Resolutions and other Clichés

Resolutions.  How many of these have I made over the years?  If we counted all the ones that everyone made on January 1^st, I’m sure we’d have enough to cover every topic humanly possible!  I’m no exception.  I’ve made countless resolutions that usually end up broken by…oh…January 2^nd.  Maybe next week…maybe the next…let’s just start at Spring…well, Summer?  Oh well, it’s close to the end of the year…maybe next new years?  This is literally the conversation I have with myself every. single. year.  So I’m going to throw out my resolutions with hope…and I can only pray that maybe this will be the year they stick.

I’m already (in typical Coley style) a week late, but starting tomorrow, I’m hoping to begin 2 of my goals (though I have several more).  Let us begin:

1. COUCH TO 5K – This has been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time.  One of my former students told me about this a couple years ago and I attempted it once, but didn’t stick with it (shocking, I know).  It’s a great program because it eases you into running.  There’s a beautiful trail right by my school and I am going to start tomorrow!  The program lasts for several weeks, but the ultimate goal is a 5k.  There is one in Greenville, SC in March that I’m contemplating, but I’m going to see how this week goes!  I’ll keep you posted… J

2. Special K Diet – I’ve have tried this several times, always with good results.  However, after I lose a few pounds I tend do go back to the om nom nom stage and eat back the pounds.  I do love this diet though because of a few reasons.  1) It’s pretty easy.  It makes sense.  I need simple!  2 meals of cereal, 2 snacks in between, and then one ‘normal’ (understanding it’s a healthy normal) meal.  2) The choices are yummy!  I love the cereal and the snacks.  Most of the cereals (my fave is chocolate delight and the strawberry) are delish!  The snacks are good too.  3) It only lasts 2 weeks.  At that point you can re-evaluate and see where you want to go from there. 

3. Devotional – I want to take 5-10 minutes at the beginning of my day to devote to my relationship with God.  My mom gave me a great book that just takes a couple minutes to read over and then I also get a wonderful e-mail devotional that is awesome.  If you’re ever looking for an online e-mail devotional, I highly recommend Stillspeaking Devotionals.  They’re great.  My friend, Caroline, introduced them to me a little over a year ago and I’ve really enjoyed reading them.

4. BLOG MORE – Ah, the same one!  I swear, I have the best intentions with this blog, but get…blogged down…haha, see what I did there?  Anywho, I’d like to write more.  Not only on this blog, but the other blog I share with my dear friend Courtney.  I have a lot to write about now, and hopefully this will keep me accountable.

That’s all for now.  I have a couple more goals that are a little bit crazier and personal.  I’ll save those for later.  We’ll see how these go and then I might share!  Wish me luck!  One of my best friends, Casey, is also doing the Special K Diet and Couch to 5K too, so you should check out her presh blog.   I’ll keep the 4 of you that read this posted J