I don't usually make New Year's resolutions because I figure if I need to improve, I can (and should) start improving any old time. But, to be with the season of things, here are some of the goals that I've been working on that might as well be resolutions that I hope to accomplish this year.
1. Improve my mile pace to between 9 and 10 minutes. Yes, I realize that this is not very fast, but with my short little legs and short stride, it would be fast for me.
2. Be able to do 1 non-assisted pull up. (I mean be able to do one any time someone asks me to - not just do one during the year.) Again, yes, I realize this isn't much, but girls don't naturally have very much upper body strength. (Side note: for reasons that I don't really understand, most boys are just love pull ups. Every boy I've ever dated (and others besides) has wanted me to be able to do a pull up. To me, it seems that being able to do pull ups just shows off your upper body strength. And while this is desirable in a man, it seems like it would be less of a big deal in a woman. But, if other girls can do pull ups, then I can do it too.)
3. Read 50 books. You'd think this wouldn't be hard for me, but with everything that happened last year (well, mostly my dad) I kind of stopped reading and I want to get back into it. I think I only read about 6 books since May and that's just plain disgraceful.
4. Finish reading the Old Testament. Yeah, I started it like two years ago and I'm still only to Job, but slow and steady wins the race, right?
5. Read the Sunday School lesson before Sunday School each week. (Well, let's just say most weeks.) It's no secret that I struggle with Sunday School, so maybe if I'm better prepared, I'll get more out of it. Plus, in our ward at least, Sunday School was good the last two weeks in a row! (Well, the classes I was in - I can't say about the others.) It gives one hope.... (I mean, I'll read even the lessons that I'm not teaching. Of course I'll read the ones that I am teaching.) (Also, I did not teach the last two weeks.)
There you have it. They are quantifiable and written down - that's what makes it a good goal right? I don't remember now. It's probably in one of the Sunday School lessons.....
