Happy New Year, Friends!

2010 has come and gone, and 2011 is looking bright as ever!  My New Year's Eve was spent in my apartment with Jason.  I fixed us a DELICIOUS meal of chili, veggie pizza, and corn bread.  It was my first time making chili, and I think it was pretty successful!  (Jason's really particular about how he likes his chili, and we don't completely see eye-to-eye.  He thought mine was pretty good for a first try!)


I ended 2010 very happily.  I got to spend about 2 weeks at home with my family and friends, got to rest a LOT, and got some great Christmas gifts!  My apartment is still not all put back together yet - there are boxes of this, and gift bags of that still laying around in places, along with my still full luggage. Woops!  But as I rang in the new year, guess what happened. Again. Jason fell asleep.  He was sick - AGAIN - during the holiday, and so I just said Happy New Year to myself :-/  But that's ok! I'm not sad about that.  People need to rest when they're sick.  He's better now, thanks to off-brand Pedialyte.


On the morning of January 2nd, however, something tragic happened.  I woke up late for church that morning, so I had to rush to get ready in a jiffy, since I was singing with the praise team that morning.  I showered, did my hair and makeup, and went to throw on some clothes.  As I was pulling on my dress pants, I realized something very sad.  They didn't go up.  They just didn't!  About a year and a half ago, I took those pants in about 2 inches because they were too big for me, and at this particular moment, they were too small!!  So, hastily in my hurry, I ripped that stitching out in desperation - I needed to wear pants!  As I pulled the stitching out, the reality hit me - I've gained about 15 pounds.  That's a lot of pounds.  I've been in denial of this, and I've sucked my belly in, and I've strrreeeeetched my jeans out before putting them on.  That morning, the reality of how much my weight gain is affecting me became real.


So I'm doing something about it.  That afternoon, I got home from church and wrote out my New Year's Goals.  I don't call them resolutions.  That seems to intimidating to me.  I call them goals because they're something that I'm working towards.  Here are my 2011 goals:


*Drink more water.
*Take your vitamins.
*Eat healthier.
*Do something active every day.
*Practice. Seriously.
*Pray like you mean it.
*Keep a clean house.
*Save more.  Spend less.


I'm very satisfied with my goals.  I believe they're practical and worthwhile.  So far, I've been doing OK with them.  Hopefully with diligence and prayer I'll be able to accomplish these goals and have a happy, healthy, successful year!!


I wish you all a blessed new year, and I hope that you work hard to keep whatever goals you're working towards!