Starting 2015: guidelines

So, everyone says they have new years resolutions- I think of these more as guidelines for myself.  There are quite a few and most of them are harder than i think they are going to be.  I think they will bring me a lot of pleasure as they get accomplished.

1. Get back in shape
2. 1. Find a new sport to enjoy
3. Take a class
4. 1. Biomechanics/kinesiology- get a B or higher
   2. Find a sports/recreation class(fencing? hot yoga?)
5. By June have 60 pages written of a book for people in the helping professions on how to not experience burnout( mental skills techniques)
6. Find a new job that I enjoy
7. 1. It doesn’t matter if it’s the right job, as long as it’s a stepping stone
8. Spend 10 minutes per person per week catching up via FaceTime/Skype/call
9. 1. Friends
   2. Family
   3. Professional Contacts
10. Start a savings account- even if it’s only $25 per week. Start saving.  and put extra money in it
11. Start a vacation account. Put $100 a month in it. It will accumulate quickly.
12. Establish a date night and stick to it. 
13. Help more around the house
14. 1. Dishes
    2. Laundry
    3. Vaccuming
    4. Dusting
    5. Making the bed
15. Spend less time on my phone and more time reading/writing/in nature/working out/cooking etc
16. Take vitamins daily-use up the ones Auntie Cathy got you!
17. Work on my blog-write daily 
18. Meet new people who share similar interests 
19. Meditate at least once a week for 5-15 minutes. Start small
20. Take more pictures
21. Start every week with a Ted talk- that way I never stop learning

First up: workouts: it's time to get back in shape, and with only 135 days to the cruise: it's another good reason to start working out

Wk 1

Monday-

Squats+Lunges:40 each

Plank- Left, right, front:1 minute

Pushups+tricep dips: 20 each

Russian twists: 40 

Calf raises: 75

Yoga: 20 minutes

Cardio: 10 minutes

Tuesday-

Squats+Lunges:50 each

Plank- Left, right, front:1:30 minute

Pushups+tricep dips: 28 each

Russian twists: 50

Calf raises: 90

Yoga: 30 minutes

Cardio: 15 minutes

Wednesday- 

Squats+Lunges:40 each

Plank- Left, right, front:1 minute

Pushups+tricep dips: 20 each

Russian twists: 40 

Calf raises: 75

Yoga: 20 minutes

Cardio: 10 minutes

Thursday-

Squats+Lunges:50 each

Plank- Left, right, front:1:30 minute

Pushups+tricep dips: 28 each

Russian twists: 50

Calf raises: 90

Yoga: 30 minutes

Cardio: 15 minutes

Friday-

Squats+Lunges:25 each

Plank- Left, right, front:2:00 minute

Pushups+tricep dips: 15 each

Russian twists: 30

Calf raises: 75

Yoga: 30 minutes

Cardio: 10 minutes

Saturday- 

Yoga: 1 hour

Sunday-

REST/yoga/ meditation/ Kinect games

I hope you are setting guidelines for yourself, or you can follow some of mine.  Make sure before you start any kind of exercise routine, you consult with your doctor to determine if you are capable of physical exercise and in what degree. These are my guidelines, feel free to adjust to your own capabilities.  Progress is progress no matter how small.  

Happiness!!!!!!!!!!!

<3 B