What Do You Want in the New Year?

Happy New Year! Do you have any new year's resolutions? Are you going to do something different, better, more, less in the new year? This last year has brought us many personal and physical changes. The new year can bring many exciting opportunities, personal and/or professional. Please share your thoughts with us.

World peace. National health care. Love, joy, health and happiness for all of us. Personally? These are my commitments: To make a success of my new consulting business, Sun Smith Inc. This week my first contract should be signed and I'll be the program manager for Asset Management at Seattle City Light. This 3 month contract could lead to a one to three year engagement. It will be hard work, and instead of going back to school to become a teacher I'll be going to school to pick up my project management professional certification. To work with kids. Instead of teaching, I'm starting to look for a volunteering opportunity. Previously I volunteered once a week in the classroom, I'll see if I can work it around my professional commitments, or look for something I can do on the weekends. To exercise more than once a week for over 30 minutes. I play soccer once a week. I'll be adding either another soccer team (not very likely) or add another planned exercise weekly. Even walking will count. To share the joy. To look for ways to grow my friendships and go grow my circle of friends. How about you? -Pam

Pam- What a wonderful post! Happy new year to you and everyone else on the July board! I can't believe what an amazing year 2006 was. I re-found my confidence and health; I met my soulmate, I got engaged-- What more could I want? I guess I would like my professional life to get a bit of a kickstart if possible. If not, I'll wing it. I don't want to make a resolution this year, but I have been slagging off on the exercise the past few months (since late October) so I would like to jumpstart that again. Other than that, I just hope 2007 is as good to me as 2006 was-- although I can't imagine it. Lots of love, health and happiness in the new year! Love, Andrea

Wow, you found your soulmate....that sounds like one LUCKY guy!

I have never been one to make resolutions because I always broke them with in a month. Because as most of you can relate to January for years always started with a commitment to lose the weight. And that never happened.........before....... and now, I feel so great that I don't have to start off my year with that. How cool is that? So that being said, I too need to get back to a commitment to exercise. I have become very slack in that dept and don't want to. I have a treadmill in my living room! and I can and will make myself get on it every other day at least for a 30 min. walk. If not, I will walk outside for that same time frame. But what I most need to focus on this year is my job. The job I have now is horrible, pays crap, and I know I can do better. I have in the past, and I need to find my self esteem for the work force, not feel so comfortable, and put myself out there. I no longer have to feel embarassed at my appearance at a job interview...... and I need to do this. So that is my resolution, prayer, desire, for 2007. To make a change for the better in the way of a new job. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers!! Debbie

I want to loose these last 7 lbs. Tammy

Let's see.... I want to be happy and more positive. I also want to reconnect with my spiritual side. I would like to lose a little more weight- but I don't have a number. I am down to 163 pounds- I'm ok with that- because for so long I was stuck- and now that i started the metformin- it has balanced the insulin resistance- and kick started the weight loss again. i'm losing about 1 pound a week now... I would really like to see 150... but like I said- I'm satisfied with what i'm at now. I would really like to have another child in our household- somehow- if it- shots- and it works- or adoption. somehow - the child might not be here but well on their way... somehow... jennifer

2006 was a bit of an up and down year for me. Physically I'm doing great! Weight is stable and except for some back pain I feel awesome. Mentally it's been up and down. Had a great time in Vegas but then I lost my job and have been having no luck at all finding a new one. I've been having some real bad boughts of depression but I'm still hangin' on. But along with the new year comes new hope. Got a couple of prospects to look into and the plastics ball is rolling! Here's to a great 2007 for everybody!