What an amazing start to the new year so far.
I just recently got back from a trip to Argentina and Antarctica. It’s really hard to even put into words how awesome this trip was and how much fun I had. Antarctica is an amazing place (I’ll be putting more detailed entries soon on this blog, soon). I definitely feel re-bitten by the travel bug, and this time I feel much more confident about traveling by myself. I met so many cool people, and I did meet a bunch of people that were traveling by themselves. I don’t think I’m the type to travel for an extended period of time. I like my stability and I don’t have anything to run from. But I will definitely take the opportunity to travel more.
Speaking of travel. I’ve also started training for another marathon with Team in Training. I’m training for the Marathon du Paris on April 10 in, obviously, Paris, France. Yes, in Europe. I’m so excited to be rejoining my teammates for this season, and a bunch of us from last year’s winter/spring season are running this season. That, with the fact that it’s in Europe, was a big reason for running again. And, of course, Team in Training is such a great cause. I decided against fundraising this year to give my sources of fundraising a break, but I’m contributing by being a mentor. This means that I spend the time helping my teammates with their fundraising goals. It’s been a great experience once again, meeting some new friends. Of course, the traveling hasn’t helped because I didn’t run too much while I was out and now I have to get back into it. It’s shouldn’t be that big of a deal, but I’m feeling it today after a long run.
So, for the year, I don’t think there’s any point making resolutions. We all know how that turns out. Losing weight, I tried that P90X and I did it well for a while (minus the yoga), but after a month, I started training for that marathon, and that ended up stopping. I’m trying to figure out how to do both, but I’m focusing on the running right now. I do need to get yoga more into the picture to work on core strength.
I’ve been trying to finish up some projects around the house. For example, I’ve decided to bite the bullet and have an interior decorator figure everything out. There’s no way I can do this by myself. So, I’ll have someone help me figure out my style, figure out all of the colors, buy all of the furniture, rugs, etc. I don’t know yet how this will all work out as I have to make sure the budget is all there. But I certainly hope to have this all done by the end of the year. I also still have to finish the backyard. Got a lot done this past year, but what remains is a shed and some shrubbery, but the end for the outside is near. I’m looking forward to when the weather is nice again and I can get that done.
On the relationship front, nothing really new there. But I’m ok. I definitely am not going to settle for something that’s not right. While my sister says I’m pretty picky, I don’t think I am. I’m realistic, but I don’t think I should settle for just anyone. What am I looking for? Well, just someone who shares a subset of my interests, being active, travel, cooking. I don’t care if they are sports fanatics, as long as they are ok with me being a sports fanatic. That’s pretty much it. Is that being picky? But I guess the real problem is just meeting the right person and wanting to spend the time to get to know them well enough. That’s just hard.
Ok…I’m just rambling now. I don’t really have anything profound to say right now. I’m just enjoying life right now. I’m just looking forward to the new year and some good things happening.