- Take my kids on a vacation.
- Find extra-curriculars for both kids.
- Run for my life and write about it.
- Finally reach the goal I set a decade ago and run an 8-minute mile. All of a sudden this is a very reachable goal. A few days ago I set the treadmill to that pace and lasted two minutes. Another few months and I'll be there.
- As a reward for the 8-minute mile, get my next mandafesto tattoo: PLAY HARD. I plan to write "play" in cursive just above my left ankle and "hard" above my right. Each word will trail up the back of my leg into a permanent stocking seam.
- Maintain my weight around 150-155 pounds.
- Get a second job and finally get my financial house in order.
- Drink less booze, eat more veggies.
- Finally learn to just LET IT GO. Most of the things I struggle with are out of my control, so I have to give them up. This is harder than it seems.
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January 03, 2013
Resolutions for 2013
Posted by Amanda P. Westmont on January 03, 2013 | Permalink
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i really like these! I never went to disney growing up and (even though i hate all things disney) i wanted to take my kids. We finally just paid for our trip using FIVE piggy banks full of change. Those pennies add up. You can do it! :)
Posted by: taylor k. | January 03, 2013 at 11:16 AM
This may sound weird, but how are you a size 4 at 150-155 lbs? I'm 5 foot 7 and my weight is in that range and my pants are size 10, and even then only if the jeans are stretchy! Please share your weight voodoo. :)
Posted by: Melissa | January 03, 2013 at 04:00 PM
I wish I knew, Melissa! I think the running is making me lean - especially my legs. That and I think about 20 pounds of the weight I'm carrying right now is just excess skin, which is gross, but doesn't take up much space. I haven't actually taken measurements, but I'm guessing I'm mostly a size six, which breaks my brain. It's so hard to know what size you are when every manufacturer has different sizing!
Posted by: Amanda P. Westmont | January 03, 2013 at 04:16 PM
Letting it go is hard but learning how to do it really has been one of the most rewarding things in my life. I made me fell 1000 pounds lighter.
Posted by: Amy | January 04, 2013 at 07:58 AM
It could be the manufacturer's size, Melissa, like Amanda wrote. I just bought a pair of size 5 and size 3 jeans, and both fit exactly the same. The 5 seems to be random, since most brands show that I'm a 3. But the occasional 5 will pop up. I'll never understand sizings.
Posted by: Rachel R. | January 04, 2013 at 09:05 AM