Happy New Year's!

By Claire Enos

I will admit, I haven't been very regular with my blog posts. I tend to write whenever I think about it or feel like it. If I'm going to be a good blogger I need to make a regular schedule and stick to it. So, here is my New Year's Resolution (which I've made before, but this time I swear it's going to work):

  1. Write and post a blog post every week for Winter semester. Winter semester is January 5th-April 10th. So, that's 14 blog posts. I can totally do this. 
  2. Write at least 500 words a day for a whole month. This is more of short-term goal (okay, so is number 1, but this one is shorter). I am trying to get in the habit of writing every day. If I want to be a serious writer, I need to do this.
  3. So, in keeping with the writing theme and my quote above, this one is about reading. Stephen King says a writer needs to read a lot, so for this one my goal is to read at least one book a month while I'm in school, and one book a week while I'm not in school (unless there are extenuating circumstances, like a job). These have to be books for fun, not for school or work or whatever else. And, I have to post a review on the books I do read. And lastly, they need to be books I haven't read before but are on my list of books to read. That should be approximately... 32 books? I can do this.
  4. This one isn't keeping with my theme of writing, because equally important to me is my health. So, my next goal is to work out at least three times a week for an hour. This can be yoga in the house, it can be walking to classes, or it can be going to the gym to try some cycling or even walking the track. I just need to get out and exercise. Be more active in my health.
  5. Meditate. This one is a good one. I want to get into the habit of meditation every day. So, I will meditate, even if it's just for 5-10 minutes, every day before I start on my homework. 

Well that list is pretty long. I have other goals, but I'm not going to post them, because otherwise I have more to be embarrassed about if I don't end up following through. I will periodically update you all on how my resolutions are coming along. What are some of your resolutions? Share them below in the comments or in the comments on facebook. 

Happy New Year's!

<3Claire

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