Well it’s already February and that means that I’m one month into my resolutions for 2015 (You can read my New Years Resolution post here)! I’ve set a number of goals for 2015, but I decided to let the world in on 3 resolutions that I was striving to achieve! 

1. RUN A HALF MARATHON

My plan was to begin training for a half marathon as soon as I finished my treatment, but I decided after I posted my goals that I was going to do everything I could to start training now. Why wait? Unfortunately a relapse early in January left me exhausted, extremely dizzy, and barely able to walk, let alone run. However, I started to feel better this past week and I was beyond excited to get out for my first run since October 2014! Clark came with me and we decided that I would just try and go for as long as I could. My expectations were not high. I think we were both surprised when I was still running after 5km! Since our running route allows us to add in additional 2.2km laps around a small lake, I decided I would try to push myself and see how many I could do. So, here it is… I did 9km!!! 9km!!! There was a time when that was a normal run for me, but that definitely has not been the case since being diagnosed with MS. Come on, somebody celebrate with me! Half-marathon, here I come! 

2. TRY ONE NEW THING EVERY MONTH

I don’t have a structured plan for exactly what I’m going do each month, but my goal is to make sure I’m always doing and experiencing new things! My “new things” for January made me feel like a true Canadian! I drove a snowmobile for the first time, went curling on a frozen pond, and had an outdoor picnic around a fire on a frozen lake! I hadn’t done any of these things before, and I can’t believe it took me until I was 30 to try them! To be honest, I didn’t even know people had outdoor picnics in the winter! I hate being cold, but I learned that enough layers could make even me ready for an outdoor Canadian winter! 

3. READ THROUGH THE WHOLE BIBLE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

I am loving ready through the Bible this way. Ok, I wasn’t loving it so much when I was stuck listening to Job’s friends give terrible advice for the entire first week of January, but the rest, I love. I’ve read all of Genesis and Job, and I’ve recently started Exodus. I decided to do my reading every night right before bed, so no matter how tired or how sick I feel, I refuse to sleep without opening my Bible. It’s been good for me. Not always easy, but good! Clark is doing this along with me, so we’ve enjoyed being able to talk about it as we go. (You can find the reading plan I’m following here.)

Can’t wait to see what February brings!