Last Year’s Resolutions
Tomorrow I’ll post my new resolutions for 2012, but I thought I’d first do a quick review of those from last year.
1. Spend 30 minutes every day in Scripture: A lot of my time in 2011 was spent reading and studying Scripture, but I didn’t manage to achieve the quiet lectio divina style of reading for which I was aiming.
Final Grade: C
2. More dancing: I did quite a bit here. I taught a good handful of times, went out social dancing a few times, attended Swing Diego and did a couple of months of West Coast Swing classes. However, I didn’t manage to settle into a regular pattern of dancing.
Final Grade: D
3. No more rushing: I think I really nailed this one. I had a busy year, but I didn’t overbook or frantically run about from appointment to appointment.
Final Grade: A
4. No chocolate: Did it. It was horrible. I love chocolate.
Final Grade: A
5. Get into the best shape of my life: At the beginning of the year I began keeping a closer eye on my diet. However, I didn’t really get into the way of regular exercise until towards the end of the year. I began running with John in the mornings but finally signed up for Bootcamp. Within two months of joining Bootcamp I lost 4% body fat and 8lbs. I go four or five times a week.
I’m not yet in the greatest shape of my life, but I’m well on my way to getting there. I’ve signed up for the Warrior Dash in March, by which time I hope this resolution will be achieved…
Final Grade: B
6. At least five minutes of guitar practice every day: I haven’t strictly fulfilled this, but I now to play very regularly and I think I’m much improved.
Final Grade: B
7. Keep proper track of finances: Much improved from the beginning of the year. I now have a financial adviser and I have my American finances in reasonable shape now. For a good while I kept a budget and checked my bank balances, but in the latter part of the year I’ve got out of the habit.
Final Grade: C
8. Get back to England for a couple of weeks: I went and it was wonderful 🙂
Final Grade: A
So, my final report card was:
D x1, C x2, B x2, A x3
Not bad! I’ll write about my new resolutions tomorrow 🙂
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For all of you who are starting your New Year’s Resolutions today…
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