2013 coming soon

[Ghoulish Delight]

This is the closest to a resolution I have. I need to find a way to reignite my passion for biking.

The only negative about my new job situation has been the loss of an absolutely ideal scenario for exercise. My bike commute was perfect. It required almost zero extra time in my day, it was something I loved, and there was no benefit to skipping it. Skipping my ride simply meant I had to sit in my car for an hour a day instead. No thanks.

That's all gone. I have not found a way to fit biking in to my new lifestyle and it's starting to eat at me. I've only been on my bike twice since I started the job 4 months ago.

Maybe I need to commit to another century in the near future. Give me a specific goal to aim at.

[Alex]

That's what I have to do. If I don't already have another half marathon on the schedule when I do one, I simply stop running.

[Stan4dSteph]

I'm looking to make a career change soon. Within 2013 would be nice.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

2013 holds alot of promise here in the Bornieo camp. Wedding to plan, Walt Disney World, the search for another job. 2012 had alot going on too, with the climax being the loss of my Grandmother. I won't miss 2012 all that much but its one I won't forget too soon!

Happy new year LoT!!

[€uroMeinke]

You know, I'm not one for resolutions either, but I love this thread every year to hear everyone's reflections on their past year as well as their hopes and aspirations for the next. They always surprise me.

This time it's Katiesue's " I need to get out more" - I'm always amazed by the number of activities and events she drags herself up to, the miles she puts on her car just to hang out with the likes of us. I think we need to appreciate your presence more, or at least better show it.

[Stan4dSteph]

Google has a page to look back at 2012 and share your resolution.

[Morrigoon]

Nothing this year. Planning to quit my "job" (if it can be called such) as soon as Alex gets his, and focus on being mommy for a bit.

Done

Actually, when I wrote that I could not have imagined how satisfying a job it would be, or how proud I would be of the job I've done thus far. I give Amelia much of the credit for making it easy, and I rarely toot my own horn on this front, but if I'm honest, I am proud of the role I've played in her development. There, I said it.

That being said, there are areas I can work on, both as a parent and a person, so I'm going to break from tradition this year and actually state some specific goals:

1. I need to give her more opportunities for physical development. I started working on this a couple months ago, when I realized that, while my taking her out and around town was wonderful for her mental and social stimulation, I was keeping her in the carseat/stroller/shopping cart too much and she wasn't getting enough time to work on entertaining herself or work on her crawling and walking. So I'm spending a bit more time at home for her to run around and play, as well as making a concerted effort when out (especially at DL) to pull her out of the stroller and set her down more often to encourage walking and exploration.

2. There are things that need to go to storage and things that just plain need to go. I'm going to make that happen. Which leads to:

3. Toy rotation. There are too many toys in my living room. Some of them need to go up to Amelia's room and get periodically rotated in. Not just to keep things interesting for Amelia, but because there are grownups who live in this house too, and you'd never know it looking at my living room floor.

4. I'm going to eat more apples this year. I know, oddly specific. I've sort of recently rediscovered liking them, and I figured it was easier to make a specific trackable goal like that instead of a generic commitment to health. I hardly eat any fruit, and that's been the case most of my life, and an area I could really afford to improve. So my plan is to always have a fresh apple available in the house, and if I don't get to it before it gets bad, to replace it, so I always have the option of replacing an unhealthy snack with a healthy one. My ambition is 50 apples. That's essentially an apple a week. I doubt I'll make it, but I'm going to try.

[BarTopDancer]

Some of the new varieties of apples are phenomenal. I love honeycrisp and pink lady, specifically and when they go on sale at Henry's I stock up. They last a loooong time too, in the refrigerator.

[katiesue]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

You know, I'm not one for resolutions either, but I love this thread every year to hear everyone's reflections on their past year as well as their hopes and aspirations for the next. They always surprise me.

This time it's Katiesue's " I need to get out more" - I'm always amazed by the number of activities and events she drags herself up to, the miles she puts on her car just to hang out with the likes of us. I think we need to appreciate your presence more, or at least better show it.

Aww thank you. I do love driving. Honest my mother says I was born with wheels.

[lindyhop]

I didn't post anything about a resolution last year but one personal goal was to clean up and organize my spare room which had become a chaos of craft supplies and I don't know what else. I'm going to give that another try this year and I'm determined something will be accomplished.

Otherwise, in 2012 I discovered I can dance in heels. That felt like an accomplishment to me.