A New Day, A New Year

Welp. It's a new year. Time to restart, refresh, and go on slightly better than usual for at least a few days.

Can my new view on life start on the second? Because I definitely didn't detoxify from all of the junk from winter break today. Some places you go, and there simply isn't any healthy food. At least not that you know of, or it's not your type of healthy food.

Already went on a run for the new year, which was nice. I'm glad I didn't do my first run of the new year on a treadmill like I'd originally planned.
I tend to try to take meaning out of the things that happen on the first day of the new year. I know the little things don't matter, but I start to thinking that they do. Does spending it with family members mean I'm going to spend a lot of time with them this year? The opposite? Does a good first run of the year mean good running for the rest of the year? Who knows.

I know I already posted a few things to work on this year. The thing is, some of those goals were a bit short term, and resolutions are supposed to be about the long run right? Right. However, I don't think these are resolutions so much as goals. This is what I want to achieve this year:

• Continue being a runner.
• Earn enough money for studying abroad.
• Stop picking at blackheads on my nose.

The last one sounds a little odd, but it's a horrible habit I have. Y'see, I have terrible blackheads on my nose, but I seem to be the only one who notices them. Granted, they just look like little black dots, but I hate them. However, I know my nose looks a lot worse when I scratch at those things. You would think this wouldn't take a lot of work, but for me it's tough.

I suppose I have one main goal for the whole year:

Live Well. Live well in the sense of health, in social life, in experiences. Simply, I'd like to live as well as possible.

Anywho, that's all from me for the eve. I best be workin' on that goal of getting back to a normal sleep schedule, eh?

Do you ever analyze the events on the first day of the new year for the whole year? Or is that just me? What did you do on the first day of the new year?

New Year, Old Goals

Welp, the end of the year is here! What a year it has been. 2010 has been a pretty good year for me. I've:

• Graduated from High School
• Started college
• Started running again
• Went to state for high school tennis
• Turned 19

I'm sure I've done a lot more than that, but it's so hard to compile everything happening in one year in your mind.

Many people around me dismiss the idea of the new year's resolution. I've been taught that you need to make everyday goals. One specific day shouldn't be the only day you try and make big goals. I've read it on blogs, I've been told by my mother. Really, this is good advice. I've read that a high percentage of people give up on their resolutions only a week after the new year has begun. Yeah, that's a bit of a downer, but people can also make some great resolutions.

For me? I think I'm going to look in review at my goals that I made at the start of this blog. Let's see how they've changed/how I've been doing with them.

1.Get a Degree
I'm still working on that quite obviously, ha. I have gotten 17 credits from my first term. Slowly working my way. I still want to find out what I want to do with my life. I don't even know if I'll finish my degree at WOU! We'll see by the end of the year, eh?
2. Not Gain the Dreaded Freshman Fifteen
I've noticed this bothers me less and less. I still want to make sure I don't gain fifteen pounds, but I think my running has helped me with that a lot. I fall back and forth between weight.
3. Travel Abroad During my Junior Year
This has changed a little bit, simply because I've been looking into maybe going abroad next year instead. I know I still want to be able to travel abroad though. I'm just not sure when.
4.Stay Out of Debt
I've been spending more money than I should I think lately. I worry way too much about money, but this month has been a crazy spending one. Yes, part of the increased spending has to do with buying gifts, but there's been a lot of other spending in there. Watching out for that.
5. Keep My Grades Up
I think my grades looked pretty nice last term... Let's keep it up!
6. Make Friends
I'm still working on this. It's hard trying to make really good friends at the beginning of school. Sure, there are some nice people, but are they great friend material? Still trying to figure that out. One of the recent things people have been telling me are that you don't make great friends until you get more into your major. Geez, that's awhile from now! Well, who knows.
7.Post a Blog Entry Everyday
Even though there's been some rough posts, I've still managed to get my posts in. Maybe after the first year, I'll stop posting everyday. What's the point of writing if it's jibberish? I still want to finish off the year with a post everyday though.

Well, I'll keep working towards these goals. I'll also keep working to get ready for the half marathon and other things that come my way. I'll see you all next year!

What goals are you working towards in the new year?