Goals for 2011

I'm only two weeks late but here it goes! This is my list of things to accomplish this year.

• Buy a car. I've driven the same car since high school graduation. It's time for a new ride. My husband and I plan to trade in our cars for a "family car." Becoming a single car household will be tough, especially if we relocate to Colorado this year, but I think it will be a positive change.
• Finally embrace a pesco-vegetarian diet. This will probably be the biggest challenge for me, I think. RJ loves meat. He turns his nose up at the very mention of eating vegetarian meals. We will need to find ways to incorporate meat into meals without forcing me to eat it too. I would give up meat entirely but I love sushi way too much to give it up (sorry, folks). Otherwise, I can take it or leave it. While I enjoy a juicy filet mignon or chicken enchiladas from my favorite Mexican restaurant, it's not something I need to eat. I may need to ease into this huge lifestyle change, though.
• Run the National Half-Marathon in Washington DC this March. Unfortunately I kicked off this training season with an injury in my hip. I don't know if it means a week or 5 weeks off from running. Hopefully I can recover quickly enough and stick to cross training until my hips feel better.
• Read 52 books in 52 weeks. One book down so far. I'm not necessarily going to stick with a book a week. My goal is to simply read a book for each week of the year. I have several books lined up, but I'm definitely looking for suggestions, though!
• Move to Denver, Colorado. This "goal" is sort of a moving target. The plan is to relocate some time within the next year but life happens. I'll probably post sparingly about the details until it's finalized, but it's definitely a huge goal for my husband and I this year.
• Build my self-confidence. I think I'm at a healthy weight and shape right now, but I tend to be very, very hard on myself when it comes to my body image. I need to drop this negative habit!
• Grow my hair out. Again. I grew my hair out for my wedding (shocker!) and hastily chopped it off. I miss my hair! I miss wearing it in a ponytail when I'm too lazy to wash it during the week or scrunching it and wearing it naturally. Time to commit to growing it out again. Oh, the fun...