New Years Resolutions 2011

Alright. I'm going to make an list of New Years Resolutions and then at the end of 2011 I'll see how well I stuck to them.

1. Lose some more weight: I really would like to try and get down to my goal weight this year, which is I think 130 or something like that, but I feel like that will never in a million years happen because of my body type. So lets say that over the course of 2011 I'd like to drop at least 100 pounds and I feel that if I stick to the my HCG diet I can obtain this goal. I lost a total of 15 pounds the first 15 days I was on it, so if I did that, plus the maintenance time in between, I think I could hit that losing 100 pounds mark. And, as always, the goal is to maintain the weight loss!!!

2. Get good grades in school: I think one of the big factors in me accomplishing this goal is moving into the dorms at school. I don't like the environment at my house anymore. It just breathes... uneasy-ness. And plus, when I'm home, there are so many things to distract me, like my parents or chores, and I think that having that taken away and only doing those things on the weekend (or every other weekend hopefully) will help to really let me focus on school.

3. Have David and the kids come to America: I've been saving like crazy so that he doesn't have to foot the bill for everything when he comes here or pay for me everywhere we go. Plus he got that new job, which in my opinion was a extremely smart decision on his part, to help earn more money for the kids and their trip here. And he'll make it here, I know he will :D

4. Try to blog at least every other day: I'm not going to be extremely strict on this one, but I want to try and blog every other day, or at the very very least once very 3 or 4 days. I've found that blogging really helps me get out my thoughts onto paper and out of my head where they like to rattle around for days and days. One they're extracted from my brain, I can relax and then revisit those thoughts later and assess them, which usually leads me to say "Wow, I was so dumb for thinking that." It's also a kind of therapy. Like what happened this week with finding out things about a certain person, I really don't think I would have gotten over that so quickly if I hadn't written down every single little emotion and hateful feeling I was feeling. Of course I didn't post any of it -- that post is safely tucked away in my drafts box only to be revealed later when I write my book some day.

5. Read a book a month: I really feel like this is another attainable resolution for myself. I'm not going to have a TV in my room at school because we don't have cable in our rooms so I didn't see what the point was in bringing a TV only to get 5 channels. I have my laptop to watch DVD's and I have Netfilx on my computer plus Hulu for all my regular TV watching pleasures, so that other free time I think I'll fill up with reading books. So far I know I want to read "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer, "Decision Points" by George W. Bush and "An Abundance of Catherine's" by John Green. Which one should I start with though? Hmmm.... I think I'll bring all 3 to school and decide.

6. Make my first year being 21+ as awesome as possible: I want to drink green beer on St. Patricks day, I want to have a beer on Mardi Gras, I want to drink at my family gatherings and not have people scold me for it, I want to not have to sneak alcohol around and be able to walk into Shop N' Save and buy any kind of alcohol I want. All this and more will be accomplished in 2011.

7. Stay in touch with my close friends as they move across the globe: While I was in the UK last October, I met some amazing Aussies and New Zelander's. I would really like to keep in contact with them. I also have close friends who are moving to Japan whom I really want to stay in contact with also. I've got friends and relatives all across the US and my boyfriend lives in England (but we've gotten long distance communication down pat, so nothing to worry about there) and I just want to keep all these amazing people close to me even if we're far away. Facebook makes this relatively simple to do, but I'd like to at least send my friends a letter once or twice while they're in Japan. As for my friends who are away at school, I'd like to keep in contact with them as much as possible, especially my bestie Michelle. She's an incredibly busy person, but I'd still like to keep in contact more with her in 2011 then I did in 2010.

8. Have God come back into my life more: I'm someone who considers them selves more spiritual than religious. I don't like sitting through church early in the morning, I find praying out loud in front of people to be uncomfortable, and sometimes I get a vengeful attitude (especially as of late). It's not that I've pourpously turned my back on God, it's that I haven't let him into my life as much. I'd like to fix this in 2011 starting with praying more. I'm going to have a lot of hard times coming up over these next 2 1/2 years and I want something to help guide me along when I seem to fail.

9. Have another vegetable garden: I extremely enjoyed harvesting my own vegetables last summer and I really want to do it again this summer.

And last, but not least...

10. I want to spend Christmas 2011 with David and the kids: This is a really long term goal that will require much money, planning, and coercing of my parents. But if David can get here this summer, I don't see why I wouldn't be able to go see him for Christmas :D

Over and out ♥