First time for everything

Macarons, 5K Training, and Blogging: there is a first time for everything. 

So, today was my first time...trying macarons, training for a 5K and BLOGGING! I decided that today was the day. About a year ago, I discovered the world of blogging. It's actually quite remarkable the copious number of creative, inspirational, and intelligent people in this "blogosphere." At first, I never actually thought that I would want to blog, but then 6 months ago, I started to think about it more and more. I kept putting it off; first it was: "I need to focus on the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)," then, "I really need to catch up on life," then, unfortunately, I had to re-take the MCAT, so it was once again, "I need to focus on the MCAT." Well, the MCAT is over, and though I do need to catch up on life, I knew that if I didn't just sit and do it, there would always be something. 

A couple things to know about me before I continue: 

• I am planner, and not the normal kind. I actually, sometimes, feel the need to plan my day out, hour by hour. 
• Then, I stress when things don't go according to plan, which is about all the time. 
• I set goals (such as running a 5K) and fail to complete, which then leads me to disappointment, because my plan to run the 5K didn't work out, which then causes me to stress. 

See a pattern....

On the plus side, I am starting to realize this about myself and slowly I'm working to control it. Yes, control, not change it. In the past year, I have had some disappointments which have really opened my eyes and made me realize, that most of the time, things don't go according to plan. Seems simple enough, but it really wasn't for me. I always had a plan for my life- no matter how it was changing, I always had a plan. Graduate high school, graduate college, obtain my Masters, obtain my Medical degree, become a Family Physician, save the world. Yup, that was the plan and things went so smoothly- up until "obtain my Medical degree." That is currently the obstacle I face- so, needless to say, there will be blog posts about how I am slowly working to kick this obstacle's ass. Because, I will not give up, though there will be times that I will want to very much, I will not. End of story. 

Anyway, so, I am also hoping to use this blog as some sort of accountability tool (I'm just going to assume that there are many people following me and I can't let them down! :-)). Like I mentioned earlier, I tend to set goals and not complete them. Well, I'm trying again. I just recently turned 26 and decided that each year, I'm going to set one, very, reachable goal for myself (it's me, so I have about 100 more in my head), but let's focus on the one- to complete a 10K, by August 2013. Since, I have NEVER ran a 10K, I decided to start from scratch! I have done a couple 5Ks in the past, but seeing as I haven't actually ran in months- I must start over. So, today, I counted as my first day. I am using the iPhone app, Couch to 5K. A friend of mine suggested it and so far, it seems do able. It's over the course of 9 weeks (3 times a week) and utilizes the walk/run method (may take me a little longer, but that is okay). Once I complete the 5K, I will move on to the 5K to 10K training, using the same app. Fingers crossed! X So, day one complete- walk 1:30s, run 1:00 for 30 minutes. Distance and Pace: 1.92 miles; 15:38 per mile. 

So, yea, today was my first time and as with the first time for anything, I am completely nervous, but extremely excited. I hope that you join me on my journey, as well as some stops along the way to enjoy the randomness that is my life. 

Oh yea! It was my first time trying macarons too at this new French Bakery le macaron.  There was definitely no nervousness there, just pure excitement. I tried the basil white chocolate, sicilian pistachio, and the walnut. All were brillantly delicious, but my favorite was the sicillian pistachio. Another thing to know about me...I love food!