Resolved

OK, I am resolved:

1. Exercise three times a week: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. If feeling so inclined, I might include Thursday and Friday, but they will be "light" work days. I have not given up on the idea of running, but I can't work that into my plan when it is -10 with a wind chill outside, and the sidewalks are covered in ice. Yeah, I could drive to campus, but who has an hour in the morning before you have to deal with lunches and buses? I treasure my sleep too much. Although that might change a bit if I meet my next goal:

2. Get to bed by 10:30 pm. Of course, that doesn't count for tonight since it's still 2008. I haven't done so well with this goal in 2008, which means there is plenty of room for improvement.

3. Speak in complete sentences. I often find that I will half start a

Most frequently this occurs when I'm busy at something and my hubby asks me a question. So, it's more of a being conscious and considerate of my spouse, but it overlaps to others, too.

I am glad to report that I completed my goal of reading the New Testament before the end of the year. I finished it yesterday! I wish I could say more than that I have just read the Holy Bible from cover-to-cover- such as that I understood more than maybe 0.1% of it. But, I have a lifetime to work on that. I'm debating if I should read Doctrine and Covenants with the Sunday School class this year, or if I should pick up the Book of Mormon again, or maybe try to study the Bible. For now, I'm just glad that I met this goal. Although, I didn't accomplish it by reading every night. I did miss a few weeks and played catch-up, but I feel I did pretty well overall.

I wish you all a Happy New Year! I hope this next year brings us all exciting adventures, but most especially lots of joy, good memories of family, and wonderful blessings.

Welcome 2009!