I Don’t Need No Steenking Resolutions

Jan 05 2010

I Don’t Need No Steenking Resolutions

Published by Kirsten under Happy, My Blog, My Health

I’ve never been one to make New Year’s resolutions, at least not with any amount of seriousness. This year is no different. I do, however, have goals. I always have goals, but I’m not always so forthcoming with what exactly those goals are. So, without further adieu, I give you my goals:

Health

I’d like to get my weight on a downward slide. I’ve been overweight for too long now, and my weight has inched up over the past few months. This is not acceptable. Not only does nothing look good on me, I’m way out of shape - a point that was driven home when I went to the mall the other day. A simple walk around the mall at a leisurely pace totally kicked my ass, and I had to take a nap when I got home. No, this will not do.

I’d like to eat healthier. I’m not talking about swapping out microwave meals for their slightly less evil counterparts, either. I’m looking to severely limit the amount of processed foods in my diet. They’re so prevalent today, and so not good for you. It’s a process, and I’m not going all out just yet. I’ll work on this by focusing on planning my meals around healthy protein sources and veggies, and trying not to look at all the crap on offer at the supermarket.

Also in the eating category, this goal is intended to save money: I’d like to make it a goal to eat out as little as possible. Sometimes it’s necessary, like when we travel, but other times it’s not. I’m going to try my best to bring healthy lunches to work so that I’m not tempted to spend money on an unhealthy meal.

Home

I really need to get this place organized. It’s not a total pig sty - I mean, give me a little credit - but we do suffer from Horizontal Surface Disease. You know how every flat surface in the house will get covered in STUFF? We got that. I need to figure out a way to get stuff organized and figure out some systems that work with my I-don’t-want-to-deal-with-it-itis. I want to figure out a way to keep things organized with the least amount of effort possible. Still working on that one.

Blog

I spent a good deal of Saturday going through my reader and blogroll to sync them up. I need to do a better job of keeping up with that in the future. It’s too easy to add things to the reader and forget about the blogroll.

I want to try to post a bit more often. I’ve been really slack on that over the past year or so, and it’s just not acceptable. I really like my blog, and interacting with all of you, and posting more than 3-4 times a month will help with that. Also? If I want to sharpen up my writing skills, I need to do something other than stare blankly at the computer when I get home from work.

Since I’m still lusting after the Thesis theme, I’d like to buy that and get it installed on my blog sometime. I think it will be just the thing to help me do more with my blog without having to learn a whole bunch of nasty code, which I just don’t have time for.

Those are the main things I want to work on this year. I’m sure I have other goals, but right now I think I’m coming down with a nasty cold and it’s preventing me from working to my full potential.

What are your goals for the next year and beyond?

4 Comments to “I Don’t Need No Steenking Resolutions”

# Zhu (94 comments.)on 06 Jan 2010 at 10:15 am

Happy new year!

Like you say, it’s not so much about losing weight, it’s about being healthy or healthier, which is a great goal.

As for blogging, I just borrowed a book from the library (for fun) called “no one cares what you had for lunch”. It gives great blogging ideas, you should check it out!
# Kirstenon 06 Jan 2010 at 11:24 am

I’ve heard of that book, but I can never find it in the bookstore. I would love to check it out before committing to buying it. I don’t go to the library here because the last time I went, the place was a madhouse. Do people not keep quiet in libraries anymore? I was actually in a conference room that was separated from the stacks by a small art gallery, and even with that and the doors closed, we had to stop our conversation a few times because the children would just not. stop. screaming. I think I might find more peace and quiet at a crowded playground. I supposed I could try again, but the noise is a huge turnoff.
# Zhu (94 comments.)on 08 Jan 2010 at 5:53 pm

I never actually stay at the main library here in Ottawa. But we have a cool library website and you can “book” online whatever book you want and they keep them on the shelve for you. The service is free and super useful. So I just drop by and pick up my good reads every week, it’s not difficult, I work two streets from the library.
# Kirstenon 09 Jan 2010 at 1:03 pm

I might have to look into that here. There is a library branch just down the street from my house, so if they have it I might be inclined to use the library more.