January 2011 Goals - Recap

Well, it's February 2011, which is crazy in my mind.  How in heaven's name did it get to be February?  January just flew by!  Crazy!!

So, to recap, here is what I set as goals for January:

January 2011 Goals

* Run 92 miles - based on my training plan for the half marathon
* Loose 7 pounds
* Learn PhotoShop Elements 9
* Begin writing for Examiner again
* Use the Holga more

How did it go?  Well, I'm realizing not so good...

* Run 92 miles - based on my training plan for the half marathon

I sure didn't hit 92 miles.  I ran more miles than I have in the past and I ran twice longer than any other single run ever (9 and 10 miles).  But, I didn't hit 92 miles.  I hit 62 miles...30 miles shy of my goal.   That sounds like a lot to be shy, but you know what?  I'm ok with that.  92 miles would have been 2/3 of all the miles I ran in 2010, so it was a crazy goal to aim for (pesky half marathon!).  I'm happy with my 62 miles and am pretty proud of it.  It may not be what I was scheduled to do, but I'm feeling comfortable for the Disney Princess Half Marathon and that was the point of all those miles anyway.  ;-)

* Loose 7 pounds.

Shy of this goal too.  Had hoped that a strong week one would help with a let down towards the end of the month.  I always tend to do well in weeks 1 and 2, then slow down on weeks 3 and 4.  And that's what happened.  Sadly, it was slower than I anticipated when applying my goals.  I made it to 5.2 pounds down this month.  Not too shabby, but again, not my goal.  

* Learn PhotoShop Elements 9

This is an easy one.  Nope.  It hasn't been loaded onto my computer yet, so I haven't had a chance to do anything with it yet.  Maybe I should have started with load PhotoShop Elements 9 onto my computer BEFORE learning it!

* Begin writing for Examiner again

Well, I started researching articles for Examiner.com this week.  So, I started back on the road to writing for the Examiner, just haven't gotten one uploaded yet.  But, very close.  Very, very close.

* Use the Holga more

Nothing.  Didn't even take the film out of it.  Ugh.  

So, wow.  All goals for the month were missed.  How crazy is that?  Kinda makes me wonder why.  Why didn't I meet at least one of them?  What about them made me not cross them off the list?  

I have a feeling starting the new job had something to do with it.  It's been a rough adjustment for me.  It's getting a tad bit better (after 4 weeks!), so I'm hoping the February goals may be more productive!