Weekend Reading: January 5, 2013

by Mandi on January 5, 2013

source: mandiehman on Instagram

Shannon recently convince me to join her in the #1000miles club. She’ll be walking/jogging/running 1,000 miles in 2013, and I’ll be biking beside her (figuratively) on our recumbent bike. I love the idea of this specific, overarching goal that is both fun and motivating but broad enough that I won’t be discouraged by a missed day along the way. And actually, I only need to do 6 miles every other day or so in order to meet the goal, so that definitely feels doable!

My friend Melanie is joining us as well (yay for more accountability!), and she’s actually tracking her progress on a map. Her goal is to make it to Savannah, Georgia.

Do you want to join us? Just leave a comment here if you’re in, and I’ll have a few check-in posts throughout the year. You can also tag your posts with #1000miles on Instagram!

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Here are some of my favorite posts from this week. As always, check out what I’m reading to see the other posts that make me stop and think. You’ll find new posts all week long!

Food {Real Food Resolutions}

Real Food Tips: 5 Easy Changes for 2013 | 100 Days of Real Food

First Steps to Real Food | Keeper of the Home

Back to Basics 10-Week Baby Step Mini Challenge | Kitchen Stewardship

Family {Resolutions for Moms}

3 Ways NOT to Step Into the New Year | Well-Grounded Life

How to be a More Productive and Peaceful Mom in 2013 | Life As Mom

Mini-Resolutions: 13 Small Steps to Becoming a Happier Mom in 2013 | The Happiest Mom

Home {Organized & Green in 2013}

Green in 365: Making Small Changes | Live Renewed

Pulling Yourself Together: Implementing a Cleaning Routine that Sticks | Clean Mama

{6 Tips to Toss, Restore, Organize … } | Marcus Design

Have a great weekend!

	Mandi Ehman is the blogger behind Life Your Way. She and her husband have four beautiful girls plus one baby boy on the way, and together, they live, work and homeschool on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia. She loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.

Megan

I wanna join. What kinda map is your friend tracking on?
- http://lifeyourway.net Mandi @ Life…Your Way
  
  I’m not sure what she’s doing specifically, but I’ll ask her to Instagram it and then post the link!
http://joyceandnorm.wordpress.com Joyce and Norm

Thanks for the real food links. We already eat pretty well (it’s all relative, right?), but can do better.
- http://lifeyourway.net Mandi @ Life…Your Way
  
  I love the back-to-basics posts too because they usually include a couple easy ideas to implement that I’ve either not thought of or gotten off track with!
http://snailpacetransformations.com/ Victoria Huizinga

I have been wanting to get better about charting my workouts so I am in! I run, bike and swim, does anyone know if there are any cool apps. out there that would plot your progress on a map for you?
Etta

I am also in! Will be 1610km for me, and have already done 10km walking this week in a very very hot Melbourne, Australia.