Jan. 6, 2011

OK, I hadn't posted in the new year yet because I was still ironing out all my many new year's resolutions!  I believe in setting new goals all the time throughout the year and working towards them, but there's nothing like a new year to encourage all that good stuff! I try to look at things in a positive way no matter what, but looking back at 2010 - I did go through a few sets of difficulties (ie: it wasn't a banner year for me!)... I think I have learned many lessons and am ready to tackle 2011 with all my might and make it my best year yet!

So, here are a few of my resolutions/goals for 2011:

FITNESS:
- Workout hardcore (weights, cardio, intervals, craziness) on my own 5 days/week!
- Compete competitively at UFE Competition April 9, as well as a competition in the fall
- Once I reach my goal weight of 138 lbs (by April 9), maintain it year-round by eating clean consistently with just one or two cheat meals/week
- Be featured in a fitness magazine as a model by 2012
- Write more fitness articles & get published again

DANCE
- Practise my own bellydance technique/choreographies at least 3 hours/week
- Learn new styles of dance that I've been interested in forever
- Develop my dance troupes further and put on a big show in the spring
- Compete in a bellydance competiiton

STUDIO:
- Build more of a hardcore gym area at the studio with more equipment and stuff
- Pick up the phone/Call people back
- Work more on actually advertising and marketing my studio
- Teach at least one workshop/month at my studio or elsewhere


FINANCE:
- Act more like a responsible adult with money, rather than a ruthless teenager (ugh!)
- Stop eating out so much (addicted to Starbucks!)
- Start using my savings bank account again (need to determine how much I will promise myself to save every month)
- Plan the week's meals & do groceries once weekly (not every second day!)

APPEARANCE:
- Do my hair & make-up every morning after workout & shower
- Think more about what I wear (cuter workout wear since that's what I live in!)
- Wear only Victoria's Secret major push-up bras at all times! (ha ha)
- Wash, scrub, tone, moisturize, use all the anti-aging/purifying/rejuvenating skin products I have sitting in my cabinet that I never use every night before bed (I can be soooo lazy about this!)
- no more chipped nail polish!


HOME:
- Clean all dishes before going to sleep
- Pre-make all meals for the day for everyone the night before or in the early a.m
- Aim for minimalistic home (LESS CLUTTER!)

RELATIONSHIPS/ETC:
- Go to the library with Zak weekly
- Read a book/week (I have have fallen off the wagon with reading ever since having ZAk and feel disgusted about that.  There are so many books I wanna read...  mostly personal growth, fitness, and business related!)
- Take Zak to a fun outing at least once during the week (as well as weekend family fun)

- Date night with hubby twice/month
- Be nicer to people close to me (you know how we can often fall into too-comfortable-mode and treat strangers nicer than our closest of close? That sucks!)
- Be more organized with everything I do!
- LISTEN!


Oh boy, I think there are even more, but I won't bore you all here with them.  I'm glad they're out there now and I feel accountable!  I will be having a vision board-making get-together at the studio on Jan. 22 - everyone is invited to come make vision boards with all our dreams and goals for 2011 on them - they are great visual reminders of what you're striving towards.  Check out the event calendar on http://www.fiercefit.ca for deets!  Until then, share your goals and dreams for 2011 with me here!  Here we go!