Ah, New Years Resolutions... I am rarely successful at keeping them! Even though I'm not very good at keeping resolutions, it just doesn't feel like a New Year until I have made some and announced them to the world!
I only made a couple resolutions last year, and I did well on most of them... except the losing 10 pounds (of course). So, this year, I'm leaving the "lose 10 pounds" resolution off the list! Maybe next year I can say I did well on all my resolutions! Here are my 2012 New Year's Resolutions:
Run a 5K - I'm a great gym goer, but running has always beaten me! I've never been able to master the art of running, and it's so frustrating! Mr. Duh has promised to sign us up for a 5K, and I'll just have to get out there and do it! I'm hoping I'll be able to run the entire thing with the help of our new treadmill and Couch to 5K.
Get Back to Church - Since moving to Texas, I have stopped going to church. It's not because I don't like it, but I haven't been able to find one that suits me (although I must admit I haven't been looking very hard). It's hard to find a church in the Bible Belt that fits my highly liberal beliefs. I do know that when I am a part of a church and working on my relationship with God, I am more joyful and at peace with life than I am otherwise.
Avoid Gossip - I really hate to admit it, but I am easily sucked into gossip and the happenings in the lives of others. Being involved in that type of conversation is not productive and usually hurtful. I'm done with it! I am committing myself to only positive and edifying conversations in 2012!
Get In Touch with my Inner-Feminist - I watched a documentarty on the OWN Network a couple months ago called "Miss Representation", and it lit the feminist fire inside of me! I am beginning to see all the ways that the meda tries to keep women down and put us into a man-made, hyper-sexualized, gender-steroetyped box. Between fashion magazines, reality shows, and the entertainment media, we rarely have the opportunity to see strong, smart, educated female leaders... where I am going with this is that I am going to give up watching TV shows, movies, and reading magazines that blatantly portray women as catty, bitchy, stupid, or sex objects. I don't want my future daughters to grow up in a world where their only role models are the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Snookie.
How about you? What are your Resolutions?
1 comments:
You get high fives for the inner feminist and the running from me! My BA is in Women's Studies. The reading can be eye-opening!
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