The first month of 2015 has gone so quickly! It hardly feels like moments ago we were all sitting down to turkey and mince pies, surrounded by baubles and tinsel.

February is a fun month for me as it involves my birthday- I’ll be turning 28 on the 28th this year, (eek!) and will most definitely be consuming lots of chocolate cake!

And of course Brighton Half Marathon is coming up which I’ve been training for for the last few months. I do have a time goal in mind, but at the end of the day, I’m not going to beat myself up if I don’t achieve it. I want to enjoy the race and not feel such a huge amount of pressure that I can’t soak up the atmosphere and have fun! I’m so excited to run next to the sea- I love the beach, I literally can’t help smiling when I hear the waves and smell that salty air 🙂

Brighton isn’t quite Australia, but hey, I love all beaches!

These were my January Goals.

February mostly involves continuation– I’m striving for consistency with my fitness training, and building good habits in my personal life.

Fitness

• Continue running three times a week as part of Jantastic and run a strong race at Brighton
• Complete the Believe: Yoga for Runners course with Erin of Jasyoga. I have 2 more sessions left, and so far it’s been brilliant- I’ll be sad to stop going, but I’ve learnt so much! I’m going to put together a blog post at the end with some key takeaway points, so stay tuned for that. The final session is the day after Brighton Half Marathon, when I’m sure my legs will be crying out for some restorative yoga!

The Jasyoga Ladies!

Lifestyle

I did pretty well with my other goals in January that were more lifestyle orientated- I definitely made an effort to try and prepare my lunches on most weekdays, and probably had 1 or 2 nights a week without TV. I’d like to continue with this, as it’s hopefully now developing into a good habit!

This month I want to focus on Blogging…

This free blog planner is from everydayenchanting.com

• Become more organised and build some structure into my blogging schedule. At the end of last year I started writing a monthly plan for blog posts but this has slipped a bit, and I’ve found myself hurriedly putting things together at the last minute, or realising I haven’t yet reviewed something I should have done. I know blogging should be fun, and you don’t have to write to a schedule, but I like to develop a bit of a routine. I try and blog Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but I’ve struggled recently with a lack of motivation. Or the urge to write comes along at the most awkward times- not when I actually sit down and think,”now I should write a blog post”! I guess I should go with the flow, but it can be difficult when I want to break off from what I should be doing at work to make some notes on electrolyte tabs, or how it feels to run with asthma, or how great these new running leggings are!

• Show myself some love– OK, this is a bit of a cheesy one, but it seemed fitting what with February being the month of love! I’m treating myself to a Spa Day on my birthday which definitely fits in the category of pampering and affection, but I also want to cut myself a break mentally too- try and eliminate the negative thoughts that crop up, and focus on the things I love about me 🙂 It also links back to my word for the year “Believe”, and believing in myself a little more. Check out this great post by Jessica Says for some more ideas on how to get started on your Self-Love journey.

Beki x