I’ve always had a running joke where I say something to the effect of, “I don’t set my sights too high, so I rarely fail.” I say it so seriously just waiting for people’s responses and I think with the frequency of my saying it and the seriousness in my voice, people have believed my sarcasm–including myself! I’ve also brought up that joke in the past regarding New Year’s resolutions….
But no more!
This is a big new year for me and I’m gonna do this right! The resolutions aren’t necessarily just things that I’m going to force myself to do in order to induce change in my life. These are things that I really want to see happen and I’m excited to do it. I have a lot on my list and some of them are necessary to do, while others could go either way, so if I don’t succeed in every single one, I won’t hate myself or see myself as a failure because I know that I’ll succeed in the others. I’m not a perfectionist, but I will do the best that I can. So here is the long and short of it for Twenty Oh! Nine…
SHORT-TERM LIST
ST1. Plan a personal, unique, and meaningful wedding with my best friend that everyone will remember | now thru May 1
ST2. Get married | May 2
ST3. Finish the Colonix/Toxinout programs | either Feb 13th or March 18th
LONG-TERM LIST
LT1. Read at least 6 books this year
LT2. Do the Daily Reading plan that my Bible App gives me on my iPhone, but read from my actual Bible whenever possible
LT3. Eat/Buy organic whenever possible -and/or- Eat/Buy locally grown food whenever possible
LT4. Exercise at least 3 days a week
LT5. Try and take a walk with Amanda everyday–especially once we’re married and when the weather is agreeable (which might not happen for a little while)
LT6. Finish school (working on it as long as I can 4-5 days a week)
LT7. Go camping or backpacking more
LT8. Eat out less; cook more
LT9. Finish AFI’s 100 Best Films list with Amanda (this year it’s gonna happen! no more slow-pokin’!)
Gosh, I’m sure there’s more than that, but it is a start. Give it a couple of days and there might be more on here.
Have a great 2009 with all the ups and downs it will bring!
from the beard 