The years just seem to fly by hey! We wish hours away at work to a) get to the end of the work day and b) to get to Friday arvo! Occasionally I'm guilty of wishing time away for an up and coming holiday. BUT I think life is actually too short to wish any time away! So gotta stop that AND WILL DO SO!
I used to do reviews of the year on my old blog,...........then the umm.....resolutions and goals for the following year closely after that. I have decided to be brave regarding the 'review' bit! 2012 'Goals' next post:
SO.......2011 HIGHLIGHTS:
* Trip to Adelaide to stay with Kristy! It's my first and only time to South Australia. I had a blast, was lucky to have Kristy host me, show me top spots such as Victor Harbor, Hahndorf, McLarenVale, Aldinga, Callington, Mannum to name a few. I met Magda, tasted awesome wines, food and chocolate, participated in a 'Cool Runnings' 5km run to balance it out! I made a photo album of the trip.
* Achieving a time of 1 hour, 14 mins, 7 secs in the Perth 14km HBF run! I was totally stoked with that time, my then BF took me and came to watch that race!
* Making it to the Gold Coast to run the half marathon! I was really happy to be at what I considered my ultimate weight of 62kg, 60% happy with my race prep, (was working hard and coulda shoulda made more efforts to do longer runs in the leadup). I had really trained for about a 12-14k max, - not a half marathon. Therefore I didn't meet the ultimate of going under 2 hours, - but did complete the half marathon in 2:03:05! I was still stoked with that as it was a PB by 12.5 mins! But I did really struggle to put one foot in front of the other for the last 7km or so of the race, - it felt like murder at the time. And really should have not eaten all my boiled lobster serve with my rice/veges the night prior..........had to clench buttocks tight the last 7km of that race as well!!!
* Sorry, - I have to add achieving the 'Bridges' 9.6km run time of 49:26! Getting under 50 mins after years of trying felt sensational! I managed a 49:50 another time as well.
* I have to say achieving size 10/62kg felt awesome. A bit of a shopping spree took place. I didn't feel like I even dieted to get there and I missed quite a lot of planned training sessions, - and drank more wine than I thought I should have. But I do have an active lifestyle still with lots of HARD training and just on feet on go most of time, didn't binge at all for months, ate till a 5-7 outta 10 instead of till I was FULL, at least 80% choices would have been clean and healthy mostly. Initially I was stoked to get under 68kg, the goal then was to STAY under it but within the next 2-3 months I was down at what I consider my ultimation of 62kg!
* Seeing relatives and going jetboating and kayaking at Airlie Beach was a total hit! Younger sis and her hubby were having their delayed honeymoon in Airlie when I was there so it was great to spend time together. Nice to have some bikini/boardie pics from that trip in which I felt I looked OK in!
* Catching up with family in NZ in July was great, - only regret was being too unorganised to actually get up and progress with my beginner skiing skills!
* Am loving the new camera I bought myself for my 31st birthday in July. Am loving my laptop in which I received as a 31st pressie from Mum and Dad. It has a great program installed for editing photos and I have downloaded Picasa 3 which is fab for that also. I enjoy working on that, (as I am doing now). Also my phone contract ended in early July and I ended up entering a new 24 month Telstra contract and chose a Samsung Galaxy Ace! It is fun having a smart phone.......have had it over 5 months without losing or breaking it which is almost a record for me! I am striving to go the full 24 months without a change of phone of course!
* As for work, - I have nearly worked in the same company for 5.5 years. However stores have been franchised out and a new owner bought the store I work in last Jan. I work for him which is going well. My long service leave acruments were passed over to the new owner so I can think about using it in 4.5 years if still there.......big overseas adventure of course!
* All Blacks won the World Cup!
* While relationship with ex BF is over......I enjoyed it lots, learnt quite a bit and met many great people......the relationship was a good experience.
* Have made some modest improvements with savings this year.......certainly no where near being able to enter the home ownership market in Perth but am ahead maybe a few thousand of this time last year.
* I now live with prob my best mate and am very lucky to be doing so, am enjoying it, have made progress with driving in slightly busier areas. I have caught up some more with other long term mates and aim to keep that up more. It's been quite a social feeling year for me........and will be memorable, - won't blend into being a year in which I've felt nothing significant happened in! I have come to appreciate coffee more, learn to use a slow cooker, play Supa Golf and a bit more too.
This ended up being a bit longer than I thought it may have been......2012 'Visions' up next!
