2009 Here We Come

A lot happened in 2008. It was probably my biggest year to date regarding life change. I turned 25, graduated, moved to Dallas, took the Bar, took a trip to Hawaii, started leading youth at Watermark, joined Watermark, found an amazing and challenging community group, PASSED the bar, suffered through the highs and lows of a few months of unemployment and gratefully found a job (even if it is a temporary one). Honestly, I am a little tired just thinking through my last year. I am excited to ring in 2009 though and am looking forward to less life change this year!

I have never been one to come up with new years resolutions. But in my opinion they get a bad wrap. People come up with lofty, far-fetched impossible goals and get frustrated when they can't achieve them. Then they vow never to come up with new years resolutions again. I have decided to give this whole resolution thing a shot, but to aim low so I can hopefully achieve a few of my resolutions. I plan to be chipper and positive about my resolutions and to actually call them resolutions and maybe, just maybe, resolutions will come back in style!

So, with no further ado, I give you my 2009 New Years Resolutions:
1. Complete at least 3 things on my life list. Any three. I can even add more and complete those... so there is no way NOT to complete this resolution, but it is a resolution none-the-less.
2. Find a job that is challenging and enjoyable (which is number one on my life list, but it is a BIG one... so it gets its own spot on my resolution list too) or at the very least find a permanent job.
3. Slow down. I am a type A, list making, always going girl and I really need to learn how to rest sometimes. I got a glimpse of this illusive rest over the last few months and I realized while resting is not something I do willingly, it is something I need. My goal is to learn to take a break every once in a while and not be so rigid with my time. I hope to yield to the Lord when needed instead of protesting and pointing to my very long "to do list".
Note: This goes against my personality but I am going to try. I don't ALWAYS have to slow down... just sometimes. ;)
4. Get more involved in Watermark's singles ministry, which might seem to conflict with number 3, but it doesn't. I have had a bad attitude about Watermark's singles ministry from day one and I am resolved to get over it. Watermark is not First Baptist. There are no Sunday School Classes. There are not going to be Sunday School Classes. I need to suck it up and get out there anyway.
5. Train for something. Anything. I miss working towards a physical goal. I have mentioned this before but I work out much better when I have an end goal in mind. Thus, at some point in 2009 I hope to train for and complete another race of some sort: a triathlon, a 5k, a 10k, a half-marathon... something.