it’s that time of year when we arbitrarily write down our resolutions for the upcoming 12 months, like this time of year is a fresh start when all we really want to do is hunker down in our homes and wait out the cold. who decided january was a good month to turn over the year?

but, i will succumb to peer pressure. i don’t necessarily say “work out 5 days a week and lose 40 lbs” as a new year’s resolution, or try to do something that i know i won’t come close to changing about myself. i think this is a good time to expand on what you know you like or what you do well. enhance your current hobbies; take something you’re already doing and just give it a little push. a nudge. why not. especially during this really hazy period of pandemic humanity when time is simultaneously moving too slowly and too quickly. what year is it, anyway?

1. oh what the heck. take more pics. i’ve been sliding these past few years and have to figure out how to get the inspiration back.
2. i have no trips planned for this year, so i have to figure out how to somewhere, whether it’s a few state parks or getting out of state. i do have a work conference in march, but that’s for work and just to denver (haha just to denver).
3. i am already signed up for two races! i’ve got the earth day half on my calendar and ragnar trail is in september. i don’t know if i should try for two half marathons this year or what, or maybe a 10-mile race somewhere. we’ll see how training for the half goes: my feet have been really good lately but my knees have been buggered and i have to get that checked out. my form is probably awful.
4. i want to replace my floors this year. slowly this house is coming out of the 90s and into at least the mid-2000s. i’ve replaced almost all the major appliances and the cupboards are painted. the floor is really just the grossest now, and it’s time to get something looking good in here.
5. yoga: by the end of 2022, i should have my yoga teacher training under my belt! that will be a good accomplishment and i’m excited to see what i do with it (i have no idea LOL). i will also continue to strive toward daily practice!
6. do something interesting with nate! that guy never takes time off and it’s time he does. hopefully we can combine it with #2 above!
7. eat more cheese. (i mean, this one should be an easy goal.)
8. continue to strive toward less plastic use. and less carbon use. and you know what else? i have to stop using amazon. jeff bezos could fix climate change today if he wanted to with all the money he’s hoarding but he doesn’t. ugh.
9. support the great resignation. one thing we’ve learned during this pandemic is that the economy is more important than people. surprise! i want to do some more research on this and write a blog post on it. stay tuned.

ok, that’s enough. what day is it?