I try to make resolutions that are challenging but realistic at the same time. If I vowed to lose 20 lbs every January 1st, I'd be in the negative for that goal every year. Most of my resolutions are things I've already thought about throughout the year, but feel the need to establish a concrete goal for it. Here's what I have so far:
- Get the freak back to working out! This is probably a somewhat typical resolution, but I know I really need to establish a workout routine. Unfortunately, I love being outdoors so I try to take my workouts to walking in my neighborhood or bike riding. But I need a routine for indoors that doesn't need a lot of equipment. We have a Nintendo Wii and the subsequent Wii Fit, but I asked Santa (yeah, I still believe) for the Wii Fit Plus to add some spice to my Wii-ness. But I've also signed up for the fitness center here at work, but I need to get a doctor's physical done in order to start going there.
- On that note, I have several doctor's appointments that I've been putting off that I've scheduled for 2011. One of those is an eye doctor appointment. I must confess, in the almost 4 years I've been diabetic, I've never been to an eye doctor. I went to one before I started college, but I had such a bad experience that I refused to go to another one unless I had to (the doctor I saw was extremely forceful with my eyes and wasn't friendly at all, the tears I had after the appointment were not just doctor-induced). But I've finally made another appointment and I'm hoping to tell them how apprehensive I am.
- I also need to start the hunt again for another primary care physician. I really don't want to go back to the one I saw a couple months ago for my knee, but the office where she was has several doctors. So I'm going to ask for a switch. I need to get a physical done in order to use the gym at work, but I also want to have a good doctor that I'm comfortable with for things non-D.
- Less coffee, more water. My job is great, but I believe it has helped get into the not-so-great habit of constant coffee drinking. My 30-40 minute commute combined with 9-hour workdays is really draining, and I'm relying more and more on coffee to keep me going. But as lovely as coffee is, it's a bad diuretic--it dehydrates me, and I'm seeing the effects of dehydration on my currently cracked knuckles. I want to at least have as many cups of water as I do coffee, however this also might mean more trips to the restroom, which may help my first bullet point.
- Establish an organized, house cleaning routine. I love our house! But it is big, and the extra space makes keeping things organized not so easy because I generally will organize and clean things when they start getting in my way. "That pile of important mail? Oh just move it over here and I'll think about it again in a few weeks." The same with cleaning. I will wait and wait and wait until the mess starts to frustrate me and I declare, "That's it! I'm cleaning!" And I begin a rage-fueled cleaning spree that may result in me trying to vacuum the cats because they are ultimately the root of the problem anyway. This rage also results in a low because I don't think about the exercise involved in a 2-hour cleaning spree. I imagine if I had an established weekly cleaning routine, I could plan for the drop in BG and (maybe) spare the cats from the vacuum.
- And finally, my last resolution but the one I'm most excited about: read the Bible in a year. I grew up in church and have been a Christian for 18 years, but I've maybe read only half of the Bible, overall. I'm looking at several "read the Bible in one year" plans and I'm hoping to settle on one before December 31st. If I don't keep any of my other resolutions, I'm determined to keep this one.
I highly recommend hiring someone to clean your house. I have someone clean for two hours every two weeks. She does the things I don't like to do or don't have time for like mopping the kitchen floor or cleaning the bathroom. It forces me to pick up my house because it's easier for her to work if it isn't messy. This is one of the best things I spend money on...better than therapy!
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