New Year, New Me? Psh, I'm Awesome. Try Sam 2.0. Beta-Tested and Approved

With the new year fast approaching, I sat down and chose five things I would like to accomplish in the coming year. Feel free to follow along, and watch as I attempt to make good on my resolutions. C'mon. It'll be fun (that's what she said!)

Before I get to it, you must know, I've written this post three times. All three times, I have failed to copy what I've written, and all three times it fails to post and gets deleted. So, this is not the best blog post in the world. It's just a tribute (There ya go, Tenacious D fans. You're welcome)

Alright, in an effort to maintain my sanity, and go to sleep before the sun rises, I'm going to keep this short and sweet. Here are the five things I would like to accomplish this year. 

1. Lose 50 pounds. 
• Here's something that I'm not thrilled to say out loud (...type outloud?) : I weigh almost 200 lbs. I'm 5'6" and I weigh (as of this morning) 186 pounds. Yikes. "Oh, really? You really can't tell. You look great!" Yea yea yea. Whatever. Clothes can be deceiving. Now, I'm not saying I just hate the way I look. I don't. But there is room for improvement, and most of all I want to feel better. The Stud said he would lose weight with me, so we decided we would have a monthly contest of sorts. I haven't worked out the details, because -ya know- men and women lose weight in different ways and what not, so we have to make sure it's fair, but it should be fun. I'm already drinking a lot of water everyday, so at least there's that. I've gotten some new running apps, and have forced myself to take things slow so that I don't injure myself again. I've got a wedding to attend in October that I'll be the maid of honor in... So I need to rock my bridesmaid dress. 
2. Write/Create... A lot. 
• I'm a pretty clever chick. I mean, not to toot my own horn, but... toot-toot. I love writing, and having my voice .. er.. thoughts .. heard. So, I'm going to write. Something. When talking about it with my dear Stud, I was thinking small. "I'll just become dedicated to the blog. Maybe try to really get it out there. I could write about... something..." "Or you could write a book." His unfailing faith in me is one of the reasons I love him so... That and his beardy man beard. So, who knows... All I know is I'm going to work toward posting here once a week all about keeping up the resolutions I've made. Two birds, one stone? You betcha. 
3. Save up $1,000 before Christmas
• Ah, the old stand-by. Saving money. This past Christmas season, I struggled between getting gifts, and paying bills. Let's not even mention groceries. I would love to not have to choose between the two this year. I love giving gifts. But I also love (hate) paying my bills and raising my damn credit score. Here's to not having to compromise either one. 
4. Become certified in another trade
• I've been batting around the idea of becoming either 1) A yoga instructor or 2) A licensed massage therapist. Working where I do puts the massage bug in my brain, for sure, but it's something that I've always been interested in. Then, I discovered Kundalini Yoga and fell in love with it. I could instantly see myself in the instructor's position. I loved how I felt afterward, and only wanted to pass that feeling onto others. So maybe it's not an either/or situation. Maybe I'll do both... hmmm.. 
5. Make a second income from home (er.. sort of)
• I love to knit. And I know people that would pay to buy things I'm capable of making. But I never follow through, and it ends up falling by the wayside. I am also a DoTerra essential oil geek, and am constantly getting others interested in using them.... but have never jumped into the business side of things. Between not being able to afford to make an order each month, and not having the confidence to start, it's kind of been pushed to the back of my mind. So, hopefully I'll be able to figure out a way to market one or the other. Or both. 

There you have it. Are five resolutions too many? Maybe. But it's great to have goals, right? Right. Well, it's half past 3 in the morning. I'm exhausted. I'm going to pee for the millionth time today (thanks to that nearly gallon of water I drank.... ) and hit the sack. Bring on the year, 2014. You're mine.