Is your year half empty or half FULL

I was reading the blog of my favorite yoga studio, Tranquil Space, and the founder's recent post of 'Happy Half Year' inspired me to think about my own half year mark and all that has been accomplished and all that remains to be seen or accomplished during the 2nd half of 2011.

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We are at the half way point in the year, so the idea of checking in to see if the year is half empty or half FULL is such a great way to acknowledge all of the hard work put into the first 6 months of the year, and also take stock to see if I am on target with how I'd like this year to go. (...and to make sure I actually have some targets for the rest of the year!)

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Although, for those of you that know me personally - I ALWAYS have To Do lists, usually in excel, and usually color coded. However, this year, since finishing yoga teacher training, I find myself with less time to actually make these to do lists and also less time to think about the future and plan. Practicing Yoga and Teaching Yoga has become a BIT all consuming (Love IT), but I need to find a way to make time for the planning and the creative process of LIVING.

So that being said - I am happy that I've lived the last 6 months accomplishing:

• Celebrated my Grandma Margot's life and my many cherished moments with her
• Yoga Teacher Training 1 and 2 at Tranquil Space
• Went from yogi to yoga teacher
• Went through losing my job at a dissolving company....interviewing and finding a new position in the accounting world.
• Found karma yoga, volunteered teaching chair yoga and led various yoga fundraising efforts
• Visited Boston for vacation - loved their Little Italy and Fenway Park
• Planned a girlfriend's bachelorette party and stood up in her wedding in Chicago area
• Moved to a new apartment (in the same building...can't seem to give up the pool on the roof) :)
• Created a yoga website - www.yogatwistonlife.com
• Made friends with TONS of new people in D.C....which has been so much fun (Lots of friends in the apartment building, as well as yogi friends)
• My husband and I celebrated our 1st one year anniversary (long story...but we were married twice...so I get 2 anniversaries each year...YEAH)
• Became a teacher at tranquil space and sport and health and kicked off a Summer Yoga Series on the roof of the building I live in
• Half marathon - last but not least...trained for and ran/walked the Virginia Run for Wine half marathon - 20 something-minutes faster than I expected - YEAH I finished and did not get swept up by the bus at the end :)

It took me some time to think about what I think is reasonably likely that I will be able to finish in the 2nd half of this 2011 year....I may be overestimating a bit, but I've read recently that if you give yourself too much to do, that it will help you become more productive and efficient (OK...that's totally the accountant in me coming out) :) Here is to the glass being full at the end of the year with the following (in no particular order):

• Teaching yoga and continuing to learn my own teaching style and voice
• Start Teacher Training - 500 hour certification program in August through June of 2012
• Continue to find ways to create a sense of community for my husband and I in DC
• Plan and enjoy our 2nd - 1st anniversary with a vacation
• Visit family and friends in Louisville
• Coordinate and have fun with my Pa's 1st visit to DC this summer
• Practice yoga every day even if only for a few minutes.
• Coordinate another karma yoga fundraising event
• Visit NY
• Continue to understand and grow within my day job - the accounting world.
• Fine tune yoga website - add fun links, information & resources about yoga, testimonials, etc.
• Identify my personal yoga pose of the week and incorporate in classes I practice and teach
• Finish Stained Glass Room Divider...It's been sitting unfinished for over a year! YIKES!
• Read, Read, Read

Well...I should be off to bed. One thing I wanted to add to the list, but knew I would have trouble keeping the goal, was going to bed earlier. I will try....starting with tonight.

Sweet Dreams about Goals and a Life FULL of accomplishments!