Whoah. So, 2010. I get all resolutiony this time of year. Last year I was all about losing 50 pounds in 2009. I got really gung ho about about it and dropped 30 between January and June. Then I started slacking off. I would like to capitalize on the semi-success of last year and get 2010 going like gangbusters.
I feel extra excited for 2010 for a few reasons. Firstly, it's a nice, round, even number. The start of something new. I will know what to call this decade (the teens, which feels a bit presumptuous right now, being that we've just dipped our toes into the double digits) as opposed to the continual questions associated with the oughts? Oots? Augts? I'm still not sure. Good riddance, pesky zero's.
Continuing on the even number trend, I am also an even number this year. At the tail end of '09 I turned 26. I was ready to leave 25 behind and be firmly in the second half of my twenties. They've been great so far, but I've been feeling tingles of excitement about 26 in 2010. Just feels promising. Pete's a nice round number right now, too. I like it.
I have been feeling a distinct sense of collective relief that 2009 over. People seem ready to believe in their futures again, rather than look at each new day with a mixture of fear and apprehension. Maybe it's just me, projecting. But I feel the relief.
So, new decade resolutions: *Take pictures and actually post them somewhere to share with my fam and friends and strangers the world over. *Turn losing weight into living a healthy lifestyle. Prove it to myself by running a 5k this Thanksgiving with my sister. *Make a budget with Pete. It's time for us to grow up financially already. *Learn a thing or two about blogging, so that I can have a page that looks less like a cookie cutter template and more like something I would be proud to lead people to. *Express myself creatively every day.
Every day. This is the big one. The "I owe it to myself to enjoy the hell out of this life" one. This is the way for me to grow creatively. That's what I've been missing most in recent years. I have had no organized creative outlet since the days of college theater and writing for my school's alternative paper. What have I been doing with my time?!? That's a scary question that I'm not going to bother answering right now. The plan is that by the end of 2010, this blog with be a testament to my creative endeavors.
So, it's January 4th. Have I been "expressing myself creatively" every day of 2010 thus far? Well, Jan. 1 I expressed myself by dancing into the early morning hours and followed that up by patrolling the couch in a lovely ensemble of pajamas from sunup to sundown. Check. January 2, I posted photos of my holiday shenanigans for all to see. Check. January 3, I cooked a mean breakfast of thin-as-i-could-make-them pancakes (alas, we were out of milk so crepes were out of the question) which I proceeded to roll around maple breakfast sausages. Pancake tacos, anyone? Very creative. Check!
Then today. Here I am expressing myself on blogger. Cheers to a year well started!
