New Year Resolutions
I just realized that I haven’t set any goals for the new year. I remember when I was a teenager I would set goals every January and by December, 90-100% of them would be accomplished. As an adult, I’m a failurer at keeping my new year resolutions. Chances are, I won’t get to most of them but it’s good to write them down anyway. And besides, I’m writing them down on this very public blog. We’ll do an audit in 2011 and see how far I got. How embarrassing would it be if I didn’t scratch anything off the list? Here’s my TOP TEN:
1. Travel – That’s all I hear from my married with children friends. Travel! You must travel more. It’s difficult to bring kids on long vacations and its too hard to leave them behind.
2. Update the Resume – It’s always good to have a polished resume handy. Mine is about three years old. The last interview I went on was with Lehman Brothers.
3. Get a New SLR Camera – I’m looking at the Canon 7D and EOS 5D Mark II.
4. Read More – I thought about getting an e Reader but it didn’t make much sense when I only read 7 books last year.
5. Keep This Blog Going – Statistics say something like 99% of blogs fail. Hmmm, sounds kind of depressing. I never thought I would find myself blogging but I’ve really come to enjoy it.
6. Hit the Gym – I am embarrassed to say that in 2009, I went to the gym less than 20 times. Membership fees are about $120 a month. If you do the match, each gym session costed me $72. I can’t even say I was sweating through a class. I was probably on the treadmill or elliptical machine.
7. Clean My Closet – It’s become this monster of a mess where it’s impossible to locate anything. It’s time to clean out my closet, donate what I don’t need and let my husband reclaim some real-estate.
8. Cook More – In early 2009, I was almost cooking every night. I love feeding people and making them full. We have access to so much produce and varieties of foods that it’s a real shame I can’t find more time to cook. I want to make it a priority to cook at least three meals per week from scratch in 2010.
9. Create a Framed Photo Montage – We received so many beautiful frames for our wedding but most of them are in the box. I’ve been talking about creating a collage of photos for one of the living room walls for a while now. Talk is getting cheap.
Images via www.potterybarn.com and www.apartmenttherapy.com
10. Keep in Touch With Friends – In 2010 I want to plan more dinners, invite friends over more, send out hand written birthday cards…