New year, new rules

Hello, and welcome to my blog.  I'm not sure if anyone will ever read any of this, but this is more for my benefit.  I decided that I needed a medium where I could just talk about things that were on my mind and get them out in the open.  It's meant to be a stress reliever and a way to track progress of various things I plan on doing this upcoming year.  

First order of business: goals for 2012.  Overall, 2011 was not a bad year.  It did have some ups and downs.  I finally had a job that was related to my degree.  I got a lot of good experience out of it, and I loved being in Seattle again, but I didn't like being so far away from my family.  I met some great people this year who have become some of my best friends.  I ran my first 5k race and lost about 25 pounds during the year.  However, I am not satisfied.  I had to work another summer at a job where I know there are a few of us who are getting the shaft.  I let myself get way too attached to a girl, which tore me up for no good reason.  Things will be different this time around.


Goal number 1: Work on myself physically.  I know a lot of people set a goal to lose weight and whatever for the new year.  That simply doesn't work.  You end up putting too much pressure on yourself when you attach a number to the goal.  I plan on continuing to run, working out, and watching what I eat and how much I eat and drink.  Whether I lose 5 pounds or 50, I know that I'll have put in the work and will be satisfied.

Goal number 2:  I want to be mentally stronger.  I feel like a lot of time, I overreact and over-think a lot of things.  I don't take the time to assess a situation before investing myself into it.  I feel like I'm already making strides because I really struggled with the choice to move back home instead of staying out in Seattle, but in the end, I know I'll be happier closer to home, and happiness is the most important thing to me.  


So far, I feel like my time back home has been great.  I've spent quality time with friends, old and new.  I've really gotten to know a special someone, and hope that it can turn into something bigger and better.  And finally, its snowing!  I missed that in Seattle.  


I'm not sure this will be a daily thing, but we'll see how things progress.  Go Blue! Beat the Hokies!