This year, if you've read the title, I've decided not to make a resolution. As I was driving home from work this afternoon, I was thinking about all of the resolutions I've made over the past years (lose weight, read more, etc.) and how I've always seemed to fail to keep up with them. This year, I've decided not to set myself up to fail, because I'm almost positive that I will fall short of whatever huge plans I make. It sounds pessimistic, however, it's been a habit of mine to overshoot and over-plan and then feel bad about not meeting those sometimes difficult goals.
So, instead of making resolutions, I have decided to take part in the Pay It Forward initiative and give to people in hopes of inspiring them to do the same for others. My friend, Hillary, on Facebook posted this idea and the way to get involved on her page and I couldn't think of any reason not to join.
In addition to the Pay It Forward goal, I've decided to set small goals for myself to strive for this year. I've signed up for a gym membership back in November, did really well for about three weeks, then stopped going. I'm hoping to make it to the gym at least once a week this year, which is totally doable, and I'm hoping to stay motivated and maybe increase that number once it starts to warm up and I'm not so sleepy anymore.
Goal #2 is always to read more, because I read a few books last year, but nowhere near what I would like to be. It's hard when life gets so busy, but I'm hoping I can fit it in somewhere. I just need to make a list of a few books that I'm 100% interested in so I can stay motivated to finish a book in less than three months time.
Other than that, I have some bigger things I hope to get to this year, like going back to school, planning some bigger life changes, but those kind of things are being taken in stride and are kind of being played by ear at this point. We'll see how it goes!
Do you have any goals or resolutions for this year? Let me know if you're taking part in paying it forward this year, I'd love to see what ideas everyone has.
