Resolutions

I don't usually make "resolutions" but I have a few goals... not necessarily to be completed within a year's time... but just things I'd like to accomplish.

• I would like to get over my fear of singing in front of others. I think it would be really fun to go and sing at a karaoke bar or something to break the ice... then maybe I will be more inclined to get involved with a band or church band or something.
• I would like to get a LOT better on guitar. The first step to this is blocking out more time to jam.
• I would like to devote more time to my lyric writing. I used to write lyrics often, and I haven't picked up a pen to write any in my lyrics journal in probably 4 or 5 years. I think it'd be a good outlet.
• Overall, I want to be healthier. I'm fairly good about watching what I eat on a regular basis (I have my slip ups every now and then, but EVERYONE does... I just try to get back on track ASAP!) but I want to make sure I'm eating more fresh fruits and veggies.
• In going with being more healthy, I need to make sure I'm getting a good amount of cardio in every week. I think that if I can block out AT LEAST 30 minutes of cardio every day I'll be better for it. While I lost weight last year, I'm still not as healthy as I'd like to be as far as exercising. I need to just go straight to the gym from work and get it done!
• I want to try teaching a lesson AT LEAST every 2 weeks... hopefully one a week. And not just in Michele's class... I'd like to teach lessons in different grade levels! I think it'll be a great thing to add to my resume as well as keeping ideas fresh in my mind. I forgot what it's like to work with a class-full of students as opposed to the 3-4 person small groups I've gotten used to in the SpecEd Dept.
• I want to be generally more appreciative of my family. I think moving back in with my parents has caused me to get very irked at the small things. I need to be more appreciative that I have the wonderful parents I have and not be in such a rush to get away from them. I should cherish the time I have with them one-on-one because it won't last forever.
• I want to be more open to trusting the opposite sex and relationships. I've been lucky enough to meet someone that I really and truly click with... it would be nice if something can develop there. This can only happen if I don't screw things up by being paranoid and insecure due to my past... this is a work in progress and I just have to hope that he'll be the guy that can handle my "quirks" brought on by my horrid relationships past.
• Lastly, I want to make sure I blog on a more regular basis. Even if this means blocking out a specific day a week to have an update of what's going on... or even just mapping out a topic list of things to blog on over the course of the next year. Sometimes my life gets so scheduled and repetitive that I find myself blogging about the same things... there's no way that's interesting to read... maybe it is, though... I don't know... I don't judge what others like (while I don't mind an update of my fellow bloggers' lives... I don't know that a topic of such is everyone's cup of tea!)

That's it for now... that's a pretty hefty list...! Thank goodness I don't plan on tackling ALL of that in a year!!! I'll just say I would like to at least START tackling them within the year... for continuation from this year on! :-D I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year's Day; my parents and I ate black eyed peas for dinner... prior to this I went back to bed today because I got a total of 4 hours of sleep (on and off) due to coughing all night long. I feel better now, so I'm hoping that I'll sleep better tonight... I need to get back on schedule before work starts back up next week! At least I only have to make it to the 3 day weekend for some more rest, though! 2 weeks and a 3-day weekend!

Peace, Love, Happiness

Kels