New Year's Resolutions

I'm not big on New Year's resolutions. They're mostly wishful thinking - great expectations that lead to spectacular disappointment within weeks.

So I avoid them.

But I do like making New Year's reaffirmations. It's my way of saying, out loud, that I affirm the choices I'm making and the direction I'm heading.

In 2009, I reaffirm:

• My commitment to healthy eating and healthy activity. To kick things off the right way, today I'm running the New Year's Day 5 miler (likely running and walking!) and preparing my shopping list for a trip to my favorite organic grocery store.
• My attempts at a more balanced life. I'm continuing to distill my commitments into the few that matter most to me.
• Our prudent approach to life. Budgeting and saving, living below our means - now we're jumping into the real estate market to buy a house.
• Our desire to re-engage in our local body of believers.
• My love for our kitties. (This has already been sorely tried when I came home the other evening to find that they'd pulled the curtains - bracket and all - off the wall in the guest bedroom!)