Preparing

I'm a girl who loves a fresh start. So, of course, I get very excited around the start of a new year. I love to plan and make resolutions and dream of days spent in a myriad of productive activities. I usually bite off more than I can chew, but I think that's better than underestimating myself. This year, though, I have a new strategy. Although I haven't planned out all of my 2011 goals {large post to follow, I'm sure}, I do know that I want to improve myself, body & mind. I've decided to try to get a head start. It is always so devastating when I "fall off the wagon" a few days into my resolution, so I devised a practice round.

For the past couple weeks, I've been spending 30-60 minutes of my weekday evenings at the gym. I totally discovered the key to maintaining an exercise schedule- television! It's so brilliant, I am kicking myself for not thinking of it sooner. How I Met Your Mother re-runs play from 5-6PM every weekday, which is a beautiful incentive to get my bottom on a treadmill. 

To complement my new workout plan, I went to Trader Joe's last night & practically bought out their entire produce section. Behold.

The snag here is that I don't know how to cook. So, unfortunately my dinners are, more often than not, plain produce.

So those are the 2011 plans for my body, and here is how I will try to keep my mind sharp.

I wrote down your wonderful recommendations & took a trip to the library today. Since I couldn't wait to start in on the stack, I am now reading five books, haha.

I've been mulling over my 2011 goals for awhile, so those should definitely be up soon!

{p.s.- my blog is currently under construction because Blogger is being a fool.}