New Years Resolutions
1.
50% of paycheck goes into savings. (While I'm working, during hiatus all bets are off) I've really got to stop being one of those Americans who ignores savings in favor of retail therapy. It's time to be a fiscal grown up.
2.
No Ss diet. No Snacks. No Sweets. No Seconds. Except on days that start with S. I've been doing this for the last few months and I think it's really changed my eating for the better. And it's pretty easy to keep going without feeling deprived. I used to think you should eat small meals throughout the day, but not to sound paranoid, I'm starting to think that's just what the snack food companies want you to believe.
3.
Exercise five times a week - That was going really well until the temperature dropped, the holidays hit, and this cold knocked me on my ass. But I don't think it'll be hard to get back into it as soon as I can stay up past 9.
4.
Be more charitable. Last year the only contributions I made were to Obama, Begich and random charities that friends of mine were doing fund raisers for. I want to be more focused about my giving. This year I'm going to start loaning money through
kiva.org regularly. Once a week is probably a bit much (or will be, during hiatus). Maybe a new loan every month is a good place to start.
5.
50 Books in 2009. I've been really good at keeping this up the last few years. I actually read 75 in 2008. But I don't want to raise my goal. That would just encourage me to read faster and the faster I read, the less I retain.
6.
5 Accomplishments a day. Speaking of...
( Accomplishments. )