2016: New Year, New Goals

I have so many goals this year that it's a bit ridiculous.  I'm intentionally setting goals as opposed to resolutions, because in my experience a resolution is pretty vague ("lose weight" or "exercise more") and I have found that I really need a hard goal, or a rule to make me succeed. For example, "You can have two sodas a week" works, while "drink less soda" always fails. Some people don't like to be told what to do like this, but I find that even if it's ME telling ME what to do, that it works.

So. My list. Most of these are running related, duh.

Running.

• A Spring Half Marathon, A Summer Half Marathon, and a Fall Full Marathon. (eek!)
• A consistent 10:15 pace.
• ONE mile at 8:30.
• Two runs a month with Mike. (Possibly the hardest thing on this list, because: kids.)
• Continue my #runstreak through January, and potentially much longer. 
• One run in the Badlands.
• Strength training twice a week.

Reading.

• Read 60 books. In 2015 I read 55.  I'd like to focus more and Facebook less.
• Participate in the #26BooksWithBringingUpBurns Instagram Reading Challenge. I know, I don't do book challenges, but this one is on Instagram! I'm going to try.
  
• Read at least 4 books about running.
• Continue to not give a crap about if I'm reading enough books by men or books in translation or books that "smart" people read. I love what I read and will... actually, this is another goal..
• Continue to ride my soapbox about romance novels. Seriously, there are smart, beautifully written romance novels, and crappy, horrid, cliche ones- just like in any other genre.

Home.

• Re-texture and paint the hall bathroom.
• Paint all the bedrooms and the dining room.
• Buy: A breadbox, new kitchen towels, a tiny spoon rest, wall art for the kitchen, a futon for the playroom, a roku for the basement, bedding for the boys.

And, Finally.

• Finish the damn quilt.

What are your goals for 2016?  Are they mostly health related? Book related?