2011 Resolutions !!

So, I decided to put my New Years resolutions up here, for the world to see !!  Maybe they will be harder to break if I make them public !!

1) Eat more natural foods, less processed
2) Keep up doing 30min hard cardio a day and strength training 3 days a week
3) Start reading One Year Bible
4) Finish setting up my rental cabins
5) Increase my volunteer hours every month

Now, at first glance, res. no. 1 doesn't seem that hard.  I already eat alot of natural foods and not a whole lot of processed.  But, being on Weight Watchers and tracking what I eat has shown me I can do better !!  I started this off by a little grocery shopping - I bought all my produce and I also made a trip to a quaint little store not far from here that buys Amish whole foods in bulk.  I was able to get some 7 grain cereal, wildflower honey, fresh ground peanut butter (with no added oils or sugar) and some fresh ground cinnamon.  Step two is to take part of a day off every week and prepare some food so it is easier to fix a good, healthy meal on days when I am bogged down with work, school, farm chores, etc.  Today, I am making some brown rice, whole wheat pasta, roasted veggies, roasted chicken breast (had it cooking in the crock pot all night) and cereal to portion and freeze.  YAY !!  Now, when you see me 2 months from now, ask how it is going - keep me on track !!
Res. no. 2 will be hard to keep when school classes start back up.  I have been snow shoeing 30min a day, every day.  This means strapping on a head lamp and tromping through the woods at night some times.  It rained here one day (awful for Dec in Minn), I didn't get home till dark and it would have been the perfect excuse NOT to go, but I did go that night and it was gorgeous - the headlamp cut a nice glow through the fog and rain.  Once the snow is gone, I will again return to riding bike.  Resistance training consists of a full body workout on the Body by Jake.  Remind me to stick to my routines !!
Res no 3 will be kind of fun - I bought the One Year Bible book last year, but since the days are marked in it figured it would be easier to do starting the first.  Cory is going to read, too - so we start tonight !!
Res no 4 is an important one.  I have two cabins here - a 16X16 one room and a 16X24 one bedroom.  Both are fully finished by need a few touches here and there.  The bigger one has to be set up (it sits on cribbing in my pasture for now).  Renting them out will enable me to cut back on work hours next year when my nursing classes start and I will no longer be able to work as much.
And last but not least, in the last few years, volunteering my time has gotten pushed aside.  I will once again put my time into Relay for Life and also continue volunteering with the elderly - I started that for a service project in my Psychology class and really enjoyed it.  I am thinking I will let the organisation (North Shore Area Partners) know that I would love to spend my hours helping the elderly people keep their pets - I can help care for them, take them in if they have to be hospitalised.  I am thinking it might enable a pet loving elderly person to keep their beloved dog or cat that the family can't help them care for and they are no longer able to.

Alright peeps - keep me in line !