I'm feeling much better now that I've had a good nap, some coffee, and watched movies on tv. I slept like dead for about an hour after that last post, then got up and had some incredible multigrain bread and European butter. It wasn't good for my diet, but it was great for my disposition. I downed a strong cup of coffee immediately afterward. And now I still feel awesome.
We've got a snow day tomorrow again, and I hear we're going to have to make it up on Good Friday. I wonder what the preacher in the movie I'm watching would think of that.
Here's the plan for this post: It's gonna be about New Year's resolutions. I never really make resolutions just for the new year; I make grand proclamations, I get ideas, but I don't do resolutions. So I'm not technically going to do resolutions here. Let's be honest -- these are less "resolutions" and more "gee I ought to make some changes here's what maybe I think I might like to do" kinds of things.
1. Get back on my diet. I haven't gotten off it all that much, but...no, I've gotten off it. I ate almost an entire loaf of bread today, complete with real butter. And I had pizza for breakfast. Here's to more vegetables, more frequent exercise, and overall healthy choices. Cheers! (Hmm...where's my moscato?)
2. Keep a clean(ish) house. I'm a terrible housekeeper. I don't like to clean, and there isn't really anyone checking to see if I do, so I pretty much don't. At all. I mean, I don't live in a pig sty or anything, but it certainly isn't up to snuff. Here's to breaking out the cleaning supplies and actually putting clothes in the drawers after they've been washed. Cheers!
3. Catch up on some reading. I have at least seven books I've started (it's true -- I just counted them), all of which are fantastic. I just get tired of reading them after a while. I get very impatient with all the middle junk, and I find myself dying to know how it ends without caring much about the in-between stuff. I really need to finish a few of them just so I can return them to the people from whom I borrowed them. Here's to being patient and starting what I finish. Cheers!
4. Be more consistent at work. I go through spurts of getting grades done and not getting grades done, keeping my desk clean and having it a mess, turning in my lesson plans and winging it. I'd like to be more consistent with my productivity and responsibility. I don't want to freak out every time grades are due or paperwork has to be turned in. Here's to preparation, dedication and perseverance...ation. Cheers!
5. Take better care of my relationships. I love my people, new and old, kin and kindred spirit. I often care for others as an afterthought, though; I think, What am I getting out of this? Is there something else I'd rather be doing? I serve others only if it serves myself, backing out on people and using them left and right. I don't want to view people as objects to help me get what I need. Here's to putting others first and treating my neighbor as myself. Cheers!
6. Love my Lord every minute as though I actually grasp the magnitude of His sacrifice. I will never be able to fully know how it felt to give up His life for the sins I choose to commit every day, what it's like to see me consciously add another thorn to His crown when I do something that isn't right for me. I can only pray that I develop awareness of the greatness of His grace and the consciousness to make choices that please Him. Here's to treasuring His Word and keeping it in my heart. Cheers!
There you go, friends. I'll start with those and see what happens. If they actually work, you'll be seeing the fruits of it, I'm sure -- I'll be having Christian book clubs with close friends in my clean house with healthy snacks in no time (after I've gotten all my work done, of course).
Here's to making positive changes! Cheers! Ooh, and here's to following through on them! Cheers again!!
[...does anyone have any toasts to make? I still have another sip of moscato left.]
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