Recently (on or about the 3rd of January) I made some New Year’s resolutions. I used to pretend like I was the sort of person who doesn’t really make resolutions, but I found myself trotting out that same disclaimer year after year, and I’ve finally accepted that I like New Year’s resolutions. I also make changes throughout the year, but the lull in activity that happens once the Christmas parties and trees and shopping sweets are done is is a good time to take stock, see some things that need to be done, and start to do them.
So here are my three main resolutions:
1. Get my delts back. I used to have really great shoulders, but they’ve gotten hunchy and soft, and I promise myself that I will work on them. I want to look all badass in a tank top before my 40th birthday (this July). My abs could use some work too, but my shoulders and arms are the big focus for 2012.
2. Find a place for everything in my home. My grandmother always used to say “A place for everything, and everything in its place.” It seemed like such a cliched concept. But you know what? Her house was usually clean. Despite all my “GET RID OF ALL THE THINGS” resolutions of years past, my house never looks all that tidy. I finally figured it out — I don’t have that much stuff, but I have a dearth of storage. And things aren’t really grouped together in a sensical way all that much. So I’m going to work on it. Maybe by taht 40th birthday my house will be tidy enough to have a party.
3. Get back to posting regularly here at my little blog. I have no illusions of becoming a wildly successful mommy blogger, but I kinda like writing. And this is a good place to practice it.
You’ll notice that between Jan 3 and now is 11 days. I did start work on the organizing and home-finding resolution right away. I am blogging today (and already have an idea for tomorrow). The hard part is going to be getting back to regular weight-bearing exercise. I like doing it, but like so many people, I struggle with putting it high on my to-do list. I expect many posts this year to be about that, navel-gazer than I am.
I hope to see you all tomorrow, but if I don’t, have a nice weekend!
P.S. Make sure you listen to a Martin Luther King Jr. speech on the internet. He was a hell of a speaker.
