So it begins...

Hey y'all! ::in my Paula Deen voice:: So day today I came up with the idea that I would create a list... not that "bucket list" that everyone else talks about but rather a "get out and LIVE list." My "GOAL list" is basically an accumulation of things that I haven't tried before that I maybe was too afraid to do or never had an opportunity to do... it's basically my way of making sure that I'm not just existing but LIVING instead.

This is whole thing started when I paid my money for the the Richmond Sportsbackers Half-Marathon training on August 6th. If you would have asked me a year ago if I would have been keen on the idea of running 13.1 miles in a single event, I would have called you a bold-face LIAR! However, thanks to the encouragement of my friend, (another Amy K) I signed-up and now I'm loving every minute of it. Committing myself to this half-marathon training and running 3-4 times week; succeeding in my goals has given me the new sense of confidence.

Today, I ran 7.26 miles; a personal best for me. I have NEVER run that far in my life and never thought that I could. It just goes to show that you really don't know what you can do until well... you've done it. I'm trying to erase the word "can't" from my vocabulary because that will only limit me on how far I can/will go! I plan on blogging about my the various activities that I accomplish from the list... No clue how frequent these posts will be. It really all depends on how soon I can accomplish these items. I am so excited to really 'work my list.' Feel free to join me on my journey... and so it begins.

What I had as of 10 PM today... it's actually grown a lot since then :-)