Please support me in my quest to become a more well-rounded person with a fulfilling and enriched way of living. This years 2010 resolution is designed to pursue just that cause. Many New Years resolutions die out as soon as the christmas tree gets tossed into the trash heap. This year, I propose to take on a series of 12 30 day challenges, all with the intention of creating a richer, healthier existence for myself. While some goals seem less ambitious than others, these are the pursuits I am interested in completing within this coming year. The ultimate goal being that I carry these challenges into my everyday life throughout 2010 and beyond. Follow along as I blog about my quest. Lets see how far I make it!!!

Proposed Challenges:

JANUARY: Dedicate self to finding full time work (portfolio work and networking)
FEBRUARY: No Soda
MARCH: Exercise
APRIL: Start a new blog I've been thinking about thanks to Peter Ross
MAY: Floss
JUNE: Love Life
JULY: No TV
AUGUST: Meditate
SEPTEMBER: Eat within 100 Miles
OCTOBER: Money Management/debt repayment/savings
NOVEMBER: Read
DECEMBER: Sing


2.01.2010

No Soda Month!

UHG. No soda for a month.  Especially sad since this month crept up on me and I have two mini Diet Cokes tucked away in the fridge calling my name!  (not sure why the pic came out like I was looking in the mirror...I still don't understand how this mac works...)
In high school and college I had a pretty heavy soda habit, which I understand is nothing compared to others habits. I always tried to curb excessive use and keep it to one soda a day. Every once in a while I would give it up for a period of time, but start up again after a while because it is such a delicious and refreshing beverage! But several books, documentaries, shows, and celebrities have convinced me that soda is REALLY bad for me. And it costs money that I could be spending on other, better, drinks.
My drink of choice was Coke for a very long time. And in Grad school, where I developed all kinds of unhealthy habits, I switched to Diet Coke. I don't think one is better for you, but somehow the calories consumed where what made me switch. I don't like club soda or other sodas like sprite, 7-up, or ginger ale as much. By the way, has anyone noticed that ginger ale tried to pass itself off as a natural drink by advertising that it COULD be sold in the produce aisle since it contains ginger!  So anyway, for the month of February all soda is off limits--even in mixed drinks, (thank goodness for beer!)  Hopefully the choice of no soda goes hand-in-hand with several other "good" habits.  Here goes nothing.

2 comments:

  1. congrats on your blog and your 12 30 day resolutions. keep it going, kelly! i'm rooting for you. just remember what you're doing now, no matter what it is, is better than being in studio. and as all my friends would constantly repeat to each other: "it's easy to get a job, just hard to get a job that you like." you'll know when it's time to just get a job and not THE job. trust that you'll know. xo sarah lippmann

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  2. just start pounding the water,

    Seriously dump outthe diet cokes (evil) and in a few days it'll be better, hen once your off it, you'll realize how nasty it is!

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