Welcoming 2012...14 days late

Oh my damn. I have been thinking about writing in a blog. I need a way to get the thing inside- outside of my head. I thought about creating a blog and then I found this. I’ve decided that though, I won’t write everything that comes into my head, I plan to explore many topics this year via my blog. I’m hoping others will read and comment. Let me warn you: I plan to not sensor myself, as I usually do. If you are offended by cursing, or you are sensitive-you will just be wasting your time to read this because you’ll end up offended constantly. I will write about ideas that I find interesting and that might include others ideas that I am analyzing. I plan to “become me,” bahahahah!

I read my last posts and wow, I had big dreams for last year. I don't really think I accomplished many of my goals, but life did change, which I was sure of. This year:
--I got a job that I only dreamed
--Bought a house (no commenting, Kevin!!)
--Gained some weight L
--Learned a new level of strength I didn’t know I possessed (ask me sometime)
--Protected those who cannot protect themselves.
--Came to a place where I do feel like I love myself.
--Celebrated 4 years of marriage (commitment-phobe that I am)

So, I accomplished somethings and backpeddled on others. I remember when I was younger my mom saying that she was so happy to turn 30, because people started taking her seriously. I agree, but even more I think now I take myself seriously. Don’t get me wrong, I still like to have fun (in fact I may or may not have discovered clubs) but I know kind of the direction that I want to go with my life and I am figuring out how to get there. So far, this year (which began in July) has been good for me. I have an amazing job, own a house-ish, have a car that runs, am close to my family, and everyone I love is healthy. There isn’t much more that I could ask for (don’t get me wrong, I still desire more J

It’s funny, because there is one big issue that I had a year ago and that I have now: getting healthy/losing weight. This year I did not meet that goal, but I now am more comfortable with who I am. In fact, I really love myself for the most part. My hope is that this love for and confidence in myself will help to propel me into weight lose and getting healthy.

So, if you read last January’s post you know I don’t believe in resolutions. They are ridiculous and you feel like a loser if you don’t accomplish them (or you really are a loser…bahahah) Point is that this year I have goals that I plan to work toward. Will I be flawless? Um, no. But I am going to try my hardest and hopefully this year I will blog more than just once a year!!

These goals are going to look too much like last year, but there are a number of things that I still need to do:

Keep a food and workout journal-reflecting on it on Saturdays.
Learn to enjoy exercising again by doing fun exercise.
Focus of the positive
Participate in a 5K where I run (I am walking a 5K on Tuesdays, and my goal is to get to a run
Take kickboxing
Lose 52 pounds by eating healthier and less; moving more
Read Proverbs through every month
Read the Bible more
Read 52 books  
Volunteer (not sure where)
Make a positive difference in the world.
Communicate with others more effectively

I look at 2012 and I know that this year will be a year of change. Like I said before, you can be certain of one thing: change. Nothing in life stays the same-ever.

To the journey,
HJ

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