little steps

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i'm so happy today is monday!

i had a bit of a rough week...

i got sick and wasn't able to do any running,

and i missed a yoga class while helping a friend move.

i always notice right away that

when i miss my opportunities to move my body,

my desire to eat good things for my body goes right along with them,

and i definitely feel less motivated,

less comfortable in my own skin,

and generally less contented with life.

so i've been feeling a little less happy

with myself and my body this past week.

that's why i'm glad it's monday...

i have my wonderful yoga class today,

and the promise to get outside and run three times this week

(rain or shine!)

and on that note,

i've been thinking about adding a section to my blog called

"little steps"

to help me achieve my goals and stay on track.

it's been good for me to post goals,

but i haven't been able to see them again unless i go back to the original post.

so each month, i'll take a look back at my goals for the year,

and choose a few little steps that i can take that month

to help me achieve them,

and post those little steps in the sidebar of my blog,

where i can see them every day.

i was going to wait until march to start taking little steps

(because you know how i like new beginnings)

but i figure a monday after being sick,

when i'm dying to get back to my feel-good routine,

is just as good of a time to start.

so my little steps for february are:

1. drink eight glasses of water a day

(i'm always feeling dehydrated, and a lot of times i let this feeling

transform into mindless snacking, which has to stop)

2. try a new vegetable or veggie-based recipe every week

(it's been hard for us to incorporate enough fruits and vegetables into our diet,

so this is a fun and challenging way to do it)

3. spend more time in the kitchen

(dante teases me about not having any hobbies,

which is semi-true

- because of my job,

i'm not able to make a fixed-time commitment

to something every week -

and i figure that trying new recipes and

using baking and cooking as therapy and enjoyment

instead of just doing it out of necessity

is something that i can be flexible with)

and hopefully these little steps will help me on my quest

to become healthier, happier, and more fulfilled.

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