New Years Resolutions~ 2012

This year we rang in the new year at my best friend's house, as has become our tradition.  Last year, Laila did not get to come along because their dog, Wrigley, was recovering from being neutered (poor pup). But this year we brought along Laila and the dogs wreaked havoc all night. Laila was pretty exhausted this morning and still hadn't gotten up by 10:45. Awesome!

My favorite part of our New Years celebration is how low-key, low-stress it is.  Lots of girls spend the days leading up to New years Eve finding the perfect dress to wear out.  Not us!  I arrived in yoga pants...ready for a night of eating, drinking wine, talking, and hanging out! I wouldn't have it any other way.  Now for some grainy iPhone pictures...

Wrig hopped in the picture

Not sure why he was picking Laila up!

Happy New Year!

Bring on 2012!

Now on to my resolutions for 2012! I've found that it's really helpful to post them on the ol' blog because it helps me remember what I'm supposed to be working towards!

1.  Work out 3x each week.  I know, I know. This is not a very lofty goal. But really, I did not consistently work out this often during the week last year. I'm really good at talking myself out of a workout. Really good.

2. Run 500 miles in 2012. Last year my goal was to run 211 miles in 2011.  I reached that goal by July, so it was a bit too easy. I just joined an Endomondo challenge to keep me motivated!

3. Buy Local. This was actually part of my resolution in 2010 but I did not even get started with it really. I'm going to try to go to the local farmers market for produce or to Eastern Market.

4. Use my time more efficiently.  This is one I've been working on, but I think it's good to mention here. I tend to get distracted. Sometimes I'll start one thing and get distracted by another project I want to work on. So I need to focus a bit more in 2012.  I also want to do a better job of not letting things hang over my head. For example, if I have a homework project I really don't want to do, I'm going to try to get it done before anything else so I can enjoy my free time more without worrying about what I really should be doing. On that note, I should be organizing my closet right now since I've needed to do that for about the past 3 weeks (it's outta control!!).

So there you have it, my New Years Resolutions for 2012.  I'm just going to finish this post by saying...I'm going to finish my Masters this year! Woohoo!!!! My last class ends on April 21, to be specific!!!!!

Don't you just love a fresh new year to start off with? It's refreshing. Happy 2012 Everyone!