Looks like I am not going to reach one of my new year's resolutions for 2010. :(
I'd only made a few.
The first was to spend more quality time as a family...play more games together, read more together, that kind of thing. I think we reached that one, though probably not as much as i would have liked. But one of us reads with our son every night, though we have kinda slacked with our daughter. She's seven and can read on her own, above grade level. But I would like to read with her more. She just got all five Diary of a Whimpy Kid books for Christmas.
The second was to get in better shape, lose a few pounds and tone. I am definitely on track with that goal! We joined a gym the Monday after New years this year and I lost all the pounds I wanted. But have also learned to not care about the number on the scale. It's definitely more about how I look and feel. So while I have lost the pounds, my body has changed noticeably and I know I have also gained a ton of muscle, which weighs more than fat.
Lastly was my book reading goal. I read so many bloggers who do the 100 book challenge and I knew there was no way I could possibly reach that goal. So I made a far more attainable one for me: 30 books in one year. And up `til September, I was in a great position to reach, and even surpass, it. But then life happened and there just wasn't time for reading. I got most of my reading done at night before bed...but bedtime was pushed back and I was just too tired to read. And I used to read a lot at the gym. But in September we switched gyms and I was now on a time constraint. At the old gym there was no time limit for the kid's playroom. I could get my 40 minutes of cardio in (and that's when I read) and then still be able to do another 40-45 minutes of weight training. Well, this new gym has a 70 minute limit on the kid room. So I had to cut my cardio time. Which was fine because the new gym has classes and I do Zumba 2-4 times a week, so at least I wasn't losing that. But I was losing my reading time. :(
As of right now, I am about a quarter of the way into book # 29. I am hoping to finish it this week, so at least I am only one book short of my goal.
How did everyone else do on their New Year's resolutions for 2010??? Your book goals??
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oh my goodness New Years resolutions... ooh they make me nervous haha
ReplyDeleteHey, I don't think 29 books is anything to sneeze at! That's almost 3 per month...I know I didn't get to read that many books for pleasure this year. Pat yourself on the back, chica.
ReplyDeleteLOL! I am proud...I'm just bummed that I came so close to the goal I'd made and I'm just unable to complete it. I see these other people complete the 100 book challenge and wonder if they actually sleep! LOL! They're writers and moms just like me! I just can't fathom how they do it!! Well...I probably do know.....but I just can't cut out my favorite TV shows! LOL!
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