To remind you of the way this works, here’s how to play:
First — post your list of New Years’ Resolutions in a post at your blog (or in the comments here, if you don’t have a blog).
Second — every week, on Wednesday, write a new post about how you’re doing with each of your goals … you’ll have to list them, again, each week, as people won’t remember what you’re working towards, otherwise. Be brief in your updates, as there may be several blogs to visit! ((come give a quick update here at Should Be Reading, if you don’t have a blog)).
Third — after you’ve written your update, come back to Should Be Reading, and share your link so that we –the other New Beginnings participants– can stop by your blog and encourage you!
Important! … It would be absolutely great if you could visit at least ONE other participant’s blog on Wednesdays and leave a comment on their post to share some encouragement for their efforts! Show your support! That’s what this event is all about — standing by each other to finally reach our goals!
1. Health and Fitness
o Get down to size 12 (currently at 16). My pants are all still 16s, but they're getting loose around the waistband - like, I have to wear a BELT with almost ALL of them! - but the biggest change is my upper body, which is quite a bit smaller than it was just a couple months ago. I realized this when, on my vacation to Wisconsin, I attempted to wear a super cool , super sexy corset top and it was WAY too big. It was one of those situaitons where it was a good thing AND a bad thing at the same time!
o Try three new recipes per month (one of which will be vegetarian). No new recipes this week, but last week in Wisconsin I did try a raw food meal which was delicious! Check out the pictures here.
o Hit the gym four days per week. Didn't go at all last week, but I did make it on Monday night and boy, did it feel good to be back! I feel particularly motivated since returning from my vacation and seeing how much better I'm looking! There's nothing better than seeing results!
2. Writing
o Write 1st draft of book 1 of Falcon's Gate Trilogy. No writing done.
o Write 1st draft of book 2 of Falcon's Gate Trilogy during NaNoWriMo. Begins November 1st and continues through November 30th.
o Write some poetry. Nope, didn't do that, either.
3. Photography
o Take more artistic photos. Well, I don't know how artistic they all were, but I got some pretty good shots on my vacation!
o Spend more time composing photos rather than just “point and shoot”. See above.
o Go "old school": take some pictures using film with manual 35mm camera. Well, I finally took my roll of film down to CVS for developing, but I did take some photos with my old Polaroid camera, so that's pretty old school, doncha think?
4. Homefront
o Organize stuff. Not me, but my mom took advantage of me being away for several days and organized ALL my stuff!
o Reduce clutter. I put more stuff on ebay and even sold a couple things already!
o Work on landscaping project(s). Because this has become a much larger project than anticipated, there’s a chance we might end up hiring it done. The ENTIRE backyard has been destroyed by the storms last week and our attempts to keep the water away from the house, so a professional landscaper may be our only option.
5. Fun Stuff
o Go to the beach more often. Not, yet, but hopefully we'll have time next month!
o Learn to surf (or at least body board). Nothing here, either.
o Get new ink. Not yet, but I have a few designs I'm considering.
