2013 in Review

This was a big year. I originally set out four ambitious goals on the whiteboard I keep in my bedroom, but only met or exceeded one of them. Despite that, I feel like 2013 was my best year yet.

Four original goals:

1. 1,200 pound total between the three powerlifts (squat, bench press, and deadlift)
2. Finish M.Ed.
3. Read 52 books
4. Visit three new places

Actual accomplishments:

1. 1,165 pound total (390 lbs squat, 275 lbs bench press, 500 lbs deadlift)
2. Technically this will post in January, but all work is done
3. Read 108 books
4. Visited two places (Lake Bass, top of Mt. Whitney)

Non-goal related accomplishments:

• Proposed to my long time girl friend and was married on January 4th
  
• Wrote a 15,000 word non-fiction book and self-published on Amazon (ranked 12th best seller in linguistic e-books)
• Made some really awesome new friends
• Hiked over 20 miles in one day for the first time (in order to summit Mt. Whitney above)
• Went up in a hot air balloon for the first time
• Crossed two things off my bucket list (hike over 20 miles, hot air balloon ride)