Well, this is my first post of 2009, so I guess the first thing to do is to say "Happy New Year!" to all readers of Falling Leaves. I hope this year brings you health and happiness, in whatever form that might take.
Today is also my birthday, so for me the beginning of January is not just the beginning of a new calendar year, but also a new year in my life. I'm not just making New Year's resolutions for 2009 because that's what people traditionally do at the beginning of the year, but because there are things that I would like to have done before my next birthday (it's a major one - you know, of the kind that end in 0) and I shall have to be organised if I'm going to do them.
So my New Year's resolution is to be more active this year. I don't just mean physically active, although that wouldn't go amiss. I mean active in a more general sense. Below is a list of what I intend to do. These are not my resolutions; they are the means to achieving my one resolution.
1) I will manage my time better.
2) I will do more research (to be honest, it will not be hard to do more of this than last year) - this will make me more research active, and I will be taking more positive action towards getting a permanent job.
3) I will arrange to meet up with my friends more often. This will stop me talking passively over the internet / text messages, and will help me not to spend my evenings inactively on facebook.
4) I will listen to more music. More can be accomplished when listening to CDs / radio than when watching television.
5) I will find a Yoga class so that I can be active and still at the same time. Yoga also makes me feel physically and mentally better, so I'm hoping that it will contribute to a more positive outlook to help me achieve other things. And adding more activities into my life-timetable will mean I have to be better at time management.
That brings me back to the beginning of the list. And it seems to be enough to be getting on with for now!
May 2009 bring all you wish for, and good luck in sticking to your own resolutions!
1 comment:
Hopefully, seeing as 1 and 2 are on my list as well, we can encourage each other to stick to those. Will have to get you to come round and play with Bella for 3 as well. As my music choices are not necessarily in line with yours,4 is a different matter, and let's just say I'll take the 5th on number 5... :)
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