A few years ago I started making a list of things that I wanted to accomplish each year. My list for 2011 consisted of 11 items, of which I’m proud to say I completed 9 of them. I ran my first half marathon (and then two more after that), I took up a new sport (somewhat successfully – I think I like biking more than it likes me), I redecorated my apartment, I spent my birthday doing something that I love (climbing in Smith then Bridesmaids Theme Party), and I traveled to a new international country – HONG KONG! I also led a 10b outside, cleanly top-roped a 11c inside AND was promoted at work!
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| Smith Rock – My Happy Place |
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| Cycling a Love/Hurt relationship |
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| Tai O, a lovely stilt town outside of Hong Kong |
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| The largest seated, bronze statue in the world |
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| HK all lit up – view from Victoria Peak |
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| Leading in Mazama, another one of my happy places |
To top it all off, I
way surpassed my goal of reading 13 books by putting back an astounding 22 novels and non-fiction works. The top 5:
All in all, 2011 was a pretty banner year – who cares that I never finished my Tuscany painting? That thing is a beast – who knows when it will be finished?!?!
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| The Paint-by-Number Epic (you didn’t think I was painting this with my own talent, did you?) |
Looking ahead, 2012 is shaping up to be another banner year!. I’m really excited about my sunny future. The goals so far:
- Run at least 10 miles a week (done and done – I’ve run 19.2 miles the first 8 days of the year) with the goal of hitting 600 miles this year
- Lead a 10c/d outside, and cleanly top-rope an 12a inside
- Travel to a new international destination (to maintain my streak starting in 2005)
- Read 23 books
- Move to Boulder
That last goal is the most important and significant. You’ll be reading more about Boulder in the coming days.
