I don't seem to have posted my New Year's Resolutions last year. I decided to make them all private and meaningful or something. I know I posted them in 2008. I feel the urge to post something this year, although you may not get the whole list. I do like a good list, and I will most likely have more resolutions than all of you combined (yes, all three of you) by the time I'm through. Here's just a smattering of my Resolutions:
1. Exercise, therefore not incurring my sister's mockery and potential wrath for requesting a heart rate monitor for Christmas and not using it. I totally have done this for three days in a row now. As I mentioned once way back when, I'm a firm believer in having unambiguous goals that you can actually reach. So instead of "exercise more" (which I suppose I've already achieved for the year), I shall say, run a ten minute mile. Shut up, stupid in shape people. Also there's more to the goal, but I'm not going to tell you now because you just got lippy. See how you vex me?
2. Spend more time with my teenagery niece and nephew. This will not be very hard, because "more" can be accomplished by one stint of quality time with either one outside of family events. Bad auntie. Also spend some more time with my little squirts. Little Brother is almost convinced it's safe to let me hold him now. I'm making some serious progress here.
3. Quit smoking. Oh... wait... hmm. Well. Check.
4. Find a new way to volunteer. Simmer down, there, Dizzle. I mean in ADDITION to Camp Fire, not instead of. Because my Camp Fire kids love me, as they should. And volunteering broadens your horizons and gives you new skills, as well as sharpening old ones. Also you can put them on your resume. I realized that last year.
5. Read the whole Book of Mormon from front to back at least once during the year. You know, instead of losing my place and starting over all the time. So I can be all religious-like and spiritual. I'm also thinking I shall read the whole Old Testament, since that's what we're studying in Sunday School. And um, just to clarify to my not Mormons, this is in addition to studying the scriptures by topic at church and stuff. I read 'em, I swear.
6. Learn more about the people I work with. Read books about mental illnesses. Learn more about addiction. Read some books on alcoholism. Read some books to understand other cultures. Phew, I need to be reading me some books. Let me know if you have recommendations.
What are your resolutions? Or are you resolution haters?
2 comments:
1. No book-buying in 2011 (unless someone gives me a gift card).
2. No getting sick.
3. I think that's it.
Ummm... I can give you lots of volunteer tasks. I have 200 newsletters in my car that need folding... Just pretend they're not for Camp Fire!
I like #1!!!
I think people make New Years resolutions because it is a new year, aka a fresh start. That's always a good time to refresh life goals.
One of my main goals this year is getting rid of STUFF. I have come to the conclusion that if I do not use it or can downsize it, that's what I will do. For example, I have already loaded most of my CD's onto my iTunes. I am backing them up on my external hard drive for safety. I am going to get rid of 90% of my CD's (that's alot, cause I think I've got around 600+); I only get to keep super special ones or absolute faves.
Next are my books.
And clothes.
And shoes.
AAAHHHH! Yep, this will take all year long......
:)
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