2010 New Years Resolutions

[scrub-jay]

I need to meet more people! I have resolved to join a band (concert style, not rock style ), do some volunteer work, and hopefully find a softball team.

I don't know if something you're contemplating can really be a resolution, but I'm contemplating a second stab at grad school.

And the perpetual resolution of going to the gym more often.

I'm adding another one:

Meet Oceanchild sometime in 2010!!

[oceanchild]

Haha, right, meet the iMSNer who lives less than a mile from me. Good plan.

[Vanquisher]

I don't normally make resolutions. I mean, not really. I always say I want to lose weight and be healthier, blah, blah, blah.

Though, I'd still like to lose weight and be healthier, not to mention be a hot skinny bitch, it's not a resolution this year.

This year I resolve to:

1. Make myself a priority, and demand that my husband makes his family a REAL priority for the first time in years.

2. Be kinder to myself.

3. Have at least one kick-ass vacation.

4. Meet more iMSN peeps.

5. Have more sex.

6. Laugh more.

7. Eat some great food.

8. Try at least one new thing.

9. Make a new friend (local).

10. Have at least one of my good friends fly out here to stay with me and have a great time.

[Lynn]

Heidi - I like them all. I'm going to add them to my list too.

[Michele]

To get cards mailed for everyone's birthday and anniversaries. I've been so horrible about this. I want to make everyone feel remembered this year.

This is on my list too! (My mom's tip is to mail all cards for the month on the 1st of the month - it still hasn't worked for me, but maybe it'll help you.)

The rest of my list is:
- learn to have more patience with Daegan
- continue the good eating, but try to do it cheaper

[HouseofWool]

To finish level 2 of the Master Knitter program. It's a correspondence course, you have to knit a bunch of samples to show techniques, knit an argyle sock, a fair isle hat, and design and knit a vest. I've joined a support group on ravelry for it.

To get back into making art - I signed up for a drawing class - haven't taken one for 13 years.

To treat myself well.

That is so cool! I have thought about doing it myself but I HATE intarsia and would have to really work at it. How much is the course?

What is your rav name?

Let's see...

There's always the lose weight resolution so that's a given.

Get through this move and selling the house without having a nervous breakdown.

Meditate an hour each day.

Stop drinking.

Make at least one new friend in Florida.

Start taking Italian lessons.

Be nicer to my kids.

[GrayMatterWife]

I don't make New Year's resolutions. Don't know why. I guess I take the resolutions I make (which aren't many) really seriously. I make them whenever I am ready to commit to them, as versus on an arbitrary day on the calendar that is supposed to be the "day it all changes." Too much pressure.

I can't think about major changes right now, anyway. I have too much on my plate. Between DH being gone for six months, to then come back and begin the dreaded chief year, and to then move away again for a year for fellowship...tacked on with a full-time job, two (and soon to be three) kids, etc...I feel like I will be lucky to keep it together. I don't have time to make myself a better person. I just want to survive. I don't need to thrive. hahahaha!

[Lynn]

That is so cool! I have thought about doing it myself but I HATE intarsia and would have to really work at it. How much is the course?

What is your rav name?

I think you only have to do a hat in intarsia, so not a big project.

It's been so long since I paid for it - I think it was $75? It may have gone up since then.

I'm lynnetteknits on rav. I haven't been very active, but would like to do more on there.

[Meenah]

Lynn I started taking drawing lessons in October. I just paid my tuition this week for my next class!!!! Enjoy.

[DCJenn]

Hmmmm-

The first is to remember that I actually support my husband in his decision to go to DC for the epilepsy fellowship. (It's actually called something else like Epilepsy and Neuro-something something but as you can see I've sort of blanked on it.) I just have to remind myself that it's not like the Iraq thing. I mean DC can be dangerous but they're not typically mortered every day.

2) A bunch of the neighbor ladies have decided to do a triathlon so I'll be adding that to the training.

3) I'm going to sign up for German classes at the local German beer hall. I hope it will help me with the German genealogy stuff I'm doing. and the beer is $2/pint.

Jenn

[SuzySunshine]

I don't usually do resolutions because I aim to high and I never get there. So my one resolution/promise for this year is that by December 31st I want to be in the best shape of my life (to that point) or at least as good of shape as when I was an active athlete in high school. I wonder if its possible without changing my eating habits though, I LOVE to eat. Not that I over eat but I like to eat good food and I'm not willing to give up carbs, etc. so we'll see.

Good luck everyone!

[HouseofWool]

Just checking in on this. I did the P90x abs yesterday and the cardio tonight. I don't think I will be able to move in the morning. He did moves that I didn't know the human body could do. Seriously, go from a wide squat to a jump? I just laughed.

[Lynn]

Lynn I started taking drawing lessons in October. I just paid my tuition this week for my next class!!!! Enjoy.

I will! The last time I took lessons, I found that the 2 hrs. of class was like meditation - I can't wait!

You enjoy too, Luanne! We'll have to share our work here! HAHA - no way, not for a while for me!

[SoonerTexan]

Just checking in on this. I did the P90x abs yesterday and the cardio tonight. I don't think I will be able to move in the morning. He did moves that I didn't know the human body could do. Seriously, go from a wide squat to a jump? I just laughed.

Yay--another P90xer. The abs are killer--I don't do more than 60% of the moves. Are you talking about Cardio X as far as the squat jump thing goes? I don't remember it--is it one of the plyo moves?

2) A bunch of the neighbor ladies have decided to do a triathlon so I'll be adding that to the training.

Sweet! Is it sprint or olympic distance? (I wont do anything longer than a sprint because I refuse to get in a lake) I'm signed up for one on March 14th