A look back on 2011

I made some resolutions this year and thought I'd post what they were again and match them up and see how I did.

• Go at least one month without any junk food. (I'm working on being healthier and I hope that this will help curb my appetite for those things)
• Run a triathlon  (I'm also working on being more fit.  I wanted to do this last year but didn't get to)
• Run a 5k in under 38 minutes (my 5k last year was run in 44 minutes... I was out of shape and had shin splints)
• Read the Book of Mormon in its entirety.  (I suck at reading my scriptures but KNOW that I need to in order to become the better person I want to be) 
• Keep up with the house work for one month (It seriously makes me sick to have a dirty house)*Edited:  I will actively clean the house for an hour per day.  Thanks for the idea Roxanne!
• Learn a new skill (Maybe knitting, or something else, I don't know yet what exactly I will learn)
• Drop 2 pant sizes (Who doesn't want to do that??)
• And finally again thanks to Roxanne I will also work on having a date night every week. 

Here's how I did:

• The one month without junk food goal... yeah didn't happen.  I did go a week without junk food though.  I've decided that it's one of those things that is okay to indulge in.  Just not every day. 
• Run and Triathlon:  Did that one!  It was amazing!
• Run a 5k in under 38 minutes:  Didn't officially do this one.  I worked on my base mile and shaved 2 minutes off and then started feeling those dang shin splints coming back so I stopped.
• Read the BOM in it's entirety:  yeah... I probably should have re-read what my resolutions were from time to time to remember this one. Didn't happen.  I did however, read my scriptures more frequently than I have.
• Actively clean the house for an hour per day.  Check that one off the list!  DONE!
• Learn a new skill:  I learned how to make those cute flower clippies.  Not sure that counts as a skill but it's something I didn't know how to do before.
• Drop 2 pants sizes:  I dropped one!  
• And finally go on a date with Jacob every week:  Done!

So this next year 2012 my new goals will be:

• Compete in at least one 5k and work toward a 10k.
• Read from the scriptures daily
• Reach my goal weight
• Spend more time serving others
• Work on not being so quick to get angry with my children.

Here's to a GREAT 2012!