New Year's Resolutions - One Day at a Time
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 11:56AM Happy New Year!
It's a good feeling, the new year. A fresh start, new hope, promises for better things to come. It was a tough end of the year for my family, but thankfully, things are so much better now. We have many reasons to be thankful. I didn't even begin to think about New Year's resolutions until last night. I regularly read a blog called Ben Does Life. Check it out, it's fantastic, inspiring and funny. Make sure you watch Ben's video I've linked below, it will get you off your butt like nothing else.
His blog yesterday talked about setting small goals, "per month" resolutions, and I really liked that idea. So...
Fitness is always at the top of the new year's list. This year, it seems more important than ever to me. On top of an emergency heart surgery in the family, I found out I have high blood pressure. There is no reason I should have it, my parents don't have it, I am not overweight and although my diet is not perfect, it's still relatively healthy. I work out, I try and take care of myself, but still, my blood pressure is high. High enough that my doctor put me on medication. So, I will take my meds, but I also want to try and be as healthy as possible so that hopefully, I can go without taking the pills. My friend Michelle stresses running and I don't like to run but I love the way it makes me feel AFTER I'm finished. So I will run 27 miles by February 1st. That's about 6 miles a week, or 3 miles twice a week, which for me is good. I will plan to increase this number as the months go on. But slow and steady wins the race right?
So my January to February Resolutions start with:
1. Run 27 miles (plus other cardio, weight training and riding my sweet bike)
Resolutions 2 - 6 are art related. I (on the very last day possible) applied for the John Palmer Escapist Mentor Program. John Palmer is a very successful local artist who has created a wonderful program to help artists promote their careers. Only three artists are chosen out of hundreds and although I hope that I am chosen, no matter what, I still have lots of work to do to really elevate my career as an artist, so the remaining resolutions are:
2. PAINT - at a minimium, 10 new paintings by February 1st.
3. Two blog posts this month (here is number 1!)
4. Two posts per week to Facebook (art or photography related)
5. Four tweets per week (art or photography related)
So there it is. Resolutions, one day and month at a time. I feel good about this, it feels manageable. Good luck with your resolutions, and don't be too hard on yourself. Old habits are hard to break and new ones are hard to form, the good ones anyway.
Happy 2012.
Reader Comments (1)
Hi Sonya! I must begin by saying what you wrote in your blog, plus the video are more than inspiring. I did shed a tear or 700 while watching it. I know I've said it before, but I am very, very proud of you! Mostly for following your dreams and never giving up. I hope and pray for great success in all your endeavors! I love you very much and am eager to see you grow! Happy New Year to you and Ann!