Back to blogging my friends. This Sunday I find myself wanting to organize my thoughts on my "New Year's resolutions." I've never really been one to have new year's resolutions, but the more I look back on my last year, the more I realize I'd like to make some changes. And there's a lot of them. I'll list them below, maybe you can relate-
Blog more. I haven't blogged in ages, but I love doing it! Sometimes I just feel like time gets away from me. No wait. It always gets away from me. Maybe being more punctual should be on this list ;)
Do more social activities that don't involve going to the bar. (Dont' misunderstand, I'm not going to stop going to the bar, just add more social activities to the mix :D )
Some of these may include: a scuba dive club (yes they exist in the desert), Toastmasters, volunteering for the AMA (American Marketing Association), and some other cool marketing groups that I have recently discovered on linkedin
Go to church. Can anyone recommend a good nondenominational option? I used to go to this amazing church called Mars Hill when I lived in Grand Rapids, Mi. I was so lucky to get to listen to Rob Bell a pastor who actually travels the nation speaking and relates the bible to every day life. If I could find a place to go to similar to the experience I had there, I would be there every Sunday.
Reach out to my family more. Living in Costa Rica and now Arizona which are both miles away, it's easy to fall out of contact and not know how things are going in their everyday lives. As I get older, I realize I need to make this more of a priority and be proactive. Especially with one of my brothers. You may not know this because I don't talk about it often because to be honest, I'm embarrassed of the situation, but I actually have a brother who is 22 who has a young two year old baby girl Ella, and his girlfriend is now pregnant with their second. Their financial situation is not the best, nor is his work history. In the past years I have shied away from contact because most interaction when he was in Michigan ended in turmoil. To be frank, he's troubled and has brought alot of grief to my family. However as I get older, I've decided that I need to be the adult and reach out to him, try to be a good influence. Maybe that's what he needs. Of course it helps that he lives in another state and I can reach out from a safe distance. Either way, time to put on the big girl pants.
I could list a bunch more, but then the list would be unrealistically long and wouldn't happen. These are the ones I can commit to. Anyone else have some of these as resolutions?
