New Year Resolutions - yawn!

[Miranda]

I have written down "my goals" for the year for most of my lifetime. I also measure things in terms of my "wishes" made on my birthday cake candles from one year to the next.

Mine for the next year are already in my journal.

[DebTX]

live life to the fullest because tomorrow I might die.

Couldn't have said it better

[katluvr]

I have been meaning to "write down my goals" for 2009...looks like a good place to start.... (I may have a LOT, so sorry if this is lenghty)
1. Hit goal weight...thus means eat better, eat less, move more!
2. Complete a triathlon
3. Bike to work a couple days a week (just a couple would be good!)
4. Fix current job or find new job so I don't hate it so much and spend time goofing off on TE forums during work!
5. Schedule physical (I am WAY overdue)
6. Prepare a Will (so my partner and I are taken care of incase something bad happens)

That should do it... most SHOULD be do-able!
It is just the start!
Happy 2009 and good luck to all!

[solobiker]

To remember than my job is just that, a job, and not let it affect the rest of my life.

And I'm stealing Clockwork Orange's #3 To make more time for me and enjoy life more

Sorry, I am going to have to steal these. I need to work on all of this. Also to eat 3-5 veggies a day.

[GLC1968]

I don't generally set 'resolutions' but I do make goals.

For 2008, my goals were HUGE and with the exception of my cycling related ones, I accomplished just about all of them. I'm still dumbfounded at how much change and hard work 2008 had in store for me.

For 2009, I'm trying to be less driven in some areas and more in others.

That said, my goals are the following:

1. ride more (hell, riding at all would be 'more' so this should be easy to meet)
2. commute by bike on a regular basis
3. lose 20-30 lbs (finally)
4. set up rain barrels
5. learn to spin and to quilt
6. learn to 'kid' (pretty much HAVE to do this as the goat kids are coming whether I'm ready or not! )
7. spend more time being me and enjoying my life and my relationships

[KathiCville]

1) Ride 2000 miles (again) for the year.
2) Quit making excuses for not doing a bit of yoga, Pilates and/or weights at least every other day.
3) Use bike more to do errands within 5 miles of home.
4) Sell a chunk of what's in my overstuffed closets and drawers and earmark the proceeds for a really good road bike by next summer. (Give plenty away, too, to Goodwill, etc.)
5) Give thanks at the end of each day for at least 3 things in my life.
6) Spend less; save more diligently for retirement.
7) Make a bigger, positive difference in other people's lives.
8) Enjoy every minute with my 10-year old dog, Samantha.
9) Get back to doing things I really used to enjoy: e.g. cooking, entertaining, reading (lots!), knitting, sewing, hiking.
10) Sleep better, focus better, release stress better.

[ClockworkOrange]

Hey Kathi, that's is some achievement, utmost respect!

KathiCville
(...who logged her 2000th mile for the year on Christmas Day 2008!)


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[five one]

I resolve to get back to posting on a more regular basis so that I don't appear to be new to TE every time I post . I seem to be a serial lurker and have a hard time getting past that. As a relatively quiet, reserved person in real life, not saying much here on TE kind of fits my personality. I will try to dive in more often.

Each year my main riding goal is to get better at hill climbing. I have certainly improved over the years, but remain a slow uphill slogger. The legs are there, but the lungs (EIA) don't cooperate. I'm also good at psyching myself out on a difficult climb. I have slacked off on interval training the last few years and really need to get back to that.

Along with being a slow climber, I am a tentative descender. Mainly this has to do with the small-hands-can't-brake-in-the-drops problem. I run Campy, with no intention of switching to Shimano, so shims will not work. I've heard a rumor that Campy has a new system that will work for us small-handed riders, so I'm going to check into that and the possibility of switching out handlebars. Got to keep working on it until the problem is solved.

We don't do many organized rides anymore, but we're thinking of doing the Mt. Shasta Challenge this year, so I feel like dialing in the descending is of prime importance for me. I could go on riding the way I do, on roads (hills included) I am familiar with, forever. But that type of riding will not improve any aspect of my skill as a rider. I ride mainly for fitness. That said, I found myself merely maintaining the status quo in 2008 because I didn't have a specific goal out there to work toward. Hopefully, with Shasta looming out there in 7 months, I will get my act together (and kiss 15-20 lbs. goodbye in the process).

Hey, this might be the longest post ever for me. Woot!

[malkin]

I shined this one up as a goal for work:

Perfecting the application of pure apathy

which is an expanded and more esoteric version of not sweating the small stuff.

[skhill]

my list:

1. quit smoking (my annual resolution! but this year I mean it...)
2. grow a garden that's more than just tomatoes (but what would I not mind eating a lot of if it does well????)
3. compost!
4. be willing to ask for help when I need it...

[shootingstar]

I resolve to get back to posting on a more regular basis so that I don't appear to be new to TE every time I post . I seem to be a serial lurker and have a hard time getting past that. As a relatively quiet, reserved person in real life, not saying much here on TE kind of fits my personality. I will try to dive in more often.
......
Woot!

Diving into TE forums is not a goal. It's just fun!

[divingbiker]

I hesitate to post this now, because I tend to think about resolutions all day long and may add more, but so far:

De-clutter closets and cabinets and basement
Manage mail as it comes in the house
Build emergency fund to 8 months living expenses
Attend Weight Watchers meetings weekly; lose last 20 lb and achieve lifetime status
Go to gym 4x/week—twice water aerobics, twice elliptical and weights
Run 5k comfortably
Rekindle my love for recreational cycling (vs. commuting)