The what now? I made resolutions this year? Oh yeah... Well that should let you know how they're going or more accurately NOT going... But I thought it would be fun (or more accurately motivational) to revisit what my plans were for the year and how I'm doing on each one:
1- Get into better shape. I would like to be able to finally run that 5K with my brother and I'm determined to make it happen this year! I would also like to be able to go on a bike ride with him and not have to stop every five feet!
I received new running shoes for my birthday and have used them a grand total of once... I am seriously considering hiring a personal trainer for this!
2- Along with getting into shape, I need to lose the extra weight I've put on. I'm officially the heaviest I've ever been and not proud of that fact... My BMI is over 25 now which means I'm considered overweight so don't bother telling me I look fine.
I have barely even thought about this one until more recently. I have been noticing I'm constantly sweating to death and I'm thinking it's my size/caloric intake. I'm going to join Weight Watchers either this week or next!
3- Give up the diet soda! Or at least the vast majority of it! I have pretty much lived off of it for the last 5 years and it's disgusting! I finally figured out a couple of months ago that my favorite (diet Dr Pepper) was causing little sores on the roof of my mouth. They wouldn't happen all the time but probably at least once a month. I switched to Coke Zero and have not had the same problem but I want to get off of all of it!
HAHAHAHA! This is one that I only sort of want to do because I know it's the healthy choice but I absolutely don't want to do it. I don't know what it is, I have some sort of emotional attachment to it or something but deep down, I still want to drink it... All 6 cans a day of it! That's right, 6 cans a day! I'm not proud of it but I do LOVE it!
4- Get out of debt! I've put far too much on my credit card and then paid the minimum due for way too long. It ends now. I'm going to start paying the amount I paid in rent to all of my bills and they should be paid off by the end of the year (hopefully sooner with a good tax return since I didn't work for a lot of the year).
This is one that I've actually made some headway on. I'm about $130 away from paying off one bill leaving me with two bills left. I filed my taxes last week and will be receiving a tax refund which will pay off one other bill and I can then focus on the last remaining bill.
5- Go to grad school! I need to finish my application(s) and I plan to do that this month (January).
I don't even really want to discuss this one... I had decided to study Social Work at USC but it wasn't feeling 100% right so I let the deadline to apply pass by... Which I don't regret that but I regret not taking a GRE prep course last year, taking the GRE test, and applying to grad schools because at this point, it will be for the fall of 2012 that I can apply for anything...
6- Finish the Harry Potter series by the time that last movie comes out (July). I have the first three read and have just started the fourth. They keep getting longer and longer though which is intimidating...
This is the other one that I've actually been doing. I just finished the 5th one today so that leaves me 3 months to read two books. Judging by the fact that the 5th one was the longest (the 6th is about two hundred pages shorter), I think I will achieve this one!
4- Go to bed at a decent hour (at least before midnight). When I didn't have a job I would stay up all night and then sleep through the afternoon and I think my body is still kind of wanting that pattern. I don't even have to be to work until 9:15 and I'm still constantly exhausted! I can't even watch a TV show or movie at night without falling asleep. My goal is to start being ready for bed at 11:00.
Haha, judging by the fact that it is passed midnight and I have to get up and go to work in a few hours we know this one is not going well...
I definitely have a lot of self improvement to work on!
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