Valentine's Resolutions

Lately I feel like there is just so much excess crap in my life and mind. From the things I do and worry about even down to the things I eat. I want a new pair of shoes or jeans,  I surf the internet for hours when I only meant to pop on for just a minute. I get engrossed in TV when half the time I'm settling for some crappy re-run just because it's the only thing on, instead of going and picking up one of the many books I've been wanting to read. I just snacked on a bag of Cheez-It's with ingredients like enriched with TBHQ and anatto extract, (What the hell are those things?) when there are some perfectly yummy and healthy carrots in the fridge!

I'm Facebook friends with people I knew in high school or at old jobs that I don't even like, but for some reason have never deleted them? I complain because I never have any time and yet I feel like I never do anything meaningful except for studying. Hardly get to see my fiance and yet I have more than enough time to browse etsy for nothing in particular?

I'm tired of living a life surrounded by BS! And I think just a little bit of self-awareness and prioritization will go a long way. I hadn't made any New Year's Resolutions, so these will be my Valentine's Day resolutions that I hope to feel I have accomplished by the next Feb. 14 lol.

Resolution number one.

banish mindless channel surfing! I have the few shows I actually care about tivo'd. No need to even turn it on without the specific intent to watch my recorded shows.

two.

banish mindless net surfing.

If I feel the drive to do either of these, I should ask myself what I would rather do than watch this episode of Teen Mom for the 8th time.

three.

do something active every day and appreciate it. Whether it be a full-fledged workout, 15 minutes of yoga or a quick walk with the dogs-no excuse not to take care of a body I hope will get me through another 70 years!

four.

and also along the lines of keeping myself healthy. At least try to put a capper on the crap I eat in a day. To start with, my goal is to health-ify ONE meal a day. Of course I'd like to say that I'll never eat a cheeseburger again, but that's just setting myself up for a failure. I can handle adding a salad and trading in a coke for a water once a day. And once I achieve that I can expand from there. One baby step at a time.

five.

study and exercise first. If I start of the day doing those two things, not only will it help me feel accomplished, but it will be less likely that I will revert to net/tv surfing because I think the main reason I do all that is to procrastinate. Also, I bet it would reduce the amount of night-before-a-test all-nighters I'd have to do this semester.

six.

meditate.

seven.

Be patient, understanding and appreciative. Every day take a moment to realize how lucky I am to have the people in my life that I do. 

I'll keep you posted :)