6 Resolutions for the New Year
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First resolution: Never wear my hair like this.
It’s resolution time again. It’s the part of the year when we’re encouraged to make a giant to-do list packed with wild undertakings like save more money, lose five dress sizes, and singlehandedly create world peace. Or something like that.
I’ve never made a New Year’s resolution before. My life seems to be full of tiny yearlong resolutions, like Make It Through This Week. But this year I’ve decided to make The Big List. The reason, my friends, is you. This year I’ll be held accountable to my resolutions because I’m sharing them with more than The Man. May I feel the pressure to stick to these all year long…
- Fix my knees. ’Nuff said.
- Go to the gym six days a week. I’ll give myself a day of rest, naturally. And, of course, I get freebie time off after PRP injections, when my knee swells to grapefruit size, becomes stiff as steel, and aches like, well, four inches of needle were repeatedly stuck into it.
- Eat out less. Aside from being a major money suck, eating out is a source of unnecessary calories, fat, and sodium.
- Learn to cook better. I’m not an awful cook, but I have a lot to learn. I’d like to get more adventurous this year so I have more healthy recipes to chose from each night.
- Read more. Sounds funny coming from a journalist, right? Truth is, I read all day long. It’s part of my job. And then I read for this blog. But with all of that reading I’ve made little time for books. I hope I can make room for more fiction and pleasure books in my 2010 life.
- Do at least 20 regular push-ups in a row. As many of you know, I’ve started my Project Push-Up because getting my bum knees to work isn’t a big enough goal I’d like to be fit in some way.
Do you believe in making a big, beginning-of-year list? If so, what are your New Year’s resolutions?
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If you could force a person to abide by a New Year’s resolution of your choice, who and what would it be?
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whatchya mean by fix your knees? i prob need to do that too..mine hurt ALL the time when i run!
i need to cook more too!
great goals!
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Tracey Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 4:58 pm
Hi Katie, when I say “fix my knees” I mean eliminate the knee pain that’s been with me for years. You can read my whole story here, but the story version is that I have chondromalacia (Runner’s Knee) in both knees so it hurts to stand for more than a few minutes, walk more than a few blocks, and run or jump in any way. My first New Year’s resolution is to get rid of my knee pain (with physical therapy and platelet rich plasma injections) during 2010 so that I can make other goals, like go for a walk!
If your knees hurt when you run, try to prevent future problems now! (Believe me, stopping the pain in its tracks is so so important.) You can learn about preventing knee pain here. Then read this for exercises. Good luck!
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Your resolutions are so similar to mine – I’m a bog believer in New years Resolutions because I think it helps set the tone for how you want your year to be – even if you don’t achieve them all.
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Ooh, I’ll join you in 1 and 6, but 2 doesn’t sound like any fun at all
I’m ashamed to say I’ve got lots of resolutions floating in my head but none I’ve actually committed to yet. Not to worry, I have 9 hours to figure it all out!
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Totally with ya on the reading! Reading for pleasure is a completely different experience than reading for work!
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