Resolutions

Now that the big-food/gift-giving holidays are over, it's time to start making resolutions that gets my daily life and health into top shape.

My resolutions so far include everything from the mundane to the important (the order does not indicate importance):

1. Make my bed daily.
2. Work out at least 3 x's per week come hell or high water.
3. Eat healthy most days of the week.
4. Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.
5. Try to make a point to get at least 7 hours of sleep per night.
6. Get Jacob completely potty trained including keeping him dry overnight.
7. Get even more on top of Brendon's numbers and get his A1C under a 7.0.
8. Develop my writing and make a concerted effort to get freelance work.
9. Finish reading all of the books I've bought and started.
10. Train and compete in a triathlon!!

I took a deep breath and jumped when I typed #10 because now it's public. It's a tall order, but it's something I feel I need to do in order to break out of my "safe shell" that I hide in. I was always competitive when I was younger and I really miss pushing my body and being in shape. I was a tomboy and I loved being a tomboy.

This resolution is probably the most important because more often than not, I make up my mind that I can't accomplish something before I even attempt it. So #10 is really a resolution to attempt something and complete something that I would otherwise convince myself was too difficult for me.

My plan is to talk to my personal trainer to see if he can give me training tips, or at least know someone who he can refer me to. And then the next part is to find a competition. And then train for it. And lastly, compete.

It's something I've thought of for the past couple of years and now it's high time I do something about it.

I'll be 36 in February and I hate the thought of wasting time. 40 is just around the corner and I don't want to look back and wish I did something back when it was a bit easier to do.

No offense to those who are 40+, hee, hee.