S.M.A.R.T.!

 

You've heard of this before...right? Either in your 'personal development' class, or when an athlete came to talk to your class.  All about how to set goals properly?  Well, I've actually taught that class, but somehow I never quit figured how how to get myself into it myself.  

Last week I made a decision that I needed to do 'something' before the new year. I"ve spent the whole year 'planning' on doing lots of things, but in the end I never really made it.  Well as I mentioned a couple of days ago, I've started the 30 day 'No Fizz' challenge.  So far so good on that one.  The other thing is that I've been working on the C25K program FOREVER!  I mean over many years I've started and stopped many, many times. And over the last couple of months I've redone week 4 several times, never completely stopping but never moving forward.

So here comes the SMART part!

                             No Fizz Challenge                        C25K

S     Specific         Follow Plan for 30 Days                Complete Program

M     Measurable   Finish Plan                                     Finish Plan

A     Attainable       In both cases I KNOW these are things that I can do!

R     Realistic        Again, I know these are things I can do in this amount of time, only 3 days/week etc.

T     Timely        These are both things I want to complete before/as of January 1st

So as far as the 30 day challenge goes things are going well. I know 4 days isn't a big deal for most people, but for me it's huge, and I am feeling better already.  For my running, I've already signed up for (and paid!) a race for January 1st.  It's the 'Resolution Run'. So I don't have a choice. I've got to do it. I've evened asked G if he wants to join me...we'll see on that one.

I'll keep you updated!

Family Pictures

As I mentioned in my Christmas card post, we recently got our family pictures done! I think I'm pretty much addicted now, I love having these special memories.  I actually just made Shutterfly photobooks with my pictures so I'm interested to see how they turn out.

Anyway...here's a few of my favorites!

30 Day....No Fizz Challenge

Drinking Pepsi is something pretty much everyone in my life jokes about...it's my biggest vice by far.  While trying to eat healthy it's one thing that keeps coming back up.  So while searching for support on giving up this (nasty) habit, I came across No Fizz Charlotte and their 30 day challenge.

The website has great information, and I signed up to receive an email with further resources.  Looking forward to seeing what they send along.

So...30 days...aim to drink 60oz of water, and avoid soda.  Sounds like a plan!

Cards are on their way!

Cool Blue Holly Christmas Card

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Holidays are coming! First step?

I LOVE the holidays, I always have. But now that I have a little one, it takes on a whole new meaning.  I can't wait to share our excitement with everyone else too! It's Christmas card time!

I think was about a month ago that I started looking into what cards to pick. We had our family pictures done, and so I had to wait til they were done before I could do the final design. After looking at all the different suppliers online, and reading lots of revues, I came to the decision that the best quality and selection are with Shutterfly!

The only problem now is picking a card, there are so many amazing designs! Check them out!  While waiting to order my cards I also played around with a lot of other products available on the site. In particular the photo books are fantastic, and I plan to order a couple as a Christmas present to me!

Don't celebrate Christmas? Not a problem...they have New Year's cards too.  Such a great idea.

So go check it out, and hey, if you are a blogger too, you can get 50 FREE CARDS! Seriously, you can't go wrong!  Off to make my final selection.