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Week in Review 01/7-01/14/12

Happy weekend everyone!  Work has been miserable lately so I am really looking forward to having a 3 day weekend.  Since I set so many goals for myself this year, I felt like I should write an update post here and there to let you know how I am doing.

-I have read 4 books so far this year.  That's right I said 4.  Last January I read 20 books but this year, not so much.  I am completely okay with that because it's nice not to feel pressured to read every second of the day.  Instead, I have spent a lot of time watching The Big Bang Theory or some other random tv shows.

-Of the 4 books I have read, 3 count towards the read challenges I decided to try to complete this year.  I hope to get at least 4 of the 5 challenges started this month.

-I am two weeks into training for a half marathon and I am scared sh*tless.  I have been really good at making myself get up in the morning and running but I am worried that I am going to falter or I just won't be able to hack it.  Ugh.  We'll see how I feel at the end of the month.  On a better note, I may only have been training for 2 weeks but I have been trying to work out regularly and eat better for about 2 months and I am starting to see some results.  I can fit into jeans I haven't been able to wear since summer!

-Unfortunately, I have not read a single book I own.  Epic fail.  I put a bunch of books on reserve at the library a few months ago and they all have come in since the beginning of the month.  Between that and the galleys I still need to read, I don't know how much of a dent I am going to put in my TBR pile this month.

-I also haven't done any work on my blog.  My job kind of gets in the way of reading and blogging.

That's about all that's been going on lately!  I hope you all have a great weekend!

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