Turning Lofty to Reality

Often I go to sleep and think about the possibilities of tomorrow...

"When I get home from work, I'm going to run 4 miles even if it is 13 degrees and snowing! And then I'm going to do a half hour of yoga and plan my garden and call my parents and write letters to my AMS friends!"

And when I get home from work, all I can think about is "what am I going to eat?" and then after I eat, "What am I going to eat now?"

And then I putz around (usually on the internet) until 8-8:30ish when I give myself permission to climb into bed and read and sometimes write.

I have high hopes that this will change once it gets warmer however those are once again, possibilities.

My free weekends usually are productive and I have been able to take one decent hike and get some solid cross-country skiing in as well as yoga and reading time.

In that vein, I have decided to revise my list of 15 in 2015.

1. Meditate more, as in everyday, even if it is only for 30 seconds. This I'm actually trying to stick to and my current success rate is around 6 out of 7 days of the week.
2. Cut back on sugar - honestly, I totally forgot I set this one. The revision is 2. Before eating junk food, take three deep breaths and ask yourself if you really need whatever you are eyeing. If the answer after three breaths is yes, then indulge, if it is maybe or no, refrain.
3. Visit La and Antonio - still hoping to do so!
4. Go on at least one new hike per month April-November. This is eight new hikes. I'd like to do Tumbledown Mountain in Weld, Maine as one of these hikes if anyone is interested! Preferably during the summer so we can swim in the pond at the top. Already have one new hike in although it is not yet April...
5. Go on a beach camping trip - again, still hoping to do so! Who's with me!?
6. Save $10,000 - here is a just plain unrealistic goal. If I try really, really hard, I think I can save $5,000 and with three weddings and a trip to Colorado to plan, I'm not sure if this is my year for savings. I will do my best.
7. Spend an entire day/weekend with a good friend at least once a month - not sure I got this in for the month of January and had a great time with my high school friend, Heather just this past weekend and not enough time but a wonderful time with most of y'all after that!
8. Blog every other week (this entry counts) - um, how am I doing?
9. Play guitar/fiddle/piano for a 1/2 hour once a week - haven't been playing with this much frequency and still have this aspiration.
10. Develop rock hard abs - I've got 10 more months to go!
11. Go kayaking/canoeing/paddle boarding once a month April-November. Surfing would count too. Not time yet! although does ice skating count? I went for about 10 minutes with my mom on the lake before all this snow...
12. Limit Facebook time to a total of 15 minutes per day - most of the time. and I still think this is a good one.
13. Participate in a community theater performance or join a choir - meh, not feeling so inspired any more. Maybe will change this.
14. Plant a fruit tree in my parent's yard - still plan on it
15. ? Read at least one book a month? Accept my current state of singleness? Still haven't decided.