours using kayak ($8.00/hr rental) to cover cost of kayak ($200.00) last year's trips converted to "o"s). 07/21, 08/18, 08/20
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goal: run through winter and run three times a week
run through winter: no.
days run: 04/11/14, 04/14/14, 04/18/14, 05/02/14 (walk), 05/08/14 (walk/run alt), 05/11/14, 05/22/14, 05/27/14 (long break off, may have missed a day recording), 07/16/14, 07/18/14, 07/21/14, 07/23/14, 07/30/14 (in Maine), 08/01/14 (in Maine), 08/06/14, 08/08/14, 08/11/14, 08/13/14 (38:30), 08/15/14 (same), 08/18/14, 08/22/15 (ran 2/3 mile contiguous; about 37:30??), 08/25/14 (2/3 contiguous again), 08/27/14 (ran 1 mile contiguous, ~40 min/3 miles), 09/01/14 (in Maine, with Emily, 1 mile contiguous, prob 3 miles), 09/03/14 (ran a bit, walked a couple miles), 09/09/14 (ran 1 1/3 mile continuous, long intervals up to 2 miles, short intervals for third mile, NY), 09/14/14 (ran mile, walked mile/lungs), 09/16/14 (ran 1 mile, then ran/walked next two, ~40 min or so (lungs), 09/18/14 (3 miles, ~40 min, ran first mile ~13, two miles ~27 min), walking in Maine this trip, and a bit of running, but not going well on antibiotics (through 09/30/14). got back into it 10/06/14 (2 miles, ran first, ran/walked second - slow), 10/08/14 3 miles, ran first two miles, finished 3 miles in 39:15 again (!!). did 5K and ran a few more times, but wind is bed. :(
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goal: run more races than last year (3)
races i may run in 2014:
10/12/14: (2013 36:50) Lafayette Apple Run, ran in 42:57. lungs still an issue, especially as first run in colder air. lots of coughing. also, weight around 250 :(
11/27/14: (2013 skipped) 45th Baldwinsville Kiwanis Turkey Trot, considering.
(useful link of pace charts.)
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goal: hang laundry half the year.
first date laundry outside: 06/06/14. end date: 10/20/14.
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times snowshowing in 2014:
02/09/14 !!!! (Beaver Lake, rental)
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things i saw or read online in 2014 that really impacted me:
how to structure a resume to land an environmental job.
how to heal from sugar addiction.
Food Addiction.
Pope Francis' sweeping apology for child sex abuse coverup.