First Post of the New Year

Wow - my first post in 2009. What should I discuss?
Should I write about what I did for New Year's? Well - I went to a pal's place for a nice, low-key evening. We normally host a party but this year, we just weren't in the mood. So we hung with friends, played games, drank a couple of bottles of champagne and called it a night.

Should I write a "Year in Review" for 2008? Honestly - I can't seem to remember that far back. I couldn't really list out what I did each month. For a funny recap, check out Eludius's write-up. Seriously - I can't remember what I did in January. That is really really sad.

Should I write about my resolutions? Sure! I'll try to keep it brief. I generally come up with a list of somewhat ridiculous resolutions every year. I even go so far as to type them up into a document and save them. Some past highlights include:
- Do a split (think cheerleaders or super cool dancers). I still can't and I still haven't even really tried to "train" for this.

- Find a hobby. I still struggle with this one. I love lots of things but lack the dedication to any of it. Aren't hobbies supposed to sort of consume my free time? I generally too wiped to do anything outside of watching TV.

- Learn more Korean. I even got Rosetta Stone… LAST CHRISTMAS. I haven't even put the headphones on yet. Yikes.

Some of my successful past resolutions have included:
- Run a 5k. Now I've done more than I can even remember.

- Pay off credit card. At the time I wrote that, my debt was kind of crazy and I did manage to pay it off.

- Do a date night. So I don't really classify cooking dinner once a week as date night anymore but it did spark my interest in cooking. I've managed to keep it up somewhat regularly and continue to get better (at least I think I am.)

So what have I resolved to do this year? It's tough to decide especially now that I have that 101 in 1001 list. That is sort of a long list of resolutions but what I really want to focus on are the following:

- Learn more Korean. I feel like such a fraud not being in touch with half of my family's language. Plus - what a waste! The Rosetta Stone was a gift and I was totally called out last month for not even having used it yet.

- Run a 5k or 10k every month this year. This wasn't MY resolution. It was the resolution The Mr created for US. Nice, huh? The only race we could find in Maryland in January was on NEW YEAR'S DAY. Ugh! But we did it.

- Stop being so angry at everyone. I have such a short temper and can hold some really long grudges. After reading Willikat's post regarding hating anyone new in 2008, I was really struck by how she doesn't hate anyone. I'm so quick to hate people or write them off. I think I end up feeling completely stressed about my relationships with people and I just need to let go of all of it.

- Launch the new blog. I created it and even starting adding content to it a few months ago but have yet to fully switch over to the Charm City Kim blog. I need to get off of my lazy ass and just do it! I also need to accept the fact that I am not graphically design saavy therefore the blog will not be some sort of masterpiece. I'm just tired of being MrsTwink.

- Finally finish posting all of Juli's wedding pictures and frickin' send her a copy. I've only been back from Scotland for 3 months. Geez - what is my problem.

- Speaking of Scotland, I will finally post pictures on my Flickr page from Scotland.

- And speaking of unfinished things, I will finish my stupid wedding scrapbook! I hate having all of this loose paper around. I don’t know why I'm getting so caught up in making the pages look scrap-tacular. I just need to glue stuff to pages.

- Push myself harder to run further. I've conquered the 5k. I even ran 5 miles in December (my longest run EVER). Now I need to finish a 10k. Ideally, I'd even like to try the half-marathon. No more wimping out or taking a defeatist attitude.

- Okay - my list is starting to get too long so I'll stop here.

Any fun resolutions this year?