2006 is three-quarters done and I can't say I'm three-quarters done with my new year's resolutions. Here's my report:
i. Read the Old Testament. Um, yeah, not so much. We fizzled out somewhere in Leviticus, I think. That was several months ago.
ii. Get a six-pack (my own, not someone else's). Not doing so great here, either, but I still have hope. I've been quite a bit more active since we moved, biking and walking a lot, which should help get rid of the excess layer of fat. And yesterday Tolkien Boy and I went to the gym for the first time in four months. In the past I haven't worked my abs at the gym because I figured I could at home, but I've rid myself of that illusion by now, so I intend to include ab exercises in my regular gym routine. Today my tummy hurts. In a good way.
iii. Read at least one book per month. This is the one goal I've blown out of the water, as you can see by looking down my sidebar. I'm not sure how much time I'll have for leisure reading now that I'm back in school, but I'm glad to know I took advantage of the school-free time I had.
iv. Read more poetry. Hm. No comment. Okay, one comment: I borrowed two poetry books from editorgirl, started to read one, then left both of them to collect dust on my shelves for about six months until eg asked to have them back.
v. Do something fun and surprising for Foxy on a regular basis. I intentionally didn't make this goal very specific because I didn't want to make it something I check off of a list of things to do, but that also makes it hard to track progress on. I know I've made some effort, but not as much as I'd like to. This is another one for me to work on salvaging over the next three months. I'll let you know how it goes.
How are you doing on your resolutions and goals?
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How am I doing on my 2006 resolutions/goals? I SUCK! I'd thought that by making only five goals this year I was keeping things simple. I think obsessively about one; another I have sporadically worked on. The other three haven't gone any further than the white erase board that they are written on.
So, thanks for reminding me that I still have three months to really accomplish something this year. October, November, December--here I come!
I made a new-year's resolution in 1990 that I have been able to keep. Not bragging but it was simple: never to make new-year's resolutions.
I learned around that time that life was not simple. I am not saying that it is simple for those who make it to the gym nearly every day. I simply am saying that "to every thing there is a season" and some of the seasons are too short or too far away.
Physical exercise is, though, extremely important. Aerobic exercise non-the-less. So I keep trying to get a schedule that works.
Best wishes to you in this.
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