The cleaning power

Of Resolve.

New Year coming right up. For me that means resolutions. I love the idea of starting over. Mondays are mini-resolution days for me. Terrible weekend? Monday I'll start over and do things better. Last month sucked? Starting on the 1st everything will be better. Its a ridiculous notion I know. But it still calls to me. And the New Year is the ultimate chance to start over. Its a whole freaking new YEAR for crying out loud. So my list of resolutions is always long and complicated and ultimately doomed to fail. However, over the past several years I have made some that have stuck and so they dangle before me like a carrot, enticing me to try again this year. And so - here they are, For 2008 I resolve to:

1. Be nicer. Without the caveat that anyone else has to be smarter. . .I'm just going to try to be nicer.

2. Cut everyone a break now and then. I think this is part of #1, but it deserves its own number. I expect perfection of myself and just about everyone else I know so this includes cutting myself a break.

3. Save money. This is a regular on my list and honestly I'm always just happy if I don't end the year deeper in debt. But its always worth listing.

4. Tell F and Drama Queen and Pee Pot that I love them every single day at least twice. Its not hard with the kids - but yo - marriage is HARD and there are days where I'm sure I don't tell F enough what a super hero he is.

5. Exercise more and lose weight. I know - I'm a fitness professional (HA!) and so this should be a non-issue. However, it is an issue. I'd do Pilates and strength train all day long if I could - but cardio? Blegh. So run baby run (I've already done one more 5K and signed up for #3). So Cardio is on my list. As is eating a few more vegetables (French fries don't count dangit).

6. Talk to God every day. I'm still trying to figure out God and our relationship (or lack thereof). I have so many questions and issues with God - or are they just with religion? Either way there are parts of church that I love and parts that I loathe and thinking of them makes me boil. I need to work on that and like any relationship (see #4) conversation is key.

Hmmm - I think that does it. I'll try to let you know how I'm doing. .