My yearly review

I went to grab my old journal that I occasionally write in. This is the journal I have used for with all of my classes with the life coach I worked with for years. I pulled it out to see what I wrote last year when I did my end of year review and my look ahead at the next year.

Every year, I go through her questions and journal about what worked and didn't for the past year and what I want out of the coming year as well as naming your year for a theme. The questions I answer are from her website, an entry she wrote years ago:

http://www.joancollinscoach.com/cb1207.html

At the end, she says to look into your crystal ball and to write a letter to yourself date for December 31st of the NEXT year. And make that letter a review... so I'm planning on writing a new journal entry in 2 weeks dates December 31, 2011.

Tonight I pulled out what I wrote last year. And I really did do this on New Year's Eve last year! And I wrote out a couple of pages on my section dated 12/31/10. Many didn't come true. Who knew the changes that would take place at work. I haven't passes two CPCU exams.. but I am due to register for one the beginning of January. My finances are still the same, but my apartment IS great.

I also wrote, "Over the year I have developed some great relationships. These are friendships I will have for years to come." Well, that has SO come true! I'm really happy with that part of 2010!

I had named 2010 my "Year of Fitness". WOW, was it ever! :) And in my 12/31/10 letter I also wrote about that and how I ran in a few 5K's. (actually, I did 9 road races this year, but who was counting!) Then I wrote, "Who knows, I could do a marathon soon! :)" WOW! How freaky is that?? I actually wrote that a year ago! I'm BLOWN away!

I ended my letter with:

I love the direction my life is taking. I am so happy. I have amazing friends, a great job, I'm healthy and in the best shape I have ever been in my life! Life is great & 2010 was amazing!

Damn. 12 months ago, I don't think I could have ever realized how true that one sentence could really be. That's just nuts!

Even my weight. I wrote in my journal that the morning of 12/31/09 my weight was 140.6. I didn't weigh myself today but yesterday I was 125.4. And on January 1st of 2009, I was 159.2. Holy crap! I really did lose 35 pounds! WOW! I am healthy and in the best shape I have ever been in my life!

I'm just dumbfounded by things I said 12 months ago. And how true they really ended up being. Who knows, I could do a marathon soon?? Really?? I wrote that 12 months ago, as I am waiting to hear if I am going to be accepted onto Team Eye and Ear for the 2011 Boston Marathon? As I went out today for a 5 mile run for my 1/2 marathon training? I wrote that 12 months ago? When I had only done one 5K and walked for at least half of it? When I wrote that I was going through rounds of cortisone injections into my spine for a bulging disc in my neck? And in the back of my mind there was a possibility that I wanted to do a marathon? HOLY CRAP!

I just think this is cool. I LOVE this journal exercise more than any other. I wish I knew where I had written the year before. I have the past 2 New Years but I don't know what journal I was writing in before that or where I would have it. Gotta find it. That would be cool too.

If 2010 was this amazing, I have no idea what 2011 could be like. I'm already setting some goals, but really? A marathon? What could I name next year? If I'm planning for the marathon, how could I top that? What else could I achieve? So many possibilities! :)