Since January is a third over, I thought I could write about my New Years Resolutions.
1. The first is to become a more positive person. Now, if you know me well, you may think I am already a positive person. The truth is, I have always been a generally optimistic person, but lately, this hasn't been as true. I'm really struggling with my job, and I have become much less positive and much more complain-y. I don't like that very much. I am trying to implement some things into my life to make my life happier. It has already started working, and I feel much better than I did in the few weeks before Christmas.
2. Be more green. I have a bunch of re-usable grocery bags, but I always forget them! I really need to get in the habit. We have been slowly replacing our light bulbs with the energy saving ones. I usually buy non-toxic, environmentally friendly dishwashing soap. Tonight I was buying more and I think I stared at and studied the soaps for about five minutes before I bought the earth-friendly kind I bought before. Here are some problems I need to work out in order to be more green: cost! Most items which are environmentally friendly are more expensive. This does restrict some of my abilities to be green. For example, I would love to use gDiapers for Baby Girl Mangum, but I just don' t have that kind of cash. Second, some cleansers just don't work as well. I have been using Seventh Generation dishwasher detergent, but it just doesn't work as well as the toxic, earth-killing kind. I don't know what to do about that.
Anyway, I would like to find more ways to be green this year. Maybe that will include rehashing some aspects of our budget.
3. Get in shape. I was doing really well at becoming more fit and healthy before I got pregnant. I injured myself doing yoga when I was about 8 weeks pregnant, which prohibited me from doing more exercise (don't ask me how yoga can be so dangerous. I don't know what happened). But I have really been feeling the itch to get out and go jogging or biking. I was so inspired by my friend Maren's marathon run, I may just make this year the year to become a runner. I really want to start running again after Baby Girl is born. I don't want to overwhelm myself, so maybe I'll just make a goal to run a 10K by Thanksgiving. (I know that might not be that impressive, but I have never run a 10K before.)
4. Lastly, I want to finish Sam and my wedding scrapbook and start Baby Girl's so I won't fall behind.
P.S. I would just like to point out that the pregnancy countdown is under 100 days! YEA!
4 comments:
So I looked up the gDiapers and I LOVE those! Well, at least the idea. But yeah, they are way expensive for our student salary. I really would love those...and I just don't think I could do the cloth ones. Great resolutions. You are great my friend!
So, we bought some of those energy saving light bulbs at Wal-mart and they all burnt out within 3 months, they were supposed to last like 7 years. They weren't the cheap kind either, they were GE.
wow - who knew venting my feelings about my marathon could help motivate you! so glad it did!
you could definitely do a 10k...definitely. and, if you're ever out here visiting your two siblings, we could find a race for all of us to do!!! yay!
I am so excited for you guys! It sounds like things are going great and that cute little thing is well on her way! How fun!
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