I've never really been inclined to make New Year's Resolutions because I like to be flexible, but mainly, let's just face it: I'm forgetful and lazy. But this year I am determined to make just a few resolutions and stick to them. I've heard from various sources that the secret (if there is one) to keeping resolutions is to not make an overwhelmingly large amount of them. You can only truly handle so many!
- Get out of my comfort zone. Being the introvert that I am, I don't especially fancy going out of my way to make conversation with people I don't really know. However, this is rather selfish and I need to actively reach out to those around me. I've actually started working on this at work, and it's not so bad! ;)
- Work out. Cliché, but necessary and especially hard in the winter when I would rather curl up under a blanket with coffee and watch Gilmore Girls. I do have a ten minute walk from my parking lot to work, but 20 minutes of walking a day doesn't really cut it. I do have some equipment (when you have bookshelves, and big heavy textbooks, why use weights?) and our apartment complex has a nice workout room, so no excuses.
- Try a new recipe every week. Kind of an easier one for me since I love to cook & bake, but I tend to fall back on the same recipes every week. Or just make something up. Thankfully, Loren is pretty easy to please in this department, so I don't think he will mind if he gets new dishes thrown at him once in a while. And what else is Pinterest for?
- Expand my blogger audience. I'm still new to this blogger world, so part of this task is researching and connecting to other bloggers.
- Take more pictures. I missed several precious moments towards the end of last year, and I don't want that to happen again.