Change for 2014

I've started already with a few of my New Year's resolutions, my easiest one is to not use plastic bags anymore.  I still haven't come up with a solution that eliminates the bags for fruits and veggies, and as soon as I do I'll share, but I want to make sure that I don't use any plastic bags to bring my goods home with me, and not just from the grocery store, but every store I go to.

I have 12 races (at least a 5K) that I plan on doing again this year.  Last year I hit 10 races, and while I feel successful with this, I'm striving for 12.  The Polar Bear 5K is the first one I want to run this year, and at least one for every month of the year. 

My mother has also challenged me to start meditating.  She has suggested that I meditate 1 minute everyday in the month of January, 2 minutes in the month of February, and so on.  When you finish the year, you are meditating 12 minutes everyday.  While those who truly meditate do it for at least 20 minutes and longer, I feel like this is a great start to get me into the habit of calming my mind, which tends to run wild. 

The last resolution that I want to accomplish and soon, is a whole body cleanse.  I don't want to do the ones from a box that you can buy at any drugstore, but I'm on the search for one that uses whole foods to cleanse the body, like brown rice and most veggies.  I also have a plan to not drink any alcohol for entire month.  I feel like if I can do this, then I don't have a larger problem on my hands!  :)  I'm still in search of one that fits what I'm looking for, and as soon as I find it I will share.

I feel like these are attainable goals that I can do to produce a few of the changes that I'm seeking for this year!

Happy New Year
-K-

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Happy New Year

Happy 2014!  I'm ready for this year to start, big plans, big plans.  But we also finished up 2013 with a whirlwind trip.  On a whim we went on a family trip to San Diego, CA.  My husband was off for the week, and sitting at home wasn't a good option.  So we left for a quick road trip, and decided the warmer beaches of San Diego were better suited for us cold Colorado folk.  The first leg of our trip brought us to Las Vegas, NV.  We got in relatively late, but did walk the strip the following morning.  There are definitely things that the kids should not see, but we managed to stop at a place that was just for them, the M&M store.
            
After the kids each purchased an item, we were on our way to CA.  The beach was great for us colder folks, but the ocean was a little too chilly for the adults.  Didn't stop the kids from getting in!
       
We also had to take in a location attraction, and we chose Sea World.  Took in the shows and the entertainment all day with gorgeous weather.

        
We left the following day, and took a different route home, one that took us close to the US/Mexico border, and up to Albuquerque, NM where we spent the night on New Year's Eve.  Didn't make it to midnight, but that's OK!  By the time we got home, we just hit a small snow storm that finished off our trip, from the beach to the snow!

We ended 2013 with a bang, and now I'm ready for 2014.  Resolution time.  While I make New Year's resolutions every year, I did manage to keep one last year.  My goal was to run at least one race every month.  I managed to get in 10 last year, so now that I'm feeling successful, I'm going to do it again.  This time I'll hit 12 for sure.  Now it's time to start searching for Colorado races in 2014.  The good thing is there are so many, even if I get down to the wire, I can still find one!  I will have more resolutions to come!

Happy New Year
-K-

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