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New Year, New Resolutions
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(Jan.04.10)
Cliché as it may be, the first blog post of the year must be about resolutions. There is something about the new year that makes me want to be a better person, inside and out. Here are the 10 things on my 2010 to-do list:
- Eat healthier: I already consider myself a pretty healthy eater, minus the constant sweets circulating the office and my love affair with
carbohydrates. Hopefully 2010 will bring more vegetables and fruits into my life.
- Be more active: Whether it's going to the gym more often, finding a spin class I love, or just taking the stairs instead of the elevator (thanks for the idea interns!) I am going to get up and get moving this year.
- Don't let work consume me: I started this at the end of 2009, and am going to continue. Taking home my laptop everyday wasn't good for my relationship with my boyfriend (or myself). This year, I am vowing to only take it home on weekends.
- Spend more time with my friends: With boyfriends, careers, and relocation out of our hometown, it seems that those who mean the most to me are the ones I see the least. That's not how it should be. I am hoping that planning the first of the weddings will add to our time spent together in 2010.
- Appreciate my boyfriend: I don't tell him enough, but he's amazing. He is fabulous at everything he does (from film editing, to drawing to just being a great friend). This year, I am going to tell him that as often as I can.
- Appreciate my parents: They are the best, bottom line. Just need to make sure they know that. Always.
- Call my grandparents more often: It's such a small thing that makes them so happy, and I am so busy that I don't always remember to call. That's not an excuse and it will no longer be an excuse in 2010.
- Shop less: While fashion may be one of my true loves in life, it doesn't add to my quality of life. I have more clothes than I will ever wear, and could spend my money on so many other (better) things...like #9.
- Give generously: With shopping less, I can give more to charities and buskers. There is an old man who plays violin at Bay station that I would give an entire paycheque to, if I could afford it. This year, I will give him something (as much as I can) every time I see him.
- Be a better writer (and editor): I love my job, and am lucky enough to work with some of the best editors out there. This year, I want to learn as much as I can from them, and make myself the best writer and editor I can be; for myself, and for you.
May 2010 be the year of keeping resolutions. Happy New Year!
-Sam
What are your 2010 resolutions?
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