New Year's Resolutions

"Our diet starts tomorrow!" This phrase was probably said by thousands of woman (and men) across the nation on new year's eve. Losing weight, working out, and getting in shape are very common new year's resolutions. Ironically, a study showed that new year's resolutions like these would be more effective in the spring. The dreary winter weather tends to have a negative impact on motivation, while the warm spring weather, associated with rebirth, encourages motivation...Lucky Australians!
Regardless of when you make your resolutions it is important to have a series of small daily or weekly things on the list like:

1) Workout for 20 minutes (daily)
2) Floss (daily)
3) Shower (weekly)

The small regular resolutions are the easiest to forget, but in the end can help you change the most. These goals often lead you into bigger goals...for example, showering weekly will help me with my eventual goal to go on a date.
Along with small routine goals I think it is important to have a series of large, random (yet fun) goals that you want accomplished throughout the year. When I make my list, I do not think I will accomplish them all, but I hope to get as many of them as possible. Some of my big goals for this year are as follows:

1) Get onto the Price is Right game show (and spin the wheel)
2) Write a disgruntled letter to congress or a large corporation
3) Finish a triathlon in a superhero costume
4) Have my picture get into an conference-edition Ensign magazine
5) Try sushi....maybe
6) Meet someone from Iceland
7) Streak across a freeway overpass
8) Kiss a girl who has been on t.v (not someone from America's most wanted)
9) Speak for an entire week in a British accent.
10) Have a 24-hour t.v. marathon

Those are just some of the goals from this year's list. When making this list it is important to remember what kind of story to can tell in the future from accomplishing this goal. You may not finish all these goals, but each one you do finish adds to your own "interesting person" points.