back to business

So I'm back at work after my lovely holidays. Boo work. yay holidays. Didn't even get 1 thing I wanted to done on my time off but that's how it always goes right? Never enough time in the holidays. At least it's a short week.

There's been some changes at work here now. Basically the whole company had gotten complacent and everyone was just putting in their time (definately me) and slacking on the job and doing the bare minimum. So the bosses have put some new incentives and stuff in place, not sure what it all is about yet. But after a speech at the prof dev day they've sort of put a new attitude in this place. So i'm coming to work earlier, leaving a little later (just to get my 8 hour work day in, I was like 7 before) and I'm working while at work (at least while I have something to do). I can tell you for sure that blogging is going to suffer. I've cleaned out my Reader and now I'm only reading my favorite blogs (don't worry, the only ones deleated are folks who've never commented on here before, plus they're boring or depressing, not like you darlings.) I'll probably only be posting at noon or maybe at home but I never feel like it there. And unless I've got a rant on, they'll probably be shorter and to the point. So sorry. ;)

But that's good in a way. I feel better when i'm productive and useful at work. Which brings me to #1 of new year's resolutions! yay!

1. Be a good employee. Work hard, you're smart, act like it.

2. Same line, stop procrastinating. Get the damn thesis done! Seriously with in weeks here. Just do it!

3. Take better care of my house. Weekly cleanings need to be reinstated.

the next two are couple ones for hubby and I

4. monthly dates with hubby. Don't have to be big deals, just 2 hours of just the 2 of us. movies, shopping, eating, skating, anything. But a connection time.

5. Rein in the spending. I want to stop using our line of credit and have at least $1000 in the bank. (as I told hubby, if 2008 is the year of saving, 2009 can be the year of spending. Hubby wants a tv and stuff. He can wait a year)

Finally the body stuff

6. Get a body that you're comfortable with in a bikini. I hate that it's vague like that. But I think it means weighing like 125. Of course along with this goes, wear a bikini all summer!

7. Do a race. Maybe a 5 or 10K or maybe a triathalon. I want to be fit not just skinny.

8. Keep up the strength stuff. I like what I'm doing here and don't have any specific goals (since I already got the chin-ups!)

Now are just a couple good person type things

9. Be a better friend. Don't wait for somebody to call me to do something. Go out of my way to think of them.

10. Do a minimum of 3 charitable/volunteery things by the year end. MS Bike Tour, maybe my race will be charity, and volunteer with something. I could do Big Sisters or soup kitchen stuff but I want to find something that's important to me. (open for suggestions) I will also encourage others to give blood as I faint every time I do it I just don't want to any more.

So there's 10 New Year's Resolutions. I'm going to print them out and hang them up where I'll see them occasionally. (not every day because you won't SEE them after a little while then)

Oh yeah, and I should mention, while I lost almost a pound over Christmas. I seemed to have gained 4 lbs in the last 5 days. I'll be back with an official weight this friday for regular weigh in. Also, hubby has said he's on the wagon and really wants to lose 20 lbs this year. So we had salads at McDonalds while we were shopping yesterday. But then last night he had popsicles and chips even though I made a comment. Baby steps I guess.