Fall goal check in

Time to revisit the topic of a few short term goals I set for myself.  I set three goals that were (are) realistic.  Three goals that will help me come half marathon time.  Three goals that will keep me at my goal weight.  Three goals that will continue to keep me enthusiastic about this journey.  Three goals that will keep me in the game of life.

THE TRAINING...
The first thing on my list of fall stuff was to train for the Princess Half Marathon.  This is a pretty important one considering I signed up for this trip back in May of this year.  The race is March 7th, 2010.  I would hate to say I paid $800.00 (that includes plane tickets, hopper passes to the parks, my race fees, everything basically) for my March Disney World trip for nothin'.  That would suck.  Especially considering I had months & months & months to prepare myslef.  lol  So I've practiced all summer,  got past an injury, and came up with my training program.  I set the gears into motion yesterday.  So far, so good.  I'll be sure too keep you posted.  For any of you who have read this blog for a length of time, you know how much I struggle with the exercise part of life.  I just don't like it.  Period.  I would rather be doing any number of things other than exercising, and that's just the way I feel about it.  I dread it. I talk myself out of it.  Yet once I'm out there running, I feel like the most powerful girl in all of Puppetland.  I'm a sick puppy.

{the training schedule looks like this}

KEEPING BUSY...
Goal #2 was to sew, sew, and sew some more because sewing keeps me from snacking.  Especially during evening hours.  Bless every single one of you who have custom ordered or purchased a purse (or vision board, or diaper bag, or bibs, or embellished onesies, or an apron, or anything else I've made this fall).  You're helping me bring in an income AND stay out of the pantry!!!!  Just to prove I'm still sewing to keep myself out of trouble, here's one I finished just this afternoon:

{go bucks!}

TRYING NEW RECIPES...

I vowed to try two new recipes each week because recipes and cooking excite me.  They keep the energy thriving within me.  That's just how I tick.  I was lucky enough to figure that out early on in the game, and I rolled with it.  People have come to me for YEARS now looking for family friendly, healthy, life friendly recipes.  I hope they continue to do so for years to come!

While I was out the other day, I went a little nuts in the cookbook section of the store.  The books were already cheap (as you can see by the price stickers on the covers).  Then I read a sign that said "Buy a book, get the next one half off!". So I did. lol 

{five new books of inspiration}

I can't WAIT until next week's menu planning time!!!!  I don't even know where to start, but I will choose just one book & stick with my goal of two new recipes for the week.  I'm leaning towards Indian.  I loooooove Indian food.  And Thai.  And Morraccan.  And tofu.  And, and, and.....wish me luck. 

Did you ever pick a fall goal (or two or three) for yourself?  If so, I hope it's going well for you.