Saturday, October 11, 2008

First training session down and my 40 list!


I DID IT!  My first day of training, a day ahead of schedule, It's not much, but I did it,  and my mom came over to start with me!  I feel great, we started with our 6min walking then 1 min. running repeated 3 times.  It was a lot easier than I thought and I could have kept going but instead we came back home and took the dogs up in the hills for a hike. I plan  on doing the half marathon which is 13.1 miles in stead of the full marathon at 26 miles.  Next year, I will try the full marathon and I am going to stick to it.  

Now for my 40 list.  Liz had a 32 list of things to do before her next birthday.  She is ahead of me since my birthday was in July , so I think I will give myself one year from today, so I will try diligently to complete all 40 before October 11, 2009.

  1. Lose 10 lbs.
  2. Run a half marathon
  3. Raise $1000+ for Breast Cancer Research
  4. Invite a friend out to breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee once a month.
  5. Clean the garage.
  6. Put 2000 miles on my Harley.
  7. Buy MYSELF something the first weekend of every month, no matter how small.
  8. Devote 3 hours a week to sewing
  9. Refinance our house
  10. Payoff at least one bill
  11. Continue to grow my hair out.
  12. Ride my bicycle around Reno
  13. Ride my bicycle around Tahoe
  14. Take at least 6 more sewing classes
  15. Sew something for myself
  16. Make xmas gifts for everyone
  17. Take at least 6 more knitting classes
  18. Learn how to make fabulous soap
  19. Give myself at least one facial a week
  20. Deep condition my hair at least once a week
  21. Stick with my 3 day a week workout on top of Training for Race for the Cure
  22. Call a random person once a month and tell them why they are important in my life.
  23. Take one day a week to "chill"
  24. Stay in bed all day and read a book
  25. Watch movies all day
  26. Get the old business desk out of our bedroom
  27. Input receipts in Quick Books at least every 3 months to stay on top of it for tax time.
  28. Help someone in need when I am able to.
  29. Donate time at the homeless shelter around the holidays in the kitchen.
  30. Buy things with pink ribbons on them when at all possible
  31. Hike up Davis Creek all the way to the top (7 miles uphill I think)
  32. Join the hiking club with Achieve Fitness
  33. Go horseback riding with my sister.
  34. Have more family game nights.
  35. Help Jay finish the gazebo
  36. Buy some good running shoes (Ann recommends Nike Air so that's where I will start)
  37. Get at least 7 hours of sleep per night.
  38. Learn to say no more often
  39. Be a bit more frugal
  40. Live life for the day, not the past or the future.

6 comments:

Perry said...

No there's a list! Good luck on it and I hope you accomplish it all. I need to do a list too, we all do, but I'll not complete it before my next b-day. (That's next week!!)

Christina, Jack and Kevin Reese/Barnum said...

You should add "save a life" every other week. It seems to be your specialty!

Christina, Jack and Kevin Reese/Barnum said...
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Christina, Jack and Kevin Reese/Barnum said...

BTW, you will make a lovely Sarah Palin! Just say "Maverick" and "Joe Six Pack!" a lot!

Mom said...

Wow! You girls really made interesting lists! My list? Try to keep up with you and Liz!

Anonymous said...

Carol says "So will I receive a surprise phone call? Ok, you girls are blowing me away with all your hidden talents!! The quilts look awesome!