Happy New Year!

I can't believe it is 2009 already!  It feels like yesterday when I graduated from high school (Class of 98!).  Ok, maybe not yesterday...   but it feels a lot shorter than.. *gasp* 11 years ago!  Where did all the years go?  

Most people reflect on the past year and make resolutions for the new year on January 1st.  We all get a clean slate to find ways to improve our lives.  I have also thought long and hard about my new year resolutions.  This year will be a new beginning for me in more ways than one.  Random ideas kept popping up in my head (hence the title of my blog), and finally I decided that I want to make one clear resolution.  

I want to be happy and live life to the fullest!  

The resolution seems quite simple right?  I want to do all the things that make me happy!!  So....  what do I want to do this year?  

RUN! - a half marathon

 I've never really liked running in the past, but after my first 10k the past year, I am appreciating it so much more.  Running a half marathon is something that I would like to do this year.  If I am courageous, I might even attempt a full marathon...  :)  More than any races, I want to enjoy running, rather than viewing it as a painful way of burning calories.  It is all about your mentality right?

DANCE! - Zumba Bootcamp?  Hip Hop dance classes?

Dancing is probably my favorite form of exercise!  Last year, I discovered Zumba and it has brought so much joy to my life.  This year, I want to improve my dancing skills, so I want to try maybe a Zumba bootcamp class, or even a hip hop class somewhere.  I want to dance more this year because it makes me HAPPY!   :)

BOOKS! - Read more!

Since I was a little girl, I have always loved reading.  Somehow, I fell off the bandwagon of reading books and started reading magazines.  Last year, I read 52 issues of trashy magazines and knew what celebrities wore, dated, ate, and a bunch of other useless information.  This year, I want to read a variety of books.  Maybe some classics like Dickens or Austen, or teenage fiction like Twilight (I am dying to read the series!!).  Perhaps I can read what I have always loved, history!!!  Yes, I used to read history books for fun!  I took a bunch of history classes in college even though I never needed them.  Ahhh, I digress.  

STAY FIT! - Whatever it takes!

Yes, it's my vanity talking, but also my health!  It's not about being the skinniest (I have given up on that), but being strong and full of vitality!  I want to be able to do 50 pushups in a row, kickbox with the rest of the men, and run faster than my little brother (he's only 15 ok? hehe)  Hopefully, I can get somewhat of a 6 pack this year?  Ok, maybe not 6, but 4? 2?  Any pack!  Just no rolls...  hehe  I am a firm believer that by eating healthy and exercising, I won't need all that medicine that people take.  

BROTHER! - Be a good sister! 

Despite the fact that my brother and I are polar opposites in so many things, I want to be a good sister to him.  In the past, I was always the cool sister who bought him cool stuff and took him to the movies when I went home to visit.  Now that I am raising him, I have a combined role of sister and mother.  Sometimes I am confused what I should be...  Hopefully I can be a good role model for him through my actions and not just my words.  Now that I think about it, he is a bit of a guinea pig for me... poor boy  ;) 

Finally, just because I have set some goals today doesn't mean I can't add to it as the year goes on.  Isn't that what life is all about??  Setting goals, achieving them, and improving ourselves?  So here's to 2009, a new beginning and whatever that it might bring!