Revisiting Resolutions

For some reason, back-to-school always makes me think of resolutions... It just seems like one of the times when we resolve things, I dunno... I decided to take a look back and see what I did and how far... or not... I've come. I've copied the resolutions from that post, and if my formatting works, you'll see new thoughts indented below the original resolution.


        Grow close again to God. Encourage the relationship, have a deeper prayer life.

• I feel, in some ways, much closer to God.  But I also feel like the intentionality has slipped some.  A relationship with God is like most others in that it takes conscious effort to maintain.  When you slip onto a place of comfort, it’s easy to forget to attend to the relationship, so I need to be more conscious of it again.  Maybe I’ll try to have 15 quiet/silent minutes a day.  My lifegroup is helpful too. 

           Get healthy. What I eat, what I drink, and workin’ on my fitness.

• Greek made fitness go down the drainhole.  A combination of Greek and stress made me drop about 10 pounds… I suspect some of it is muscle, and that I will regain it.  But it’s never good for someone my size to lose that much weight that quickly.

          Sew 3 things a month.

• Nope.  Hasn’t happened.  Not even close.  Is it going to happen?  Probably not… But I think I will be leaving my machine more accessible and less in-a-corner so that I can sew when I want to.  And I have ideas.  And things I’d like to do and work on, which are all good things. 

   Clothing Fast.  Don’t buy more than one thing a month.  Buy as little new as possible.

• Well, I went crazy for a bit, but I did well with this one for a good long while, and it made my bank account pretty happy.  I replaced some basics last month and got some hand-me-downs and free things to boost a professional wardrobe, but I should be in good shape to not buy things for a while now.

 This is partially a matter of making a budget and sticking to it... I'm a grown-up and I should start addressing my finances as such.

• Mint.com is a lifesaver here, folks.  I’ve made a budget and I’ve gotten closer and closer to sticking to it, month by month.  Undoing lots of bad habits is taking work, but I’m getting closer to having more go in than out.

 Be good to my home...

• I’m in nesting mode currently.  New apartment.  New wall art.  New furniture. I just need to be intentional about picking up after myself.

  Be better in my relationships. There are friends I owe letters and phone calls- thank you notes long overdue. I have lost touch with more people than I care to admit, and I want to rectify some of that. I also need to appreciate my friends and family now- have dedicated time with them in any way I can. Life and the people you live it with are precious.

• I left the commentary from last time to say I’ve gotten an bit better on that score, and need to do more of the same.  Where it’s happened I’ve loved it!

  Be good to my education. Short version: Less time on facebook, more time hitting the books. This is treasured time. I need to embrace that.

• Yes.  Doing well.  Greek gave me some tools.  And Stayfocused, the Google Chrome app, is awesome.

     Be an asset to my church. This new position is a Seminary dream job, and I need to live up to that.

• They say you can’t make changes for a while, and I’m learning lots and starting to change things bit-by-bit.  It’s going well!

Long post, but I think you get the drift.  Time to be intentional again, friends.