Renaissance

This year I have decided to make monumental changes in my life and perspective. As many of you may have also experienced, last year was a difficult one emotionally. There were many changes that occured that were quite stressful. Although many of the changes in my life were due to pleasantries; the birth of Audra, purchasing our first home, starting graduate school. There were also many other experiences that were equally as taxing that were not so pleasant: downfall of the economy, which led to many friends being laid off, and a constant reminder that I too could lose my job at any minute. I wish this last sentiment were not true, but unfortuneately it is reality. Do to this unsettling feeling in the pit of my stomach, I have decided to alter my behaviors for this coming year. To do this I felt that a couple changes needed to be made. First, I have stopped drinking alcohol for an indefinite period of time. I feel that by doing this I should have more energy and focus to accomplish my resolutions and maybe even more. Second, I have altered my eating habits. I used to avoid eating vegetables as much as possible. However, this year I am going to be diligent in consuming the recommend amount, the same is true for fruits, I just don't have a difficult time eating them. While these may not sound like such an undertaking, if you know me well you know that I consume 1-2 alcoholic beverages every evening, and rarely eat vegetables. I feel that by accomplishing these two feats I will have more energy and better health to fufill my other 7 resolutions listed on Facebook. If you have not read those resolutions, two of them relate to running (run 2 marathons and 1100 miles), which is why I am addressing these changes here. Therefore, here we go on a new journey, and I intend to make 2010 one of those life-altering years - in a positive way of course.