2011 Resolution Reflection

Before I start making resolutions for 2012 let’s see how I did about the ones I made for  2011...

• Keep up with my 4.0 GPA in graduate school (close, I graduated with a 3.9!)
• Stay committed to my 30lb weight loss goal (close, only lost 12)
• Keep up with my vitamin regiment (success)
• Hit the gym at least four days a week (I was on a roll, then I stopped...)
• Swim laps at least once a week (yeah, never happened)
• Walk Oakley every night (He gets walked three times a day AND goes to the dog park!)
• Host my 1st dinner party and then have them regularly (Check and check! Hosted Easter and Thanksgiving)
• Host more game nights (Check!)
• Cook things from my collection of cookbooks that are collecting dust before buying anymore! (Surprisingly, I stuck to this one!)
• Call my grandparents in Florida more often (Smh...)
• Not swear as much (stubbing your toe hurts and dang-nabbit doesn’t cut it) (Still a work in progress, but I am getting better at it!)
• Stop texting while driving --I know I know!—(fail)
• Spend less and save more (fail)
• Keep TMI to a minimum during conversations (fail)
• Stop my self from rambling on, I do this when I'm nervous (fail)
• Go to the beach way more often (fail)
• Do more things outside like hiking Oahu’s trails, golfing ect. (going strong!)
• Keep in touch with friends as they move away =( (going strong!)
• Organize and file all my paperwork (fail)
• Cutout my newspaper clips (fail)
• Create an online portfolio/resume (fail)
• Try new cuisines like Thai and Korean (success!)
• Dine at new restaurants (Azul, Roys, Alan Wongs, Sol de Cuba, Brassiere du Vin just to name a few)
• Be more positive (success)
• Gain self confidence (a work in progress)
• Travel more (We hit up the Big Island, Connecticut and California! Japan is in the works for July!)
• Visit family in Arizona and California (Hopefully we can make this happen in 2012!)
• Spend Christmas in Connecticut (We spent it Disneyland instead!)
• Watch less TV, read more and keep FB time down to once a week (EPIC fail)
• Make photo albums from our time and travels  in Hawaii (made one so far!)