Happy New Year!

Usually people do resolutions for the new year. Who keeps them? They require resolve and in times like these, resolve is hard to come by.

Instead I'm going to do my intentions. I intend to do these things, but if they require resolve...well, who's to say?

1. I intend to up my exercise, instead of trotting on the treadmill, I will actually work out.

2. I intend to eat with my health in mind. I refuse to diet, but I will eat things that are good for me.

3. In furtherance of 2, I will not drive through any more. Junk food is okay every once in a while, but it's not really a good idea every day.

4. I forgive myself my shortcomings. I'm not perfect, no one expects me to be perfect therefore perfection is just not necessary.

5. On the other hand, if I'm home all day the house might as well be spotless.

6. I will not allow myself to get too comfortable hanging around the house. Finding a new job is a job in and of itself.

7. You can't get enough of what you don't really need, I will stop trying to fill boredom with shopping and eating. Perhaps I can fill boredom with exercise, thus killing two birds with one stone.

8. I will do a better job of keeping up with my friends. Thank goodness for Facebook!

9. I admit that debt has gotten out of hand. Thankfully my severance will take care of a good portion of it. The fact that we won't be entirely debt free just highlights how out of hand our spending got. Refer to numbers 4 and 7, at least we're on the right track now.

10. I intend to be happy, just like I am now.

So have a happy new year and good luck with any self-improvement projects you have in 2009!