Looking forward to 2010

I'm so grateful for so many things this year. 2009 has been very good to me in so many ways and I have a feeling that 2010 is going to be even better.

I used to make resolutions every year. They were usually a bit complicated, and I'd write them down in a notebook, or on a Word document on my computer. Then I wouldn't even look at them again until I'd be cleaning out my desk or computer files months or even a few years later, and there they'd be. And I'd never have done any of them.

It got me to thinking...at my job, we are always working toward specific "goals" and we have to report to the results of our work to management. So we have to get at least some, if not most or even all, of the goal accomplished. Which is what we want, right? So I decided to look at what the difference was between a goal vs. resolution.

Resolutions are usually very general, and consist of statements like “I want to lose weight.” Meanwhile, goals are more specific, such as “Lose 5 lbs in the next year.”

A specific goal is more attainable than a general resolution of wanting to lose weight. You are more likely to reach a specific goal than an overall resolution. If your New Year's resolution is to go on a diet and lose weight, then as soon as you go off your diet and gain weight, you will feel as if you failed. So, it would be better to have a goal to lose 5 lbs in the next year. That way, even if you go up and down a bit during the year on the way to the goal, you won't have "failed."

SO...My goals for 2010 are pretty basic:
1. Continue to work on my mental health issues by seeing my therapist twice a month and through blogging regularly
2. Lose 7 pounds in a healthy way (by eating normal and doing some form of exercise 4-5 days a week)

That's it…simple stuff. I think these goals are achievable.

We are going to a fancy wedding tonight at a local winery. I am still deciding what to wear…I can either wear the same cocktail dress I wore to hub's reunion this summer; or a pair of velvet pants and a shimmery top that I wore to a charity auction last winter. Both are very dressy… but it's very rainy and cold today, so I'm thinking I might be more comfortable in the pants. I still have a few hours to decide…

When you think about it, this is a great day to get married. You're celebrating on New Year's Eve anyway, so celebrating your anniversary on that same day is kind of romantic. Also, the husband will always be able to remember the date, so it will keep him out of trouble with his wife in the future. Ha ha.

I hope everyone has the most WONDERFUL New Year's Eve and Day. See you in 2010!

Much love

~Graciela