December

As November draws to a close and December creeps right around the corner, it’s crazy to think how far I have come this past year. Everything this blog encompasses are the things I have been working towards this past year.

I’ve retaken up some photography.

• I actually just bought a new Nikon D3300 camera earlier this quarter and am hoping to get to put this to good use over winter break.
• I have been reading up how to shoot in manual mode (something I vaguely remember learning in high school). I can’t wait to put this to the test.

I’ve done more hiking

• I still haven’t done as much hiking as I would like to, but with having homework on the weekends or spending time with friends and family makes this hard.
• I am hoping to get to see some new places and try some new hikes this upcoming year. One goal of mine is to do some falls hikes while it’s still sunny out.

I’ve gotten in the habit of working out consistently.

• This took some getting used to and I’ll admit I wasn’t always the best at going all the time, but I did get more consistent with my running and trying to make it to the gym.
• I am to the point where after 2 days if not working out I get antsy and feel the need to run. Which is a great feeling and always rewarding when I finish.
• I also started eating healthier, making sure my body got the nutrients it needed after my runs.
• I’ve been more conscious of how much water I am drinking. As staying hydrated is very important for so many reasons.

It’s been a rewarding year tracking the progress I have made. I actually even started tracking my data on excel to help me visualize exactly what I have accomplished. I am hoping to share this in January’s post, as the year isn’t quite over yet and I don’t want to cut my data short!

Monthly stats

December saw a drop off in motivation, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t get good workouts in. There were a few weeks with high rest days, but I did get at least one run in a week.