second try...

The truth is that I have way too many things going on in my mind to remember them all. My SIL, Jamie, inspires me daily to write so that I can remember all of the things that happen in life.

the thing is... well I feel like I'm not disciplined enough to keep up with this. However, there are several major things going on in my life that I would love to document. Not to mention, I would love a good place to be me. You know, the let your hair down, don't take a shower for a few days, vulnerable me. OK, maybe not the shower part, but the rest applies.

For example. I'm a very "goal oriented" person. Saying that, I'm thinking to myself "who isn't"?

With all that is going on in my mind, I have decided to write some of my goals out. At least to get them down on "paper" so that there is a level of accountability that exists to them.

We'll call these 2010 goals. Some of them are very common "new year" goals. that doesn't bother me. I will rebel and state them anyway.

2010 Goals:
(let me just state that these are personal goals. I will go without stating the obvious of being a better follower of Jesus, better wife and better mom.)

Goal 1.
I am running the Indianapolis mini-marathon for year number dos. With that, I would like to train hard and finish the race in ... 2 1/2 hours. There. I said it out loud. That's a little over an 11 minute mile. That's easy. Right?

Goal 2.
While training for the mini, I would like to become more of an encourager. My husband is running the mini with me (as well as several very close friends) and I want to be able to encourage them through the process. I'm so excited that we're doing this as a huge group this year and I'm even more excited that God is using this as something that will bind us together.

Goal 3.
While training for said mini-marathon, I would like to lose 40 pounds. Not because I want to be skinny (blah blah blah)... but because I want to be HEALTHY. With that journey, I would like to blog about my efforts. Maybe that would mean even posting my start weight. I'm not there yet.

Goal 4.
I will be graduating with my degree in business in may. I would like to figure out something that I would like to be when I grow up. It probably won't be in business.

Goal 5.
In the effort to continue to discover who "I" am, I would like to begin to understand the amazing world of photography. I would love to capture all of the beauty and tragedy that life has to offer. I love to see beauty in ordinary things.

Goal 6.
I would like to ask more questions this year. God has placed me among people who have a wealth of knowledge and insight and I would love to grow from that. When people ask me questions, I would like to get better answering with a question. I know that sometimes this can be incredibly annoying... but I think that it's best.

Goal 7.
I would like to become more transparent. As Jesus works things out in my life, I would like for others to be able to witness it. As not fun as that can be sometime, I would like to be an example of transparency.

Goal 8.
I would like to be a better friend. I have amazing friends. I want to be better for them. With this goal, I would also like to mention that I would like to be nice.

well... that's all of the goals that I can think of for now.

I don't want this blog to be "all about me"... but I felt like it was best to lay some of these things out.

bring on 2010... I cannot wait to see what the journey holds.