The Project

It is time for a change:  time to be healthier, smarter, greener, wittier, better, awesomer.  Join me!

How I want to improve:
  1. Health
    • Let's face it: I could use to lose a few pounds.  I've always been a little overweight and I am usually fairly comfortable with my body and the way that it is.  There are the occasional days, however, that I just feel like a blob.  I don't like it.  I want it to be better--thinner, healthier.  I did lose weight while living in Taiwan--about 35 pounds of it, but 3 years of living life back in America has stuck it back where it was before, plus some.  I try to work out and to avoid bad foods, but my effort is sporadic at best and garners zero results.  Depressing.  So, I propose to increase my health by making some goals and sticking to them.  I hope to:
      • Exercise for 45 minutes or more at least four times a week.  I know I can do this, and now that spring/summer is here, I can take my booty outside to shake it (not that people will want to see...).
      • Take walks on my lunch break, since I am forced to take a lunch.
      • Eat out less.  Basically this means that I need to give myself time in the mornings to make lunch and encourage my family and friends to eat at home.
      • When eating out, try to safe half for later.  Two meals for the price of one.
      • Eat healthier.  This includes less carbs, less sugars, less fats, more fruits, more vegetables, and more water.
      • Portion control!!  Really, I just need to STOP eating after I'm full and learn to eat only when I am hungry.  Eat according to need, not habit.
  2. Community
    • I am a glutton: I take and take and rarely give back. Goals:
      • Participate in service projects.
      • Participate in community events.
      • Help out my family and neighbors without complaining or begrudging my work.
      • Ride the train at least two times per week to work instead of taking my car.
      • Recycle
      • Turn off unused lights and electrical appliances.
      • Take shorter showers: 7 minutes vs. 15 minutes.
  3. School
    • Right now I am studying for my Master's degree.  While I love my program, I sometimes feel that I am only skimming the surface, just doing enough to get by and pass the test.  Ways to improve:
      • No more Mah Jong while in class.  I know, it is going to be hard, but I am determined to pay attention.
      • No more hearts, sudoku, or minesweeper either.
      • Take more advantage of the opportunity I have to complete a lot of my homework while at work.  Less Internet surfing, more textbook reading.
      • Enjoy the role plays.
      • No homework procrastination.
  4. Work
    • Sometimes it is really hard to like my job.  I am the lowest on the totem pole and will never move up.  I sometimes have a bad attitude about this.  And oftentimes I am bored out of my skull.  And I get paid peanuts.  But it really is a great job for me at this time of my life and is very convenient to school and such.  If only I could enjoy it...  I will:
      • Take my lunch breaks.  I get them, so I need to take them (see 'Health')
      • Use my boredom to do more homework, blogging, writing, reading, self improving (see 'School' and 'Self')
      • More fully enjoy the occasional perks of the job.
      • Be more willing to help my fellow co-worker's.
      • Don't begrudge the seemingly dull and mundane task I am asked to complete; at least I'll have something to do.
  5. Relationships
    • This includes family, boyfriend, friends, co-workers, fellow citizens, etc.  I just need to be nicer.
      • Don't be so quick to judge.  I have been proven wrong so many times, that I really should have learned this one by now.
      • Be more willing to help and to help quickly.
      • Be more grateful.
      • Be less critical and negative.
      • Be more positive and encouraging.
      • Have patience.
      • Express my love and appreciation more openly and often.
  6. Spirituality
    • I'm a rather spiritual person, yet feel that I often get lazy or complacent in this area.  To improve:
      • Daily morning prayer. 
      • Daily evening prayer.
      • Daily scripture study before 11:00 PM.  
      • Be better at journaling what I read in the scriptures
      • Record my spiritual thoughts and insights.
      • Share my testimony with others.
      • Work on my relationship with God.
      • Provide a more quiet, cleanly, and inviting environment for the Holy Ghost.
      • Strive to live with strict obedience.
      • Be open to receive any and all personal revelation the Lord has for me.
  7. Self
    • I'm already pretty awesome, but sometimes I don't believe it or share my awesomeness with others.  To fully grasp my awesomeness, I will:
      • Regularly study Chinese.
      • Practice the piano for at least 15 minutes daily.
      • Not be afraid to share my talents with others.
      • Actively participate in discussions
  8. Life
    • I have had a pretty good life thus far.  But it could always use improvement. 
      • Enjoy every stinking minute of it...even if it is stinky.
      • De-clutter my house.
      • De-clutter my life.  I'm not exactly sure what that entails, but it sounds good.
      • Keep a clean room/house.
      • Simplify.
      • Go to bed early; rise early.
      • Get outside and play.
      • Enjoy the moments I get to spend with my family and friends.
      • Be the 'fun aunt' to the fullest.
      • Always strive to improve myself and be my best self.
Now, this list is not exclusive or complete.  I will probably be adding to this as my journey progresses, but isn't that what it is all about?  To keep progressing as we progress?  Just think of how awesome I can be at the end of this! 

Awesome!
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