New Year's Resolutions

I am not normally big on New Year's Resolutions. I think that sometimes they are a bit grandiose, and I don't want to set myself up for failure at the beginning of the year. There are always things that I aim to work towards, or things that I aim to do, but I try to set goals that are reasonable.



Every year I say that this is the year that I am going to read the bible from cover to cover. I have said this every single year for ages. I have decided that this is the year. I downloaded this bible from Barnes and Noble for my ipad. It splits the bible into sections that you read each day for the year. So far (I know, it's only day four!) I am on track and up to date.

Besides cooking, one of my other favorite hobbies is reading. In the past few years, I have only been reading about two to three books per year. That's much less than I like to read! One of my goals is to read more in 2011. There are several new books that I want to read, which I will post later. I don't know that I will have time to read as much as I used to, but I want to devote more time to reading than I did in 2010.

I also want to make an effort to create a bit more work life balance. I love my job and enjoy what I do, but this past year was tough. There was a lot going on and I found myself often making sacrifices in order to accomplish things at work. While I definitely want to keep my performance up at work, I also want to learn that it is okay to just shut down and leave sometimes. I am a perfectionist and like everything to be in order, but I hope to make a better effort this year to put myself first every so often.

What are your resolutions?