Prompted by Lori-Lyn: How Did You Honor Your Body This Year?

I explored different exercise options (mainly via LivingSocial vouchers): a no-frills gym, a boot camp, a pole-dancing class. None of them ended up being right for me, but I learned a lot about what does work for me in the process.

I started hiking around Radnor Lake weekly, with a friend. I'm really looking forward to getting back to that once my lungs let me.

The upside to the current bout of bronchitis is that it's knocked aside my caffeine habit for the time being.

I indulged in a chair massage at the Cincinnati airport, a visit to the fish spa and a Turkish bath while in Athens, and a full-body massage while in Larnaca. I'd like to include massages in my 2012 budget. Ponder, ponder...

I found non-goopy makeup and painted my toenails more than twice. (On the other hand, I haven't had a haircut since .. um, I'm not sure one happened this year. I basically dumped my last stylist when I found out she hadn't believed me when I told her I use no product in my hair.)

Big sis took some cheesecake photos of me while we were traveling. I like them.

I splurged on a couple of daring dresses and some other flatteringly cut clothes. The reaction to them has been gratifying.

I have a realistic fitness plan sketched out for 2012. And it won't break my heart if I don't meet even those targets. The numbers are secondary to the overarching goal of feeling better.