Even as I write this, I have no idea what I should be saying to you all. It has been over four years since my last posting. This is something I still cannot believe and it breaks my heart a little bit.
The last time I spoke here on MotM, I was just returning from Europe with someone I hold near and dear to my heart still to this day. Our paths have since divided and life is continuing for me in sunny Santa Cruz, California.
I am approaching a time in my life where lots of changes are happening both near and far. People are getting married, having babies, having more babies, moving away, getting divorced, getting remarried and everything in between. It is a wild time politically, spiritually, economically and physically.
2018 has been a doozie for me. It has taught me a lot about myself, my impressionability, my stubbornness and my inability to accomplish all of the things I want to accomplish in a 24 hour period.
Even as I write this, my to do list is a mile long and yet, here I am writing a blog post to an audience that I am not sure is even paying attention anymore (rightfully so, it's been over four damn years).
In the past, this platform has been a place for me to share and keep in touch with those I do not see every day. It has been a place that has held me accountable and has helped my terrible memory keep track of adventures I have had both near and far.
Moving forward, this is going to be platform where I will set some big goals for myself and take you on my journey to figure out how to accomplish them...
Goal 1:
Drop 30 lbs and run a 26K in June'19
Small task.... (maybe for some)
I don't run unless something is chasing me (which is rare).
I don't find joy in running long distances.
I hate to feel my heartbeat in my ears because it makes me think my head may explode.
Heh..... this should be fun.
In a masochistic sort of way....
Things I have done to accomplish said goal:
Subscribed to Trail Runner Magazine
Bought a foam roller
Bought some bananas
I'm feeling really good about this (read: slightly nauseous at the thought of running any distance through the woods and am now currently wanting peanut butter for my bananas).
Side note: I will have entered a new decade in my life by the time this race comes around. That to me is scary and beautiful and really dang hard to believe.
I want this next decade to be the best so far.
-M.
