Resolutions: Year 5

I started this resolution thing in 2008, just as I was about to graduate college. I’ve kept up some form of goals and resolution since then. It has seemingly, proved to motivate me.

I am a woman of words (perhaps superfluous at times).

…And I also do as I say.

When I write them down.

Typically.

I’ve come pretty far since year 1:

• http://pipsyq.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/serendipity/
• http://pipsyq.wordpress.com/2008/12/26/we-are-our-actions/
• http://pipsyq.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/1-year-forecast/
• http://pipsyq.wordpress.com/2011/08/13/goals-till-the-end-of-2011/

Looking back — my list of “unfinished business” become the following:

• Practice meditation
• Volunteer in ICO to take youth on outdoor trips
• Visit 11-12 closing state parks
• Pick up an old activity: yoga, rock climbing, slacklining
• Travel: Europe
• Backpacking Trip: Skyline to Sea Trail

Items still “in progress:“

• Define concrete principles
• Career focus
• Re-energizing volunteer work via RC organization…we’ll see what happens.

Rejuvenate and focus on the following in 2012:

• Exercise: hiking, running, yoga, kick-boxing, horseback riding, slack-lining, dancing, weight-lifting. At least 3x a week for an hour or longer.
• Reading: Sci-Fi books (re-tap into my imaginative side), and more books in general. 1 book a month.
• Food: Eat out less(!) — this will be very difficult to do since there’s so many good restaurants in the city that I want to try. Having a partner in “food crime” also does not make things easy! On the flip side, this means cook more — and work in cooking lessons with PH’s mom and wherever else I can find lessons.
•  Emergency Preparedness: Make a plan & kit
• Clean out the closet: Literally, get rid of things that I “might” use, but know I will never touch again. This may involved getting rid of old keepsake/momentous items. I think I need to “start my life over” by not having any attachment to old material things. The only things I can/should keep are digital (i.e. photographs)…and maybe letters too.
• Relationship time: Visit/hang out with friends and family at least once a month. Phone/email/text/letter when unable to meet in-person.

Things for the future future:

• Travel Europe
• Live somewhere in South America to learn Spanish fluently
• Live somewhere in Asia to learn Mandarin fluently

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