New Year

Happy New Year!
 Time for resolutions, new beginnings, and change.  Yes, I am among those who will make resolutions this year.  My friend Brenda gave me a book -"The Happiness Project" for my birthday.  So 2012 will be filled with happiness, joy, and all things good.  A perfect project for an optimist!!  So please bear with me when the trials of real life show up.  Okay, with that out of the way, let's move on to resolutions!


I resolve to focus on the positive.   In every situation there is a positive response and a negative one.  In the past six months or so, I seem to have looked at the negative.  A bit disconcerting for an optimist.  A co-worker has challenged me to put a penny in a jar every time I'm negative.  Hopefully it won't be too full.


I resolve to lose 3.3 pounds each month.  (I was going to put 40 pounds for the year, but that seemed too big a goal.)  How will I lose the pounds?  Exercise =I'm going to walk at least three times a week and work out at the gym twice a week and change my eating habits =more fruits and veggies, less chips and cookies.


I resolve to spend 15 minutes every day writing something!  I'd like to resolve to finish a book in a year's time, but I don't want to scare myself!  If December arrives and a book is complete -that will be my Christmas present!


I resolve to be a better wife, mother, family member, friend, and co-worker.  My life is filled with so many good things.  It is the people in my life who help me and encourage me.  My husband is wonderful, my children are kind, loving human beings, my family loves me, and my friends are always there for me.  I work with some really awesome people.  Together we rock!


What do you resolve to do and be?