in with the new

Happy New Year!

Wow, 2009 already? Seems like just a few months ago I had my whole family in town staying with me for New Year 2008! Its crazy, and now I can see exactly why everyone always says “the older you get, the faster time goes by”.  It’s funny because it’s totally true.

I’m not one to make new years resolutions, because every year now since I turned 30 they seem to be the same old things…lose weight, stop drinking so much, be better to myself…blah blah blah.  The need to do those things seem to be ever-evolving, never-ending and will probably always be there.  So what do I want to really want to accomplish this year?

1)    Be a better daughter, sister, girlfriend, granddaughter, niece, co-worker, friend…

Since email and text messaging came into my life I have become the worst at keeping in touch.  I barely call my parents because I send and receive emails from my dad weekly.  I used to talk to them at least once or twice a week. I haven’t heard my friend Eden’s voice in over a year because I am too lazy to just call him. We text message all the time, but I still have yet to call him back. My sister; I lost track of her life because I just haven’t called her, I didn’t even know that she started coaching! Another thing I have started doing is collecting birthday cards, anniversary cards, fathers day cards…you know, cards that were meant to be sent but weren’t…gosh, I need to be there for others more.

2)    Save money.

‘nuff said. I have no savings at all right now…well I have about $300, but what good is that in an emergency? When I was unemployed I went through my then savings in no time…what happens if I lose my job again? (Knock on wood) I received some money for Christmas and it is going directly into my savings account, never to be touched or maybe to pay off my $780 in debt??). So there’s a start at least

3)    Work out…no seriously.

If I worked out at least three times a week, I know for a fact that I would feel better and lose weight.  The thing is: I like food.  I can say that I am on a low carb diet, but then get to work and the bagels and doughnuts are too much to handle.  I am weak when it comes to food, and weak when it comes time to work out…I hate working out! Why can’t it be like when I was in college and could eat anything I wanted without gaining?  These days its- gain 10 lose 5, gain 5 lose 3, gain 10…stupid body! Why can’t I just be skinny like I used to be?  I think if I could just get there again, I might be able to stay there…we will see.

Sigh…Bulimia here I come! (kidding)

So once again, this is not a resolution, merely some changes I foresee making in my life coincidentally beginning at the New Year.  Looking back on the last year, I didn’t get too much done…gained the weight back that I lost, drank the alcohol I wasn’t supposed to, didn’t get enough sleep, worked way too much, played way too little…same old same old!

Well this year I say- out with the old! 

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(¸.•´ (¸.•´ .•´ ¸¸.•¨¯`•. jenni