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Welcome Back!

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Wow. The holidays have come and gone (except for the New Year celebration!). Can you believe it? I hope your Christmases and Hanukkahs were fantastic! I was SO glad to see my family, even if it was just for a little while. In classic Carolyn style, I didn’t take any pictures. Spending time with my mom, my extended family, and Sean’s wonderful family was just the cheer I needed to make it through the rest of the year.

Thumbs Up!

I hope you are lucky enough to have the rest of the week to relax and spend time with you families. Like many of you, I’m headed back to work today, but I really can’t complain since I’m doing work I truly love with people who make it that much better. I know I’ve only been there a week, and that I had four days off for the holiday, but it’s really been wonderful so far.

I have to work on decorating my office area soon. I usually prefer clean and streamlined, but I’ve never really had a cube to myself before (except at my internship at WUOT), so maybe I could add some art or fun little gizmos? We’ll see!

I’m sad to report that I didn’t get a dog this year for Christmas. Anyone who knows me knows I’ve only been badgering Sean for a dog for… ever. But that’s ok, because I have three awesome cats… And Sean said maybe next year. But I’ll probably try to sneak one in the house before then.

Frenchie

Still pushing for this guy!

Well, I have quite a few things to catch up on. I mean, the queue on my Google Reader is over 50! I hope your Wednesday is fabulous and continues the joy and love you feel on Christmas morning!

 

The Resolutions of 2012

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It’s that time of year! Bloggers across the nation will be letting you know what they resolutions are for 2013. I mentioned it before, but I’ve already got my list going on. Before I reveal my big goals for the two-oh-one-three, I thought we could go over this year’s goals, and see how I did.

Gulp.

1. Write one page of (non-work, non-blog) something a day. I didn’t do this at all. Yikes. I made a similar resolution for 2013, but this one is a little less specific. Maybe less pressure on myself will help me achieve it?

2. Eat a serving of vegetables at least once a day. You’d think, as a vegetarian, this wouldn’t be too hard, but you’d be surprised at how much bread I can put away. I think I did a pretty good job of this in 2012. I didn’t keep strict track of everything I ate, but I’m generalizing that I did ok.

3. Run a half marathon and be able to do 40 push ups in a row, on my toes. Well, you win some, you lose some. I definitely ran a half marathon, and then a full marathon this year! Boom! However, there’s no way on this green earth that I can do 40 push ups in a row on my toes–full form. Sorry self!

4. Score at least one goal in soccer this year. Knocked this one out of the park this year, too. I didn’t keep track of how many goals I scored. But there were weekends where, among the 4 teams I played on, I scored a total of 6 goals.

Playing Soccer 3

5. Read one new book a month. Another one I didn’t really keep track of this year. In fact, I even cut down on my book review blogging. I did read a lot of good things this year though. I finished the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series. I finished Eating Animals. I read a bunch of health and fitness books. I inhaled Tina Fey’s Bossypants. All in all, I’m happy with my reading intake in 2012.

6. Save for a new car. Done and done. I love Doc Holliday with a fiery passion. Best car ever.

2012 Subaru Impreza Sport

7. Dedicate at least 4 hours a month to an activity that benefits someone else. I sort of did this. I was more involved toward the end of the year than at the beginning, but I’ve managed to get some community service into the mix. Check out my volunteer blog at NPSRiverChat.org!

8. Attend at least one yoga class a week. This was a SUPER beneficial resolution. I really looked forward to my Friday night yoga classes. After a while, though, it became harder for the YMCA to find a teacher to fill that gap, and the class was canceled in December. Sad face.

Carolyn and Yoga Mat

9. Visit 2 places in Georgia I’ve never been. Welp, I can’t say I tracked this one, but I did try a lot of new things this year. A lot of new restaurants, festivals, and more. I stepped out of my bubble little by little in 2012.

10. Make more friends and have more meaningful relationships. I think I definitely made this one happen. I have a lot more friends than when I first moved down here (duh), and some I feel like I can really talk to. So, go me!

Jingle Jog 2

How did you do on 2012 resolutions?