It is a new year, and with it comes resolutions. One resolution I have is to update this blog more. To do this, I realize, I need to expand my content beyond just what I cook. I’m going to expand to things I make, things I read, and things I do. It won’t be random content, but will stick along the lines of “this is what I did and you can too.”
I have four resolutions for this year:
-lose weight (I have a specific amount, but I’m not sharing)
-blog more
-go on an overnight backpacking trip which includes a hike of 20-30 miles
-have a party at the house
To blog more, I explained above, means expanding content.
To have a party at the house is actually a lot more difficult than it sounds. We have a lot of work that needs to be done at the house for this to happen. We need to finish the mantle in the living room and do a lot of making of organizing. This means building shelves, developing a system, getting rid of things and a lot of will power.
The overnight backpacking trip is what I’m most excited about. To do it, I need to get in much better shape and beg, steal, or borrow a lot of equipment. I’m totally motivated, I just need to get it together.
The losing weight (and getting in shape) is the hardest to do, but I’m on a good start. Before the new year, I started hiking and snowshoeing, two things I like a lot. Unfortunately, with the short days, they are not something I can do on weekdays. And they just are not enough.
So, I bit the bullet and joined WeightWatchers again. I hate WeightWatchers, but it works. So far, since Friday, I’ve kept on plan. It is a struggle to go to WW meetings. It is also a struggle to eat correctly. But I’m going to do it.
I also have a membership to the YMCA. I love the Y, in theory, but really hate it. It is less than a block from my house, so it is always there, taunting me. I never have a real excuse for not going. Aside from laziness, which is a real excuse, just not a good one.
Today I’m going to restart a swimming workout at the Y. It is a six week program to get me to swim a mile. Swimming three days a week will be my start, though I want to go to the gym at least 5 days a week. I guess we will see how it goes. I’m hopeful.
So, in the coming year, expect a lot more recipes, but also some of the crafts I do, some of the great places I go, and some of the cool things I do. And hopefully updates on my weight loss.
Happy New Year.