Christmas Break-Over

My life has been CRAZY. The word routine seems to have been deleted from my vocabulary, along with the words rest and organization. So for Christmas Break I am determined to get some things done, clean some things up, set & meet some goals. The Christmas "Break-over”, I'm calling it.

The last bell rang Friday, and I started to make a to-do list in my head. How will I get it all done?  I started thinking how I hate to tell people my goals because then they'll know if I fail. I hate the idea of anyone thinking I'm all talk and no action, and what if things don't work out?  Sometimes they don’t.  What if I lose focus? 

Then I’ll feel the guilt of being a failure, and who needs that? But suddenly I realized that maybe somebody out there does need that, to know that failure can happen, but fear of failure doesn't have to stop anyone from trying. Maybe I'm not the only one. Or maybe this will keep me on track since I wouldn't want you to see me fail.
So here goes... Cue appropriate sound track... Christmas Break-over Goal 1 is to run/walk 40 miles by the end of the year. This may sound totally unreachable to some while others are thinking "so what, that's no big deal".  Let me explain that there are 13 days left in 2015. That means I can only skip 3 days of 4 miles each day to do this-- 4 days actually, since I killed 4 miles yesterday on day one of Christmas Break-over.

Another note, I am not one of those folks who counts every step I take all day long; I am only counting specific RED DIRT Gym time, only those miles set aside for the purpose of getting me fit.
I CAN do this, but it's gonna take focus, dedication, and maybe some new Nikes; mine have just about had it... So Santa if you're reading this... ;)
GRACE and peace to all through this wonderful season.

Goal
40 miles by year's end

Day 1 Friday 12/18.....4 miles