Resolved

Okay, so I know it's been a couple of weeks since I blogged. I guess I took the holidays off? Anyway, it's been an up and down couple of weeks and incredibly busy, as I'm sure it was for you as well.

I wanted to share with you some of the goals I've set for 2009. (I prefer to call them goals rather than resolutions - I think resolutions are easier to break.) I figure if maybe I share them with all of you, I might hold myself accountable.

Several of them are diet and exercise-related, which are popular this time of year, but there are others as well...

1. Cut back to one fast food meal a week. (Hard one for a single person.)
2. Eat more veggies and fruits.
3. Only two soft drinks a week. (Another hard one for a Diet Dr. Pepper junkie.)
4. Drink only water during the day and with most meals.
5. Walk the dog at least three times a week for at least 30 minutes.
6. Hit the treadmill or do an exercise DVD at least three times a week for at least 30 minutes.
7. Get at least two house-related projects done per month...even if they are little ones.
8. Finish a book every three months. (Sounds simple, but considering I've been reading the same one for a year and a half...)
9. Write one letter to somebody every month.
10. Do better at keeping in touch with old friends. (Probably should quantify that one, but I don't want to limit myself.)
11. Take at least one bubble bath a week.
12. Spend more time in prayer and Bible-reading, and be able to say I'm closer to God at the end of this year than I was at the end of 2008.

There are probably more goals I'd like to set if I thought about it some more. I know there are a few vague ones in there that make it hard to be accountable, but if I put it in writing, hopefully I can hold myself to it without any quantifiers.

What about you? What are your goals for 2009?