2015 Goals.

My 2014 craigslist 'miracle', this 9ft yucca tree- free! I love it.

As always I love to set goals.  I set them weekly but also like the 'clean slate' feeling of the new year.  This year here's what I'm setting for myself. Here are my 2014 goals.

2015 Goals:

+Run a half marathon- I really like lifting, so this year I want broaden my fitness and challenge myself with a half.  My mom is hoping to do it with me, although she's done a couple in the past.

+Learn how to do a handstand, yogi style- I have been saying I was going to do this for a while now, practice is all it takes and I can do it.

+Live minimal, get rid of stuff- We got rid of a ton of things when we moved last year.  Now that we are renovating the office area I realized how much junk was being stored over there (magazines, old cables, rugs not being used).  I want to get rid of things throughout the whole house, clean out drawers, closets, clutter of all sorts. We chose to live in a smaller house (1,500 sf) for a reason and aren't packed in by any means, but 'stuff' stresses me out! Along with this I want to pare down my closet.  I am a lady with a lot of clothes and shoes.

+Take the pledge to use little to no disposable items- I am so inspired by Erik and Kelly over at Root Simple, on their 29th podcast Kelly took a pledge to not use any disposable cups.  So if you're running out for a coffee you need to bring your own cup etc.  I decided to try this myself, and didn't realize how much 'disposable' things play into my work day.  We use disposable silverware at work all the time, along with running out for a coffee etc. It's much harder than I thought but totally worth doing.

+Of course every January I also do 'no sweets', this includes all treats, sweets, sugary drinks, etc.  I try to get off the sugar train I've been riding since Thanksgiving. 

A few small goals for my garden (since I'm going to start planning pretty soon here in zone 6):

+Plan garden better- Last year things got pretty over crowded making it a bit stressful and hard to get to some of my plants.  I just need to focus on growing what I can't live without- and maybe a few fun things.

+Make garden more sustainable- Use of rain water, frost cloth, etc to get the most out of my space with the least effort and strain on my resources.

+More herbs- I use them a lot so I need to grow more to be able to really take advantage of my efforts.