New Year's Resolutions

I don't usually make resolutions for the new year.  They tend to take on monumental importance and make me feel like I have to keep them come hell or high water.  This year I'm making an exception and declaring several.

1) To continue my dieting.  I'm just 30 pounds from my goal having dieted for two years.  The down side of this is that my wardrobe went away and I'm down to just a few things.  Add to this the fact that I'm only temporarily in the size I'm wearing so that I won't waste the money buying more clothes than I have until I'm down to my natural size.

2) To find friends to hang out with.  This being a small town it means becoming a part of a church, which is okay with me.  Which leads me to number 3.

3) To tend to my spiritual life which I've neglected for a while.  This may not be going to church as such, or even tending my spirit in a Christian sense of the word, but to meditate more for sure.  To aim at a more calm way of living.

4) To spend as much quality time as I can with my daughter and grandchildren since I know they're growing up fast and Granny gets shoved to the back during teen years or soon after.  Also my daughter is going into graduate school soon and will have less time to be with me so that's a priority.  I love my family.

5) To stay in contact with my oldest sister who I've only recently been talking to on a regular basis.  She means a great deal to me.

6)  This one sounds stupid, but I have to bathe my dog more often.  The original idea was once a week which slid to once every two weeks, which slid to once every month so it's time for a reset there.  Back to once every two weeks which ought to do it.

7)  I'm aiming at this year being the year I finish my degree in English.  This means the beginning of a job search.  I want to teach online at college level which means back to school for a masters degree.

So there's really nothing majorly earth shattering in the forecast.  Just a few things on the list of "to do"s.