Happy 2011!

Jenna on 01 1, 2011

My 2011 New Year’s Resolution

So it’s 2011 already. And I am here in Truro, Nova Scotia celebrating the Christmas and New Year with Joel’s family. Who would ever imagine that I’ll be in Truro for the holidays? In fact, who would ever know that if I would ever visit Truro at all? Life is a very strange thing. You just never know what will happen to you. It was a very lovely trip and I had an awesome and relaxing time here. To make the new year a little bit more special, we decided to write down our new year’s resolution to keep the record and motivate ourselves to really make it happen!

Ok. So here they are. My new year’s resolution.

1. Settling In and Make It Home

One of the most exciting changes in the new year is that I am moving to a new apartment! It is a two bedroom unit and I am super excited about that.  Nothing is better than relaxing in a nice cozy home when you come back from a long day at work. So my first new year’s resolution is that I am going to do my best to settle in and make my new place a home!

2. 30 min. Reading Time

I’ve been very bad reading industry news, articles, and research papers in 2010. So I’ve decided to spend at least 30 min in the morning to catch up on those. There are overwhelmingly many resources to read and I am going to wake up earlier and will spend my morning time wisely to complete this task! (Of course, to complete this task, I have to buy a new iPad when it comes out. Hehehehe…. )

3. Yoga Sunday

I’ve been planning to take Yoga classes forever. But this is it! It will actually happen in 2011! I am going to start taking Restorative Yoga Class every Sunday from 4:15 to 5:45. Also do more Wii Fit at home whenever I have some time.

4. Tuesday Morning Squash with Mary

Every Tuesday morning, Mary and I decided to play squash. Seriously, it’s a good thing to wake up super only once a week. (She does it everyday, so I can do it at least for one day!)

5. Thursday Evening Squash with Jen

Jen’s squash racket is getting dusty. It’s time to start again! I am going to start playing squash with Jen again on every Thursday!

6. Driver’s License

It was my 2010 resolution, but I failed. Seriously, I am going to do this in 2011!

7. More Cooking, Dinner Parties, Sleeping Overs

I ate out a lot in 2010. Part of the reason was because I didn’t have a dining table. (Great excuse, isn’t it?) In 2011, I am going to cook more often and invite Kandi and Miguel for dinner. It’ll be fun! Also, I would like to visit Kandi’s place more often and also invite her to my place for sleepovers.

8. Taking Vitamin Everyday and Eating Healthy

Seriously, I am getting old. I gotta take vitamin pills everyday and eat better.

9. Homemade Lunch at Least 3 times/week

Save money and eat healthier. Win win.

10. Knowledge Sharing at Work

One of my best achievements in 2010 was making an effort to create a team methodology. I would love to continue that and not only creating them, but also helping the team to be more knowledgable by sharing the best practices and case studies.

11. More Blog Posting

I gotta finish my portfolio and write more case studies in my blog. Maybe I should say at least spend an hour per week for my blog.

12. Finding a Hobby

It’s very lame but I am not sure what my hobby is. I tried sewing class with Miguel in 2010, but it wasn’t really my thing. So I would love to find something that I’ll be passionate about in 2011. Could be something related to art or design, cooking, or… let’s see.

13. Save Money

It’s funny that I’m making all the plans to spend money but I really gotta save money. I am going to start using the budget programs again and really work on saving money.

14.  Study French

At least complete a beginner level French.

15. Better Work & Life Balance

To achieve any of my new year’s resolution, it is crucial to keep my work and life balanced. It will be difficult sometimes, but I really want to work on this in 2011. And I believe I can do this!

(Something more to add…)

16. Productive Hour

At least one hour per day, I want to do something productive. Reading, working on my blog, etc.

17. Budget Tracking

To save money, it is very important to track where I am spending my money. I want to make sure to use my budget tracker app everyday!

18. Other Source of Income

I am copying this one from Joel. But I think it might be interesting to look into if there could be any other source of income outside of work.

Some of those will be more difficult than others, but I like the idea of making an effort to achieve those and try as hard as I can. I was quite depressed about 2011 coming so soon, but I have a feeling that it won’t be that bad. I can make it exciting and fun if I try!

Cheers for 2011! AJA AJA!!!