Resolutions in progress...

I am feeling accomplished. Well, not quite accomplished, but at least I have the feeling like I am getting somewhere. I have started the year on the right foot. I am making some progress on the resolutions that I set for myself this year.

First off, I went to church on Sunday. It felt so good. It is so easy to go to church - I don't know why it always feels like a task. I also started listening to my Joyce Meyer CD's again on my way to work today. The message I am listening to is on living a life of excellence and integrity. It is such a simple message - basically act like a courteous, loving and responsible individual. That shouldn't be too hard, right? We'll see. In the meantime, I will keep on listening and hope that the message soaks in.

I also ordered a new set of CD's from Joyce earlier this week. That message is on the cause and cure for worry. Yet another thing that I need to work on. I am getting better, but once again it will help to hear the message when necessary. It's nice to get a good message daily on my way to work. It's a great start to every day!

I enrolled in the Nutrition 4 Weight Loss class at Nutritional Weight and Wellness. It starts on January 11th and I feel really good about starting the program again. And, I am sure there will be some updated information since the last class I took, so I will get some new helpful hints. Can't hurt, that's for sure! On my way to living the weight and wellness way, as I resolved to.

Btw - I interviewed for the part time job that they had open at NWW. Kory (the owner's son) was very impressed with me. He needed more flexibility than I could offer however. He said he would keep my information in case he gets another opening and would contact me. I hope he will - it would be so cool to work there. If I can't actually be a Nutritionist, it would be the next best thing!

Another resolution that I've (kind of) started working on is the training for the Race for the Cure 5K. Well, I guess I haven't actually started anything - but I did help Dave get the workout area in the basement all cleaned up and organized. It is ready for someone to work out down there. Now, I just have to start! I figure I will start by walking. I will continue walking for about 4-6 weeks to get my endurance and cardio up as well as shed some pounds. This will help me to be more successful in my actual training. I found a "Couch to 5K" plan online that gives you a training regiment. This is an 8 week plan. I figure as of today I have 16 weeks to prepare. That should be plenty of time, right? Right!

I also resolved to learn more about photography and to buy a fancy pants camera. I learned that my friend Kristin has a Canon 30D that she adores. I would like to get a camera that someone I know has some experience with. That camera runs about $1500, so unless I can find it (or a similar model) used, I don't know how soon I would be able to purchase the camera. In the meantime, I have found some Community Ed classes that are cheap and promise to teach you more about digital photography. Maybe I could keep my camera, but learn Photoshop and get that software instead to edit my pictures. It would be cheaper and I would like to learn more about different ways to edit shots. We'll see what happens with this.

Last, but not least, is the financial resolution. This area is not going so great for me. I haven't even looked at our budget for January and we are already almost a week into the month. I plan to get into the budget this weekend. I will get us back on track.

Finally, I feel that I have to mention that we lost Pastor and Kathie Voss this week. They are now in Heaven. It was a sad week and probably more sad days to come with the funerals. But, I keep telling myself that they are together in the best place they can be. I think that looking at the life that they lived is an inspiration. He was a wonderful mentor to me in my teenage years.

In closing, I would like to quote Pastor Voss... he would always say "Now, go out and give 'em Heaven!" Loved that guy. Rest in Peace...