Happy New Year!!

Resolutions Time!
Welcome to the Future, everybody! I heard somewhere that we're living the present that Marty McFly visits as the future- this January 2013. I see no hovercrafts. I call BS, Michael J Fox.
But it is the time for resolutions, and I think the age-old advice is if you really want to commit to something, write it down. So more for my benefit than yours, but read on anyways, my 2013 resolution(s).
1) get back to the gym! I noticed during our NYE snowboarding adventure that I didn't really like snowboarding. But looking back, it wasn't the activity that I didn't like, it was how I felt doing the activity= out of shape. Snowboarding has a lot to do with your thighs and I'm sure some extend your core, and overall fitness. So me having completely forgotten about working out did not equate to easy or enjoyable snowboarding for the new year. Hence resolution #1- gym. So far, I've been pretty good. Its all about finding an easy way to get to they gym everyday, then finding the motivation- one step and a time.
2) figure out this eating healthy thing. I've heard people talk about it for years, I couldn't hear much while I was stuffing burgers and fries down my throat, but I think its time I see what the fuss is all about. There is both A TON of info about eating well and ONLY A FEW simple rules that make it possible.  Everyone has their own theory, but it all really boils down to a set of keys. Fast food = bad. Processed breads = bad. Fruit and Veggies = good. Lean meats = good. My goal for this resolution is not only to lose some silly LBS off of me and my boo, but to figure out how I can be both young and fun as well as responsible and healthy.  Everything seems easy enough so far, except for the one common denominator with any blog, advice column, or study = alcohol is the worst.  I can cleanse all I want- two weeks off from drinking, a month, whatever- but I can almost guaranteed that with my group of friends that I will a) not be successful for any length of time, or b) hate it. So learning about ways to allow for moderation is the key to #2. Thanks to Colleen, and great blogs like this I'm slowly getting better. Baby steps.
3) paint. I didn't think this would really ever be a resolution of mine, but thanks to the best BF ever, I have recently gotten into painting- and I forgot how much I really liked it. I'm the kind of mind that can be lost in doing something I really enjoy for hours- forget about eating or drinking- and that's what happens when I'm thinking in the way you must to paint something you are proud of. So thank you Dan, you are responsible for #3!
4) [a series of work related goals that really all boil down to] be a better recruiter.  This job still feels brand new everyday. There is always a new fire, or need, or lesson to be learned where I never come in feeling like "I know how I can be successful today, and I know exactly how that will work. I'm just that good." Never. I find it hard to believe I'll have been with Monument for eight months... today! It seems like that's too little time for what I feel (being in this group, enjoying coming to work, who I hang out with all day) while at the same time it seems like I started yesterday. Maybe that's a good thing, a job that keeps you learning, and using your brain, and on your toes. That's proabably what a job should do, because when you get complacent, you get bored and unsatisfied.

We'll see if I do better with these than other plans I've had in my life... Wish me luck!