Every year I jump on the New Years Resolutions band wagon. I make completely unrealistic goals like, "This year I will lose a million pounds" or "This year I will not smoke a cigarette drunk". And then, life kicks in and my resolutions, like so many people's, go out the window fairly early in the year. This year, I've made several resolutions, but I feel that each one is completely attainable.
1. Run a 5K.
I always try to start each year getting fit. I try something completely different and I either like it or I drop it. Last year I got really into yoga- and while I still love doing yoga, I cannot afford a regular membership to a yoga studio. Sad...
So, this year, I will begin training to run a 5k with the help of the C25K program. I enlisted the help of my loving husband, Jonathan, to keep me on track. If all goes according to plan, I am looking at the Cherry Creek Sneak the first week of May to be my race! (Don't worry- I won't be stopping yoga all together... and now that we are finally settled we can get the trainers set up in the basement for some bike rides!)
2. Walk my dogs.
This seems simple enough. However, walking my two Labrador Retrievers -Sadie May and Ryleigh - by myself is quite a daunting task. Fortunately, we have open space behind our newly purchased house for me to walk them off leash every day after work until dark. Our new neighborhood also has great street lighting which allows for Jonathan and I to walk the dogs on leash on the sidewalk even after dark. We did not have this luxury at our old house. Park Hill should really get with the times on street lights to make their residents feel safer at night.
3. Start fresh.
Last year was filled with ups and downs for us. I lost my job, we got married, we lost touch with some friends, we made some great new friends, Sadie ate some weed on a hike and ended up at the puppy ER, we bought a house, Ryleigh ate toxic mold and was hospitalized for two days, Jonathan got a new job... At the start of 2011, everyone in the Murer household is happy and healthy. I want to forgive all of the negatives in 2010 and move on. I also want to apologize for anything negative I did to anyone else in 2010- I'm sure you didn't deserve the depressed wrath of Sarah Beth.
4. Be more positive.
Each day I struggle with trying to be an optimist, even though an optimist is so desperately what I aspire to be. I like to think that I am a good person, but I know the pessimist inside often gets the best of me. In 2011, I want to be more positive and see the best in others. I think having eliminated a lot of negative from my life last year and surrounding myself with only positive people will help me achieve this.
5. Enjoy life more.
This is kind of an all-encompassing resolution... and one that I've made for both myself and my husband. I also think that this is an ever-changing resolution. It's very generic, but very specific at the same time. We need to be more social and be less lazy. Even though we didn't rent a place in the mountains, we need to not let our laziness get the best of us and go skiing/snowboarding on weekends more. We need to get together with friends more. I need to read more books... and Jonathan, well, he should just read... :o) We need to make more of an effort to spend more time with our friends- whether that is having dinner and drinks, rock climbing or going to more parties, we just need to do it. But we also need to not overlook our need to spend time together as a couple... or as a family with our dogs (who- by the way- are my children and two of my favorite things in life). We need to do and try new things: mountain biking, hiking 14ers, baking...
My life is a work in progress... and I enjoy it like that. Perfection is a boring thing. But I also want to love my life everyday, or at least most days, and I think that these resolutions will help me get to that point in 2011. Wish me luck!
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