New Year, New Blog

After reading Mind on Fire, and pilgrimgirl, I've felt motivated to write ... something. Maybe this was rekindled by Ryan egging me on to write 5 minutes of stand-up comedy as well. I've always read that new bloggers have to mention the adage that the best way to improve one's writing is to actually write, so there's my mandatory mention.

I spent New Year's Eve with some new friends at "First Night Fullerton." Jaw-dropping hot-air balloon on Harbor, amazing midnight fireworks show, and a couple hours of serious wandering around. Really fun. Sis reminded me later that she was at The Olde Ship. Whoops.

Resolutions? In the past, it's seemed like a resolution was something that I was supposed to do in the past and wouldn't really do in the future. Over the last few years I've made so many positive changes in my life that the future seems suddenly filled with potential. I'm not sure that I've felt this positive for more than a decade. So the idea of a resolution doesn't quite jive with the way I've always emotionally reacted to them in the past ("yeah, I'm probably not going to actually follow through with that").

That being said, I'd like to:

• continue to live healthy
• live my life with more thought about spirituality
  
• compete in a sprint triathlon
• complete a "Century" ride (100 miles)
• take more pictures each week
• update this blog with consistency
• increase my social circle
• contribute positively to the communities I belong to
  
• take a vacation that requires an overnight stay
• take positive steps towards finishing my degree
• write 5 minutes of stand-up comedy
  

Plans for tomorrow:

• Weekly weigh-in
• Workout with trainer in the morning
  
• Try jogging on the treadmill