Resolutions for 2008
So the time to actually make resolutions is upon us once again. I liked the ones I made last year so I'm keeping them and coming up with some new ones.
So here are the big ones, on the first of the month I'll pick out my little monthly resolutions that I'm going to reward myself for completing :)
- Read 100 books and keep track of them! Last year I think I lost track in February. This year I think I'm going to do what a few people on my LJ did and keep track of books read via LJ.
- I really would like to lose some weight this year, I put a bunch on last year and that's not so fun. But rather than make the "I want to lose 20 pounds" thing that I'll give up almost immediately I'm going to try to just exercise more, walk more, and eat a little better and we'll see what happens. At least I'll be more healthy anyways and that's never a bad thing.
- Do one thing every month that puts me outside of my comfort zone. I did this last year and even though some of the things were small steps it meant that I did some new things and met new people and had fun that I wouldn't have had otherwise.
- Give more to charity/good causes etc. I've started to be able to support causes that I believe in supporting and I like being able to do that and want to keep that up. Plus this can be a lot of fun, working on the Browncoat Equality Now screening was awesome, I can't wait to do that again!
- Go to Teacher’s College. I think this is it, if I can't get into school in Canada I'm going to go somewhere else. I'll either bite the bullet, take the huge loan which will then follow me forever and go overseas or do the smarter but less fun thing and go to Buffalo. Not sure which it will be but I don't want to keep waiting year by year.
- Find at least 1 thing to smile about every day. Some days this one is harder than I thought it would be but I think it keeps me being a much happier person than I used to be a few years ago so I keep trying.
- Gossip less. I'm a girl, this is a typical fault. I've started trying to think of at least 3 nice things about everyone who I can say one bad thing about though, putting some good karma back out there.
-Be inspired more, idolize less. Again this is something that I've definitely been working on these past few years. The Sarah Slean Passioneer Card is one big success for this. Taking my crazy fangirling and doing something positive with it.
- Wander and discover more neighbourhoods in the city. I don't think I've done that enough in Toronto. Whenever I'm in NYC I end up doing this all of the time. I want to start walking around randomly here as well and just seeing what else I can find.
- Seriously stop getting hooked on people who have zero interest in me. I suck at this. I have high standards and often like people who are out of my league and then waste my time on them. This is not to say that I'm lowering my standards because I so am not, I'd rather be perpetually single than with someone who I don't really like. However I'd like to try to not get hung up on people who I have no buisness being hung up on.
To everyone on my friendslist (and also to those who also just stop by here randomly to read) I wish you all a fabulous 2008!
So here are the big ones, on the first of the month I'll pick out my little monthly resolutions that I'm going to reward myself for completing :)
- Read 100 books and keep track of them! Last year I think I lost track in February. This year I think I'm going to do what a few people on my LJ did and keep track of books read via LJ.
- I really would like to lose some weight this year, I put a bunch on last year and that's not so fun. But rather than make the "I want to lose 20 pounds" thing that I'll give up almost immediately I'm going to try to just exercise more, walk more, and eat a little better and we'll see what happens. At least I'll be more healthy anyways and that's never a bad thing.
- Do one thing every month that puts me outside of my comfort zone. I did this last year and even though some of the things were small steps it meant that I did some new things and met new people and had fun that I wouldn't have had otherwise.
- Give more to charity/good causes etc. I've started to be able to support causes that I believe in supporting and I like being able to do that and want to keep that up. Plus this can be a lot of fun, working on the Browncoat Equality Now screening was awesome, I can't wait to do that again!
- Go to Teacher’s College. I think this is it, if I can't get into school in Canada I'm going to go somewhere else. I'll either bite the bullet, take the huge loan which will then follow me forever and go overseas or do the smarter but less fun thing and go to Buffalo. Not sure which it will be but I don't want to keep waiting year by year.
- Find at least 1 thing to smile about every day. Some days this one is harder than I thought it would be but I think it keeps me being a much happier person than I used to be a few years ago so I keep trying.
- Gossip less. I'm a girl, this is a typical fault. I've started trying to think of at least 3 nice things about everyone who I can say one bad thing about though, putting some good karma back out there.
-Be inspired more, idolize less. Again this is something that I've definitely been working on these past few years. The Sarah Slean Passioneer Card is one big success for this. Taking my crazy fangirling and doing something positive with it.
- Wander and discover more neighbourhoods in the city. I don't think I've done that enough in Toronto. Whenever I'm in NYC I end up doing this all of the time. I want to start walking around randomly here as well and just seeing what else I can find.
- Seriously stop getting hooked on people who have zero interest in me. I suck at this. I have high standards and often like people who are out of my league and then waste my time on them. This is not to say that I'm lowering my standards because I so am not, I'd rather be perpetually single than with someone who I don't really like. However I'd like to try to not get hung up on people who I have no buisness being hung up on.
To everyone on my friendslist (and also to those who also just stop by here randomly to read) I wish you all a fabulous 2008!