Life experiments: my 2011 Magic Mix

wow 2010 is over and finished on a bang...of the good kind.
After 6 years in Orange San Francisco, I started working for Gracenote...which if you know me is pretty freaking awesome: music + tech!! Oh sweet life!

A very awesome end of year doubled with family's visit, an awesome New Year with dear friends and an impending trip to India. As of right now, my status is: heart full, gratefulness in full force, too much awesomeness!

If I am trying to recap my last year, it has been a mixed one for me:

What worked:
* Expressing my gratitude: Oh dear gosh, help me, I sound like a total Californian! Used http://thankfulfor.com/ daily for a few months until it was ingrained in my brain....and it works. I still had my bitchy days but I really do believe it changed my outlook on my life, away from the "what is not working right now" I tend to dive in otherwise.
Conclusion: Worked! Definitely doing it again this year
* traveling: that was awesome, SXSW, Coachella, Camping, Burning Man, renting cabins with friends. Awesome year filled with many fun events and awesome friendly faces. I have the hitch for longer and farther traveling though and next week I am going 2 weeks in India for a friend's wedding and to spend quality time with my girl RT, oh and my husband :). Excited I am!
Conclusion: will definitely be part of this year as well
* running: before running I never found an exercise that I liked to do so much that I will continue past the first few months. I have been running now for 2 years, I am still very slow and would love to be more consistent but I can truly say that I am addicted. It clears my mind, reduces my stress, makes me feel good and gets me outdoor getting this Vitamin D at least for these 3 times a week I am running our Bay.
Conclusion: so so glad I found this, definitely part of my 2011 magic mix
This year's objective: run consistently below 11:00 minutes a mile, do at least 2 half-marathon, break the 2:15 hours limit. (I know: I am slow!)

What did not work:
* growth: I felt stagnant this last year and this is scary for me. Learning and growth are a big part of what I seek for my life, and this last year it really hit me a few times that in my day-to-day life and especially at work I was repeating myself and not challenging myself enough. I did not feel that I was growing anymore and when Gracenote presented itself, I jumped on it. Totally the right time for it.
Conclusion: Hey new job, I fixed it!
* saving: well I can't say I did not have a lot of fun this last year between trips, shows,and overall good times but my savings account reflected it by being virtually empty...and that is becoming quite embarrassing knowing that I am way past my 30s and have no student debts anymore.
Conclusion: Need to fix
* sickness: not sure what happened last year but I got sick way too often. This new year resolutions definitely include eating better (more raw, more vegan, more wholesome), sleeping better, getting stress under control, exercise, practice yoga, meditate...oh and more bodywork
Conclusion: Need to fix

What will be in my 2011 Magic Mix:
* know what I am lucky for and express my gratitude,
* travel, continue the new experiences, deepen the existing one,
* run V, run: awesome stress killer for my overworked, overworried brain,
* some quite time, more wholesome food, exercise, practice,
* spend time with friends and family (& kitties, rabbity, and hubby): a no-brainer for most but quite a new one for me. Having been away from France since 1998, I thought that, especially from a family tie point of view, I was very independent, but this last trip with them, even with its little frustrations, left me more grounded and also more in touch with whom I became. And I was pretty happy of who that person was, and I think they were too:) Same thing with my time with friend, they leave me feeling better, that's how awesome they are; for socially awkward me, that's a new feeling.

Contended I am, 2011 I am ready