2024 Reading

Do I really need a reading goal this year? I am going to read regardless but this year I would like to focus on reading more physical books than audiobooks. I am huge fan of audio books, especially on my long runs. But nothing beats the feel of a book in my hands. And sometimes I do tend to zone out and might not get the full content of the book. This will also push me to be ok with silence. Something I have been avoiding for awhile, because truthfully sometimes the silence just puts my brain into an anxious tailspin.

Going along with the progress not perfection theme I want to work on just letting go and practicing turning off my brain. Slowly I want to work toward taking the time to be ok in the silence.

I do enjoy tracking my books to see what I read, what I liked, what I didn’t and I am hoping to make a dent in my TBR (To Be Read) list on Goodreads. I will share my favorites and how the path to silence is going.

~E

Life changing…..meh

There have been several “influencers” promoting these frozen chocolate dipped Greek yogurt bites as the thing that keeps them trim. So of course I wanted to try it! This is the recipe I followed.

I am not going to lie, I thought these would change my life. But once again the internet has let me down. I like Greek yogurt, I like chocolate, I like fruit. But the consistency of these was not what I expected. I thought these would more creamy, similar to ice cream or frozen yogurt. But no, they are more like icy yogurt.

I will say they aren’t awful and if you have time for them to thaw they are a nice little treat. But I don’t plan to make them again. You could sneak a scoop of protein powder if needed to amp up your protein intake.

Onto to the next internet fad!

~E

One foot in front of the other….

A big goal I have set for myself this year is to log 2,024 miles. This breaks down to about 5.53 miles a day – thank you leap year for giving me an extra day! I have always wanted to run the year but was never motivated enough. But then I Googled St. Louis to Puerto Rico and found that mileage was 2,024 and it took it as a sign – this was my year!

Last year I took the plunge and bought myself an under desk walking pad which I plan to use to help me in achieving this goal. The point behind this goal is just to keep me moving. I am not telling myself that I need to run all these miles but for ease of tracking I am only counting the times I am either tracking runs/walks on my Garmin or using my walking pad.

While I am hoping this will help me on my way to creating a consistent pattern of movement I also realize it’s a lofty goal. So in keeping with my theme of progress not perfection I am not measuring myself on whether I hit a daily 5.53. Focus is on the movement and building it so that I can achieve the goal without stressing out.

Hoping to do a monthly check in to discuss wins, losses, tips and tricks!

~E