New Years Resolutions

Over my honeymoon in St. Lucia, I spent the time reading the book, "Eat, Pray, Love." I am not a big reader and this book did not come highly recommended, but it did allow me to reflect on what life is. The book is a reflection of the authors year long journey to discover and reconnect with herself after a divorce. Many peoples lives to do present with opportunity to take a year off and journey to Rome to eat, India to meditate and to fall in love in a magical city, while getting paid for it to write a book. For the first time, in a long time, the book actually made me think of aspects of my own life. And since it is that time of the year, it made me think of some New Years Resolutions. Personally, I hate them but I did come up with some...

When I was in my teenages years and early twenties, I think I was still on a path of self-discovery. To family and friends, they would all tell you I had my head on pretty straight, but I really didn't feel like I knew who I was. Now that I'm in my early twenties, I definitely feel more comfortable in my own skin. I can admit, without feeling stupid or not my age, that I am a home buddy. I love coming home at the end of the day, putting on sweats, a tshirt and slippers to sit with the occassional glass of wine. I love sitting on my couch with a bowl of popcorn on a Friday night with my Giants fleece blanket ( Go Big Blue!) to watch a movie or my favorite TV shows I've missed during the week. I LOVE cooking! I look forward to Tuesdays, Fridays and the weekends, when I have time to whip up a meal. Matt does an excellent job substituting on the other days, but I hate doing the dishes, which is another reason why I love to cook. As this is why I love having a house; I can have people here for dinner, drinks or appetizers! Therefore, my first New Years Resolution is to host dinner for a group of friends or family once a month, just to have dinner. Being together doesn't need to be a special occassion...it can just be for the reason of getting together! Sooooooooo, if anyone wants to come for dinner, let me know!!

New Year's Resolution #2: Read a book once a month. I have NEVER been good about reading but I need another way to disconnect at the end of the day. I read one book on vacation and I have three other books from friends upstairs that I want to read.

New Years Resolution #3: Donate time to charity or get involved in a community project. I haven't decided what I want to tap into, but I have a few ideas.

New Years Resolution #4: This is more career related, but I would like to sit for my exam to become a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. It will allow me to diversify a little more into athletics. I'm still not sure where my career is taking me, but I know insurance companies drive me crazy!