New Year's Resolutions - 2009

[cybermule]

Last year's resolutions were so-so - I ate more healthily and probably lost about a stone or so. I don't count these days. My allotment improved, but total fail on tattoo, 10k or finishing my RHS course. Big win on thee getting a new job, though :)

This year:

- running: would like to be able to run my 5k in 30 minutes by the end of the year. If that's achieved earlier than planned, I would love to run a reasonably timed 10k. Would also like to do an official trail run, as mud doesn't seem to impede my slowness ;)

- knitting: use up all my current yarn. Knit myself some fingerless gloves. Buy some nice yarn and knit m jumper pattern by the end of the year.

- garden: get rid of the greenhouse and lay lawn over the current pool of mud by March.

- weight loss: what can I say when I've already said I don't do counting here any more? I'm going tom have an intense blitz until the middle of March when I get my dress adjusted. Then no more until after the wedding in May as I don't want my dress falling down. Vain, petty, but quite reasonable IMO :) Really I'd like to get to the top of my acceptable weight bracket, as that would get the medical profession off my case, but then that would involve counting pounds, which I don't agree with. Hmm.

- yoga: once a week

- RHS: finish the damn course already

- career: I need to find a job more flexible than Wyevale. It was great to achieve this goal, and it's boosted my confidence, but something needs to give as working Mondays is no good for me any more. A change in day would work, but my heart tells me moving on is probably better. But jobs with minimal non-weekend hours are hard to come by, and I still want to look after the child. I have faith something will happen here :)

- singing course: they had a saturday class at the Folk house that just got you to open your mouth and sing. I'd love to do that - boundary pushing in a cool way :) They don't have it this term, but they do have a day school in conversational Spanish :)

- spam: every time I see a piece of unsolicited mail, I will unsubscribe or report it as spam

Comments

[xavi7734.livejournal.com]

Your resolutions sound very much like mine this year.

I completed my goal of a 5k last year. I'd like to run a timed 10k and of course I'm running the half-marathon in March. My goal there is to just finish it, although it would be nice to run the whole thing.

I need to start doing yoga and strength training every day that I'm not running, but I told myself that if I at least do it once a week, it's better than nothing. :D

And yarn, oh my yarn. I went out and spent over $100 after Christmas for projects for the year, my bin is overflowing and I'm still trying to finish 3 delayed Christmas projects. :D I'll also be making my very first sweater (for myself of course) this year.

[sagefemme11.livejournal.com]

Why are you dumping the greenhouse?
Starla and I are planning on buying and embellishing on one this spring. Give me your insight!

[cybermule.livejournal.com]

It's a combination of rickety old greenhouse and energetic young toddler, to be honest. Having a greenhouse is a great thing, I just can't justify that particular one at this particular time.

[sixtine.livejournal.com]

Be careful of spam unsubscribing. If they've bought your address from some random place they're sending out mass mails hoping for some people to bite. When you unsubscribe you are validating the fact that it is a live mail address and they may then not unsubscribe you. The kind of company mass spamming isn't necessarily the kind of company which takes much notice of requests.

[cybermule.livejournal.com]

Yes - it's mostly from places where I made online purchases, as the really bad stuff gets filtered pretty efficiently.

[ninneviane.livejournal.com]

Sing course - that would be fab! :D