I went to Twin Oaks this past weekend. It was an intense experience. Emotionally, it left me a bit raw, but I think I will recover quickly enough. Time and space are the magical ingredients for emotional healing; 2-3 hours away is lots of space, so I'm hoping I won't need too much time.

On the upside, this visit did provide me with an opportunity to reflect on what I've done since I left. All in all, I think I'm doing pretty well. Just to make sure I keep doing awesome-ly, I decided to set myself some goals.

1. Running
-Sign up for a half marathon in April. I'm looking at these three (number 1, number 2, number 3). I'm leaning toward #2, even though it's kind of far away. I mean, what's not to love about "a winding route ... that winds through the Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge, a 112,000-acre park ... that's home to more than 200 species of birds and waterfowl, as well as deer, red and grey foxes, and the occasional black bear."
-Sign up for a 5k before April. Done! I signed up for So Others Might Eat Trot for Hunger 5k. SOME is a rad organization in the DC area. You can toss some money at them through supporting me here. I'll be running my first ever race on Thanksgiving morning. I don't expect to win or anything, but still. It's kind of a milestone, right?
-Start running in the mornings Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. It's getting too dark too early for me to run after work, so I guess I'll just have to be one of those crazy people who wakes up early to run.
-Go on at least one long run every weekend.

2. Other fitness
-Stick with You Are Your Own Gym. Push myself.
-On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, do yoga. (Those are the days when I won't be running in the mornings.)

3. Guitar
-Play for at least 20 minutes three times per week
-Start working through Modern Method for Guitar. (Or, if I don't like it, find a comparable book that works better for me.)

4. Personal enrichment
-Start reading books regularly again
-Downtime? Consider drawing and/or painting. Get back into it.

5. Interpersonal relationships
-Keep up with correspondence. Pick one day per week for letter writing.
-Look at OkCupid again? I dunno. The steps I need to take here are less clear.

I think that looks like an impressive but manageable list. Time to get to work.