2010

so many positive thoughts regarding this new year and new decade. i have a few "resolutions" which are really just changes i want to make in my life. i'm documenting them here so i can check back every few weeks to see how i'm doing:

1. healthiness. obviously nearly 100% of people that make resolutions resolve to lose weight. i'm serious this time because i've got to be. diabetes runs in my family, and i don't want to live life in fear of when it may hit me. i'm going to pay more attention to the CRAP i put in my mouth on a daily basis... hourly if i have to. drink more water. only 1 diet coke a day IF that. limit my empty calories. exercise on a regular basis (4-5 tines a week). i'm going to USE that gym membership instead of just paying for it :) ford the record, i LOATHE the gym. i've always wanted to be a person who LOVES going to the gym and getting a good workout in. fi've finally come to the realization that it can't happen unless i MAKE it happen. duh. seems so simple, but is going to take a lot of dedication, discipline, and accountability from you all :)

2. finances. i am definitely a spender. i pay my monthly bills, and then look at what's left and think "what can i buy that i've been wanting??". not anymore! i need to take financial responsibility if i ever want to get out of my parents house. NEVER did i imagine still being here at 31 years old. in fact, my plan at 18 was to be in a house, married, teaching part time and be done having kids by this point. HA! what a joke. our timing is not His, that is FOR SURE. the plan is this: from now until i get paid again next thursday, i am going to sit down and budget out what i need for bills, give myself a certain amount for spending and the rest goes into savings. the end. and i've been looking at sale flyers and only shopping on clearance racks for a bit now, and i plan on continuing that.

3. be more social - mabe social isn't the right word. i want to walk up to someone new and welcome them to church. i want to share my faith with a stranger. i want to go out to that party even though it feels like it is 30 below zero out. i have been blessed with some incredible people in my life, and i want to spend more time with them. i guess this stems from my gramma dying back in july (can't believe it's been almost 6 months already!). i regret not spending more time with her when she was healthy and even when she was failing in the nursing home. i regret those times i drove by thinking "i really should stop in" and have learned time is precious.

4. reading through the Bible - pastor bruce challenged us this morning to read through the Bible this year. he asked us to take a stand, and at first i was thinking "are you kidding me? if i DON'T stand everyone will look at me. but i don't know if i can do it." enough of that i don't know stuff. i can, and i pray that i keep this atand i took today and promise i made to myself and the Lord.

speaking of... i have 3 days of reading to do.......