Happy New Year

The coming of a new year is an event that causes a national epidemic of reflection. We all seem to ask ourselves what exactly can we do this year that we didnt do last year that can put us back on the right path. I'm not sure why the new year is the best time to do this, but I suppose it is a better time than never. Usually I have been morally opposed to resolutions. I feel as though they are often set too high and thus unattainable setting up a nation bound for depression. But with my pending graduation in May I thought it would be beneficial to initiate some life changes. This year...why this year I have many resolutions for the year 2007. Some resolutions are big some are small...some are internal some are external, and not all of them I am willing to share with anyone. So, the following is a list of my resolutions for 2007.

1. To start it off, I vow to write in my blog more honestly, more often, and more accurately and document my progress on my other goals :) I have this "journal" but rarely write in it, and I rarely accurately describe what is going on in my life :) I think honesty and self-disclosure are big goals for 2007!

2. NO SODA. For my family...NO POP. I gained about 15 pounds this semester (figure it out...that is about 1 pound a week) and I blame it all on the amount of soda I was drinking. The last soda that I had was on December 27th...That is right I have not had a soda in 10 days.

3. Drink alcohol less...notice how I did not say NO alcohol. I'm not trying to be lame here, but I am 26 and I think that I can do other things than get wasted with a bunch of 21 year olds. The last alcoholic beverage that I drank was on December 26th.

4. Number three leads me to number four - Build mature relationships. According to Chickerings 7 vectors of College Student Development I should be able build mature relationships by now :) I have always prided myself on not being "that girl," but I would be lying to myself if I wasnt looking for someone to spend more than a few nights with. I'm not saying a husband, but just someone to be there for me other than my dog and my family :) Other than a romantic relationship with a man/men, having friends that possess life goals that are congruent to mine. I want friends that understand me and share the same interests as I do...not someone to gossip with after ten shots in between of make out sessions...you know?

5. Eat healthy. I have subscribed to the biggestloserclub.com for recipes and I have been cooking every meal at home for almost a week now. I workout regularly but I eat like shit...so here is my effort to maintain my weight and not wake up when I am (wow I almost said 30...and I am almost 30)... lets say 40 and suddenly I weigh 300 pounds. Less alcohol, no soda and eating healthy should prevent that. Its time for some life changes. Thanks to the season 3 of biggest loser that I watched new years day in one 12 hour sitting.


All of these I have began working on already, with the exception of number 4. I guess right now I am sitting in limbo. I have spent one and a half years here in Cape Girardeau and I can't help but look at this experience as one that has already been lost. So I suppose I am waiting until I make my new destination in May to work on putting myself out there and conquer number 4. Dont get me wrong, I have enjoyed myself VERY much here BUT and this is a big BUT I cant wait to move on. I will be sad when I leave, but unlike Carrie Bradshaw and New York...Cape Girardeau is NOT one of two great loves in my lifetime.