Not-so-New Year's Resolutions



Before the New Year got here, I had very good intentions. I am not one for New Year’s resolutions, but I saw this pin on Pinterest and thought it was such a clever idea! Unfortunately with the holiday and post-holiday craziness, I never took the time to start. So I’m going to do that now. My goal is to find one original thing each day that I’m grateful for. I am hoping this will help me focus on the positive things in my life a little more in 2013. I spent far too much time in 2012 on negative thoughts and wishing circumstances were different. So that stops now! Don’t worry, I won’t be dragging you all into this resolution with daily posts, but I may update you from time to time.

Another exciting thing going on in the Fox household since the New Year is a focus on healthy living. Although I’m rarely sick, I wouldn’t consider myself to be all that healthy. I don’t usually make any attempt to exercise and potatoes are my favorite food – not by themselves but smothered in butter, sour cream and/or cheese. BUT last week we started another round of the Biggest Loser at work and this time my team is in it to win it! I downloaded the My Fitness Pal app to help track my calories and workouts and I’m hoping it will be just enough to keep me motivated. It’s been about a week so far, and I’m pretty proud of my performance. I feel a lot better and as icing on the cake, I’ve lost a few pounds! The final weigh-in is March 15, so there’s still a long way to go.

And finally, how about this wonderful weather?! Today it’s so beautiful outside and 68 degrees in the middle of January! This past Sunday was very similar and Kyle and I decided to head to Boomer for a little walk around the lake. If only I would have been able to do that today…

 The view from our park bench. 

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