- Exercise regularly/stick to a regular schedule of working out, especially while at school since the food options are so much worse than at home; while at home and working at summer camp, I tend to be very active, so working out in the way of doing Pilates or extreme cardio workouts seems highly less necessary than when at school.
- Walk a lot; I'm doing amazingly well at walking this summer because I've been walking with Shorace as she tries to lose weight
- Eat fruit often
- Do all my assigned reading for class in its entirety
- Not get defensive when criticized and to remain composed in general
- Not get emotional even when someone has upset me; however, I also am trying to learn to let go of control enough for me to cry when I need to release some of the emotions I've been holding inside.
- Not become overly cranky when in competitive situations; I'm trying really hard not to get too mad during Knockout right now (although Sami thought I was being mean during miniature golf a while back, so I must not be succeeding)
- Be direct when talking about my feelings, especially with guys, but also with my friends; being honest is incredibly freeing, and I love feeling like I don't have to hide what I feel out of worry for how someone else will react to it or reject me for feeling a certain way.
- Not to talk too much about weight, especially my own
- Watch only shows that I actually enjoy
- Spend time with my family and my closest friends so that they all know how much I love them; also make an effort to remain in contact with the people I love, and if I really care about someone, I try to go beyond the average amount of effort and work to make sure that they realize just how important it is to me that we remain in contact
- Not to spend money on shirts just because they're on sale- this can be really hard at Old Navy or when there are clearance sales
- Be accepting rather than judgmental
- Keep my mouth shut when I shouldn't be sharing something
- Remain open to new music, reading material, subjects, and not be completely closed off because of my own feelings/beliefs
- Drink at most two drinks because I have no desire to ever feel really drunk/I'm just not very into drinking to have fun; also I like to avoid drinks that taste too strongly of alcohol which means I will never take a shot of something like vodka.
- Not to be a pushover all the time because I feel like I often compromise readily to do what others want to do despite my own opinions, and I really like to avoid confrontation altogether. I'm really trying to do a lot better at having a backbone.
- Let go of situations where people who don't know me make judgments about me that are unfavorable/negative. Unfortunately I always dwell on instances when someone thinks badly about me and want to fix the problem even when it's the other person's problem and not mine. I find it especially difficult to disregard the opinions of those in authority above me, like my boss, Mr. Myles. (I definitely need to improve at this one because no one can be universally liked no matter how hard I try to please everyone all the time.)
may 27 2009 ∞
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