Yup! We've opened the gifts we chose for each other and enjoyed pumpkin pie, brownies, pecan pie and of course, apple pie to make mouth's smile with goodness.
The enchiladas are dished out and the star-spangled Christmas tree is packed away with care. We’ve reached the end of this year… and the beginning of next year.
This is the day we recall the joyful celebration of New Year's Eve. Fireworks. Laughs and Giggles. Hugs and Kisses. Well wishes and all the promise that gone-with-the old and in-with-the-new brings.
This is the 6th day after Christmas and many of us promise to make changes in our life. Promises we make to ourselves. Changes that we may have made before but failed to keep.
They are what is traditionally known as our Happy New Year's Resolutions for the year 2012.
Here's an example of what a resolution is including common promises many make over and over again. I think lose weight tops a lot of lists. Yes, it tops my list, too. Here are my seven plus one resolutions I plan to keep this year.
Happy New Year's Resolutions
1. Lose weight to be more physically fit and live a long and healthy life.
This is one of my happy new year's resolutions for 2012. I am on a fitness quest with my dog, Bailey, to lose 30 lbs.
2. Eat healthy, which seems to go along with the first resolution of losing weight. In reality eating healthy may or may not be a catalyst for losing weight.
For myself, I have already jumped on the "eat more heathy" train. I must confess that it is not as easy as it sounds. Years and decades of poor eating habits are difficult to stop. I didn't even realize that some foods I ate and the portions and snacking I did (now and then) were bad for my body and my long-life health. Not just "bad" but bad as in life-shortening. Yikes!
Now, that I have educated myself, I know more about what to eat and not eat, and it is still a very difficult habit to change. I am only about half way there after a year of trying… but it is getting easier. For me, it's getting easier not because I now know that bad eating habits can shorten my life, but because of the pain I suffer when I make poor food choices. Stabbing, spiking, throbbing pain. Not fun, but the hurt helps me remember to avoid doing what causes the pain.
3. Educate myself on the affects of food I eat and exercise I need. Yes, these are not just for vanity. True, I want to look better physically, and I think a thin body and fashion may be a big motivator for many. Eating and exercise is directly related to how a person feels physically and that affects how you feel mentally and emotionally.
My resolution for 2012 is to continue to educate myself and take the action I need to feel good inside and out.
4. Be kind and considerate to family, friends and everyone I meet. I have always tried hard to treat others as I would want others to treat me. I plan to be more conscious of my words and actions to insure that loved ones in my life know how much I care and want only the best for each one.
5. Share. I have always been a private person, but I now know that being too private keeps you from sharing yourself and the best of you. It's not good to hoard, and not sharing yourself is hoarding. I started sharing my thoughts when I started this blog, and for 2012, I plan to continue sharing and maybe one thought will help someone else share their thoughts.
6. Set new goals. My honey and I get out our blue binder every January. We check off each goal that we've accomplished. Rethink the ones we didn't. Write a new set of goals for the coming 12 months. One of the things we've learned after doing this for more than 20 years is that when you write a goal down, it happens. It's something about our subconscious I think. But we have the pages to prove it. 99.9% of our goals have been completed. Many times we didn't even realize it until the following January.
7. Be a better mate. Yes! I believe I am a good wife, but sometimes I get a flash of selfish. I resolve to do a better job of putting the needs of my honey above my own (much more often). Hah ha. Kidding aside. I mean it. I have the good fortune to be married to the most kind and considerate man in the world. He is devoted to my happiness. Everything he does is for me. I plan to do a better job at returning his amazing example of love at its best.
1. Lose weight to be more physically fit and live a long and healthy life.
This is one of my happy new year's resolutions for 2012. I am on a fitness quest with my dog, Bailey, to lose 30 lbs.
2. Eat healthy, which seems to go along with the first resolution of losing weight. In reality eating healthy may or may not be a catalyst for losing weight.
For myself, I have already jumped on the "eat more heathy" train. I must confess that it is not as easy as it sounds. Years and decades of poor eating habits are difficult to stop. I didn't even realize that some foods I ate and the portions and snacking I did (now and then) were bad for my body and my long-life health. Not just "bad" but bad as in life-shortening. Yikes!
Now, that I have educated myself, I know more about what to eat and not eat, and it is still a very difficult habit to change. I am only about half way there after a year of trying… but it is getting easier. For me, it's getting easier not because I now know that bad eating habits can shorten my life, but because of the pain I suffer when I make poor food choices. Stabbing, spiking, throbbing pain. Not fun, but the hurt helps me remember to avoid doing what causes the pain.
3. Educate myself on the affects of food I eat and exercise I need. Yes, these are not just for vanity. True, I want to look better physically, and I think a thin body and fashion may be a big motivator for many. Eating and exercise is directly related to how a person feels physically and that affects how you feel mentally and emotionally.
My resolution for 2012 is to continue to educate myself and take the action I need to feel good inside and out.
4. Be kind and considerate to family, friends and everyone I meet. I have always tried hard to treat others as I would want others to treat me. I plan to be more conscious of my words and actions to insure that loved ones in my life know how much I care and want only the best for each one.
5. Share. I have always been a private person, but I now know that being too private keeps you from sharing yourself and the best of you. It's not good to hoard, and not sharing yourself is hoarding. I started sharing my thoughts when I started this blog, and for 2012, I plan to continue sharing and maybe one thought will help someone else share their thoughts.
6. Set new goals. My honey and I get out our blue binder every January. We check off each goal that we've accomplished. Rethink the ones we didn't. Write a new set of goals for the coming 12 months. One of the things we've learned after doing this for more than 20 years is that when you write a goal down, it happens. It's something about our subconscious I think. But we have the pages to prove it. 99.9% of our goals have been completed. Many times we didn't even realize it until the following January.
7. Be a better mate. Yes! I believe I am a good wife, but sometimes I get a flash of selfish. I resolve to do a better job of putting the needs of my honey above my own (much more often). Hah ha. Kidding aside. I mean it. I have the good fortune to be married to the most kind and considerate man in the world. He is devoted to my happiness. Everything he does is for me. I plan to do a better job at returning his amazing example of love at its best.
Well, boys and girls, that's just seven examples of Happy New Year's Resolutions I plan to follow this year in 2012 (at least). I want each of the seven to become habits that continue on every year thereafter. If these could be stored in a shaker, I sprinkle them over the world for all to benefit from, because I believe we'd all be better with just these seven new year's resolutions.
Of course, my new year's resolution list is a bit longer. I plan to finally finish my screen plan… Winning the academy award for best movie script has been on my list for several years (okay, several decades).
Whatever promises you make for 2012, write each one down, commit to it, make it happen. I wish you good health, prosperity and happiness. Love each other. Show it more. Open up and share yourself. You can.
That's it for today, blog.