So, my holiday season consisted of a lot of sloth and not a lot of blogging. I honestly have no excuse. I don't do cards, bake cookies, travel--I didn't even put up a tree. The only reason I have for being such a bloggy slacker is probably that really heavy lasagna I ate at the work holiday party. Man, that was so tastey but it settled like a brick in my stomach and destroyed all ambition.
So, 2013 is done, and I could not be happier. What a stupid year. Yes, it did get better in the second half--for me and many of the people I love who were also having a shitty year, but still. Perhaps I've gained perspective or something, but I'm still a bit cranky.
I've always hated the notion of New Year's resolutions, so I am loathe to say anything that sound like I'm making them, but I do have plans for 2014--better late than never.
1. Keep De-Cluttering
I'm doing well in this, and I intend to keep it up. I've reached the point where for some things in my house, they just have a place. I don't have to think about cleaning up, because I just put things back where they go. My mother always told me that life would ed be easier if you were organized and had less stuff, and I guess she was right. Too bad it took me so long to believe it.
2. Keep Saving
I am a bit annoyed that my expenses seem to always be a too high to put as much money into regular savings as I'd like, but I am doing really well with putting money into retirement. I'm going to scale that back a bit just so I have more liquid cash, and so I can still put money into my Roth IRA.
3. Move More
My new job is pretty sedentary, and also pretty overwhelming at times. I've been in the habit, since I don't have a gym membership, of just doing running and yoga and that's it. That means, when I'm sick of running or yoga, I really don't get any exercise. Well, I finally decided to actually do something about that besides just whining. I bought a Rodeo Core, which is a rather ridiculous machine that supposedly works your abs. While I find that if I sit on it for longer than 20 minutes, I get a bit of a headache, it's also really handy in that it's pretty quiet, uses no power and I can do it while I'm watching tv. I honestly do get tired using this thing, so it must be somewhat effective at something besides making me look like a total moron.
I also have a membership to the gym at the college where I work. It's a bit intimidating to work out next to 18-21 year olds, but it's cheap and since I no longer have a treadmill in my house, it's necessary. In addition to those two things, I have completely fallen in love with DailyBurn, which is a streaming exercise video service. It costs $10/month, but they have videos for everything. when I was housebound the other day after my car wouldn't start, I did some kettlebells with Coach Cody, and felt totally badass.
Hopefully as it continues to warm up and we get more and more day light, I can run outside more often and start biking again.
And I think that's it! Maybe I'll think of something else later, but probably not. What are your plans for the year?
So, 2013 is done, and I could not be happier. What a stupid year. Yes, it did get better in the second half--for me and many of the people I love who were also having a shitty year, but still. Perhaps I've gained perspective or something, but I'm still a bit cranky.
I've always hated the notion of New Year's resolutions, so I am loathe to say anything that sound like I'm making them, but I do have plans for 2014--better late than never.
1. Keep De-Cluttering
I'm doing well in this, and I intend to keep it up. I've reached the point where for some things in my house, they just have a place. I don't have to think about cleaning up, because I just put things back where they go. My mother always told me that life would ed be easier if you were organized and had less stuff, and I guess she was right. Too bad it took me so long to believe it.
2. Keep Saving
I am a bit annoyed that my expenses seem to always be a too high to put as much money into regular savings as I'd like, but I am doing really well with putting money into retirement. I'm going to scale that back a bit just so I have more liquid cash, and so I can still put money into my Roth IRA.
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My new job is pretty sedentary, and also pretty overwhelming at times. I've been in the habit, since I don't have a gym membership, of just doing running and yoga and that's it. That means, when I'm sick of running or yoga, I really don't get any exercise. Well, I finally decided to actually do something about that besides just whining. I bought a Rodeo Core, which is a rather ridiculous machine that supposedly works your abs. While I find that if I sit on it for longer than 20 minutes, I get a bit of a headache, it's also really handy in that it's pretty quiet, uses no power and I can do it while I'm watching tv. I honestly do get tired using this thing, so it must be somewhat effective at something besides making me look like a total moron.
I also have a membership to the gym at the college where I work. It's a bit intimidating to work out next to 18-21 year olds, but it's cheap and since I no longer have a treadmill in my house, it's necessary. In addition to those two things, I have completely fallen in love with DailyBurn, which is a streaming exercise video service. It costs $10/month, but they have videos for everything. when I was housebound the other day after my car wouldn't start, I did some kettlebells with Coach Cody, and felt totally badass.
Hopefully as it continues to warm up and we get more and more day light, I can run outside more often and start biking again.
And I think that's it! Maybe I'll think of something else later, but probably not. What are your plans for the year?
