Calling Out for Your New Year's Resolution
It's Friday. We [US] are approximately three days away from the New Year and I am frantically working to finish this last quarter (this last year) on a positive note at HealthLine. These next few days will not only be a time for finishing up those last minute TPS reports but they will also be a time (for many of us) of self reflection and building our clichéd New Year's Resolution list. I have already hit the ground running with my list and have no problem admitting that it's shaping up to be the best New Year's Resolution List of 2007. I mean, any resolution list that starts with drinking more wine and ends with getting a motorcycle license is going to be tough to beat.
Having said all that, I would like to invite all of our HealthLine bloggers as well as the general public to post their New Year's Resolutions as comments to this post. I'll call it an unofficial contest to see who has the best list… that way it will be a little more interesting. The winner will receive a Nerf football autographed by me (Kris Keimig) or a $25 gift card for iTunes (I haven’t really worked the prize out yet). If you want to participate for the prize, you’ll have to register for HealthLine as we will need a way to contact the winner… but anyone can post! Either way, it should be fun seeing how everyone plans to improve upon themselves in the New Year. Good Luck!
My New Year's Resolution
- Drink more red wine… in moderation, of course. I would like to start introducing the occasional glass of wine into a few of my weekly dinners. After all, I heard it was good for you.
- Quit smoking altogether. About two years ago I smoked over a pack of cigarettes a day and, per my soon-to-be-wife’s request, I quit. But the ugly habit has still hung on and I, occasionally, smoke socially. This year, taking the advice of our smoking cessation doctor, I will cut that habit out completely.
- Get in touch with nature. I have been telling myself for years that I will get back to roots of hiking and hitting the outdoors but I put it off because I felt that I would have to have a complete life change to do so… not this year! With the help of our Outdoor Medicine blog and some good old fashion desire for the outdoors, I am going to hit the slopes during ski season and get some trekking boots for spring hiking.
- Kick saturated and trans fats out! I have been reading a lot about the negative impact such fats have on your body and after reading Cynthia Sass’s Realistic Resolutions (goal #5 is all about saturated and trans fat), I knew it was time to put that on my list.
- Get my motorcycle license. I have wanted to get my motorcycle license since before I even had my automobile license. When I was younger it was an impossibility (plus I lived in
Hope you enjoyed my list and I am looking forward to seeing everyone else New Year’s Resolutions!
Happy New Year!
7 Comments:
At Sat Dec 30, 03:40:00 AM 2006,
Kate said…
So I guess the ashtray I gave you for Christmas might not have been the best idea.
At Sat Dec 30, 03:40:00 AM 2006,
Kate said…
So I guess you won't be using the ashtray I gave you for Christmas.
At Mon Jan 01, 01:56:00 PM 2007,
Jolie Bookspan, M.Ed, PhD said…
and use The Fitness Fixer blog to make all your resolutions possible in healthy fun ways :-)
At Mon Jan 01, 11:22:00 PM 2007,
Kate M said…
In an ideal world, my New Year's resolutions would be to: 1) stop using myspace, and 2) eat less dairy. But in the real world, those are not achievable goals, at least for me. So this year, I am going to: 1) eat more fresh vegetables and take my vitamins, 2) wear sunscreen more often, 3) write at least 3 times a week, and 4) try to prevent my husband from getting a motorcycle license. Happy New Year!!
At Wed Jan 03, 07:33:00 PM 2007,
My Return 2 Ireland said…
I feel the best thing is to minimize the chances of failure, thus only making one resolution. Rather then making that resolution something you want to change about yourself, making it a Goal of yours. This leads me to my New Year 2007 Goal. I will work extra hard to achieve this b/c 4 two yrs I failed due to giving to much of myself/time/money away. I'M Going to Ireland by June 2007.
At Thu Jan 04, 03:43:00 AM 2007,
Carrie said…
Okay, Kris, my New Year's resolutions are in my latest quit smoking post. Check it out--it just may save your life...
At Thu Jan 04, 03:45:00 AM 2007,
Carrie said…
Great comments, Kate!
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