Is it just me, or has 2019 absolutely FLOWN by?
I got to work today and started the day by checking my planner before it hit me that OMG WE’RE HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR AND I HAVE DONE NOTHING.
Okay, so, that’s not exactly true. I know I’ve done some things. But that giant resolution list I set out at the start of the year? A lot of it is still sitting untouched.
Since today marks exactly halfway through the year, I thought it would be a good idea to – publicly – discuss some of my goals and how close (or far) I am from hitting them. Maybe you guys could do it too, and we can all be accountability buddies?!
So without further ado (and hopefully without too much judgement) here it goes:
- Get back to be comfortable with my body.
Status: Working on it. After a (failed) Whole30, I feel like I’m finally starting to realize what works for me and what doesn’t. If you’re on the struggle bus too, check out the nutritionist Kelly Leveque’s book Body Love or follow @TheNutritionAddiction on Instagram. Both ladies share a similar philosophy of basing meals around protein, fat and fiber with limited carbs that I have found tends to work best (for me, anyway). - Run a race somewhere new.
Status: CHECK. Ran a 5K at King’s Dominion in Richmond in June. - Get my finances in order.
Status: Ehhhhh… let’s just say I’ll be taking a closer look at this moving forward. I wanted 2019 to be the year where I finally pull my finances together, with a few specific financial goals, but I’m definitely not where I want to be with it (thanks student loans). I have recently found a personal finance guru that I relate to called The Budgetnista, so I’m in the process of following her program now. - Get a new website and blog up and running.
Status: CHECK! You’re here! - Travel to four new places.
Status: I’ll be checking this off in a few weeks when Tom and I take a road trip up to New England. Where are we going exactly? I’m not sure! The plan is to just hit the road and head north. - Do the wheel in yoga.
Status: Yikes…. not quite there. Check back in December. - Clean out the house, Marie Kondo style.
Status: As evidenced by the fact that I’m currently storing my bike in my kitchen, my crock pot on a seat at the dining table, and some vintage glass dishes on the entertainment stand by the TV, this is not quite where it should be. (But I’m gonna blame Tom on my lack of progress in this area. While I’m a minimalist, he is most definitely a maximalist.)
So that’s it — the good, the bad and the ugly. By posting this I’m hoping to better hold myself accountable as we work through the last six months of 2019. Hang on, it’s going fast.
What were your goals for the year? Share them in the comments below so we can all hold each other accountable!
Kendal (Gapinski) Kloiber 