Sunday, January 30, 2011

Keeping Resolutions

That's what I've been doing this year. My resolutions?
  • Be more healthy. I'm not setting any weight loss goals, because I don't want to get stuck in the diet cycle, but I do want to eat healthier and exercise more. And I have been, all month so far! I even survived a dinner out @ Outback Steakhouse, under 700 calories! Yay me!
  • Finish what I start. I have been trying to finish old projects, and not start new ones until the old ones are done. It's been slow going on finishing up the old ones, but the new projects I've started have been completed and not set aside. That's progress!
  • Be more creative. I am trying to do at least one creative thing every day. This hasn't been as easy as I thought it would be, but it is still in my mind as something I must do, and I'm trying.
  • Be more organized. Doesn't necessarily go hand-in-hand with being more creative, but - even as much as my nature is rather scattered - I am in charge of the household, and running it requires organization. Time to knuckle down and get there.
  • Journal. I'll never be a daily journalist, but I have been making an effort to write down any significant happenings at least once a week. So far, so good! Hopefully, as I improve with this, I will improve with blogging a bit more regularly as well (she said, to her audience of none). Even if no one reads, this is something I enjoy and I want to keep up with it. Which goes right back to that follow-through I was talking about.
  • Try new things. I have tried lentils, and chocolate salad dressing, and going to a get-together where I only knew one person. None of the results were necessarily positive, but I am still trying new things anyway. Because I will find something new and fall in love with it, eventually.
This year, my resolutions have been all about taking care of me, which is something new I'm trying, as well.