I know this is a few weeks late but I wanted to give myself time to decide what goals I wanted to do this years.
Every year I try to set goals for the year. Typically they are related to races & travel but seeing as we don’t have any idea yet where the year will go related to those two things I’m setting different goals this year.
First off laughing is my number one priority for this year. It might sound silly, but I love to laugh & I know that I tend to forget when I’m having an off day, but it seriously helps with my mental health.
Next we are continuing to work on our kitchen update & I am going to blog it. So far we have gotten a pantry, ordered a new stove, microwave & hood, gotten paint & ordered our back splash tile. Sean is finished with the counter tops & we finally have our kitchen sink back after what seemed like an eternity :). I got some fancy new frying pans & am on the look out for a new knife set.
Exercise is always a big focus in my life, running especially. Last year with the addition of our Peloton bike I actually rode more miles than I ran last year.
My exercise goals are: Run 3-4 x a week & create mini monthly goals so that I don’t get bored or overtrain. I’m starting out with a 5k time trial at the end of January.
Peloton – 4-5 x a week. Do warm up & cool down classes & start Power Zone Training – kicking that off with the challenge coming up in a few weeks
Strength Training – 3x a week minimum. I always say, I want to strength train & I start but because I go too hard to start, I ends up being too much & I drop it. So I’ve already started and I’m doing shorter classes 5 – 10 minutes to start until I build up to longer and longer sessions.
Stretching – every single day. Stretching is one of those things that I do occasionally after a big run or if my legs feel too tight but I haven’t done on a consistent basis probably ever. Big focus with this is going to be the hips but I will be doing a lot of full body stretching as well.
Recovery – taking recovery rides/runs and just recovery in general more seriously. I don’t like thinking about it but I am getting older and that means it takes longer to get over bigger efforts both physically & mentally.
Hydration – this is always a goal of mine but I really want to work on this this year. I’ve already started to incorporate more hot green tea into my days & I’m going to come up with a plan to drink more regular water as well.
Blogging – I know some people say it’s a dying art & I don’t spend as much time on here anymore, because it is a process to write, add photos, etc. but I do want to share more on here, and since we aren’t racing/traveling right now I am committing to sharing more recipes & our minor home remodel with you guys.
Cooking – I am really started to come into my own cooking wise this year. Being forced to stay home has really helped me to come up with some yummy meals and I enjoy it. I’m hoping to come up with some new recipes & use my updated kitchen to it’s fullest.
Travel & Racing – when it’s safe to start thinking about doing this on a more normal basis, I’ll create my travel & racing goals but until then I’m going to focus on the things above because they will definitely keep me busy.
Do you create goals at the beginning of each year? Do you do mini goals or big ones? What are you going after?
