First Post

So I decided to start a blog. Truth be told, although I read a lot of blogs, starting one was never something I really had considered because the last blog that I tried to start, when I was abroad in Denmark, lasted one post. Yes, one post. It was fitting, as I have a long history of starting things and never finishing them (blogging about Europe, scrapbooking, losing weight, reading 30 minutes a day, watching less tv, saving money...the list goes on for a ridiculously long time, but you get the point).

Why now? Why am I trying to start this blog that will likely fail? Because I've made another goal, and that is to run a half marathon. (Insert ridiculous laughter from anyone who knows me). I fail at running. I try and try and try to start running plans, and I never make it past week 3. Like I said, I'm not good at accomplishing goals. To be totally fair to myself, I am good at accomplishing academic goals. Get into my first choice college. Check. Graduate from college and write an honors thesis. Check. Get accepted into law school. Check. But then I realized something: the drinking habits that I developed in college meant that I graduated college with an extra 35 pounds, effectively meaning that with my inability to accomplish anything other than academics, I am currently a chubby nerd. This is a problem. Combine that with the fact that I'm starting law school this fall and I'd really like to have something else in my life besides school, I decided to run a half marathon. For real this time. This blog will document my efforts. Probably.