Lilly
I know in some ways it’s silly to think of January 1 as different from any other day of the year. Time and time again, I’ve heard, “You don’t need a new year to create a new you,” and whatnot, but ’tis the season, so although I don’t like calling them “resolutions,” here are some of my goals for 2015…and beyond.
- Rehab my hip, which is, of course, at the forefront of my mind as we go into 2015. As of January 1, it will have been two months since I set foot on a competitive soccer field, and I’ll have less than two months remaining until practices start for the high school season. Yikes.
- On a related note, run more. I forgot how much I love to run until I couldn’t. Over the past week, I’ve been getting back into it as my hip starts to heal. I’m allowing myself light workouts on the treadmill to try to get my stamina back. But that’s not enough—I want to run 5Ks; 10Ks; I want to run around my town as slowly as I need to in order to see everything in detail. Treadmills aren’t very satisfying, seeing as you never actually get anywhere.
- Stay organized. I start every semester ready and raring to go, armed with way too many binders and folders that are way too complicated to use for more than a week. I want to figure out some simple method that I can stick to for the rest of the school year. Anything to stress less.
- Go somewhere new whenever I can. Whether it’s the Women’s World Cup in Canada (starting June 6!) or summer camp in Washington or simply biking to a new coffee shop to study, I want to expand my perspective. My trip to Ireland this past summer only left me wanting more.
- Record said experiences. This might be by keeping a daily journal, or forcing myself to stick to a blog, or turning my new video camera on myself for once.
- Learn to paddleboard. This one seems pretty random, but I’ve wanted to do it every time I’ve been in Florida for the past two or three years and I’ve never actually done it. I’M GOING TO DO IT.
Here’s to 2015. ♦