New Year's Resolutions

Every year when Jan. 1 rolls around, millions of people vow to lose those extra pounds, quit their unhealthy habits and manage their money better. Now I’m not saying I can’t afford to do all of the above, but this year I’m taking my new year’s resolutions in a different direction. This will be my first year blogging my resolutions to the world, so maybe that will motivate me a bit more.

Blog more. I just recently started blogging. In fact, I feel like this whole wave of social media emphasis happened before I ever saw it coming. I would ideally like to blog at least three times a week, but I’m going to shoot for once a week to start out. Busy as I am, I know I need to set aside time in order to achieve this goal.

1. Read more. I feel like I do a good job of staying informed about current issues surrounding our nation and world. But when it comes to reading novels and books, I can’t remember the last one I read (completely) for non-school related purposes. Last week I was at Barnes & Noble and came across at least 10 books that caught my eye. Anyone have some good must-reads I should check out?

2. Relax more. My friends and family are always telling me I need to de-stress. I like to think I have my stress under control, but the truth is there are times when I feel completely overwhelmed with school, work and my involvements and I get burned out. Many days I am out and about from roughly 8am until 1am when I attempt to get some quality sleep. I’d like to prevent getting overwhelmed in the future by setting aside 30 minutes each day to relax by doing yoga, working out, reading or just taking a power nap.
   

3. Do more. This resolution is slightly contradictory to my last one, but at the same time I feel it is important to make the best of the little time I have left at CMU. Many of my friends graduated this past semester and even more will do so in the spring. It has been a real wake up call that helped me realize how fast four years can go by. I feel like I’ve done a lot at CMU and made some of the best friends I could ask for. I have just over one year left in Mount Pleasant, so I want to make each day count. Years from now I know I will still cherish the friendships and memories from CMU.

Do you share any of these resolutions? Do you have any advice or suggestions for ways I can achieve these?