Resolutions

Here we are, two months into the new year.  How are your New Year's resolutions coming along?  Still going strong, or did you forget about them on January 2nd?

I've made a few resolutions this year.  I haven't called them resolutions because that has too many connotations associated with it. These are just things that I've just decided to do this year.  With some I've done great, others I need to be a lot better.

• Be healthier (specifically, go to the gym).  I'm proud to say that this has been a great success so far.  Since the beginning of January, I have gone to the gym between 3-5 times every week (except for one week when I was sick).  It's taken a lot of determination, a shift in mentality, and some re-arranging of our family schedule, but it's worked.  And I'm surprised to say...I actually enjoy it now!  It's become a habit, and I hate missing a gym day.  I never thought I'd be that guy, but surprisingly, here I am.  (P.S. for aspiring gym people, having a goal really helps)

• Be more generous.  This specifically has to do with food, believe it or not, lol.  Money a little bit too, but mostly food.  My wife and I are frugal and don't eat out a lot or get a lot of junk food, so when we do, it feels like a special treat.  And to give part of that away...it's tough sometimes (don't judge me!).  So I've been working on being more generous, and generally speaking I think I've been doing a better job of this.  I can still improve, but I'm better than I was.  It's a work in progress.  I feel a bit like Joey...

• Do daily devotions.  This...still needs a lot of work.  Life gets busy, kids get in the way, etc, etc, etc, blah, blah, blah...you know all the excuses.  I just need to be better with this.  My wife and I talked about this the other night and decided to tackle it together.  So we're going to try to both be better, tag-team it, and encourage each other.  I know we're two months late on this, but better late than never.

• And a resolution I've just added...be better with blogging.  I'm horrible with this (as you may have noticed, before this week, my last post was in November).  However, I have blogged for three out of the past four days...and I hope to continue.  Granted, it won't be this often, but the plan is to be a lot more consistent.

In the end, resolutions are all about bettering yourself.  Some you may be great at, others may take more work.  But the great thing is that is never too late to start, and you can ALWAYS get back on the horse and keep trying when you mess up (see yesterday's post).

Happy resolution-ing!