Of Ice and Men

A week and a half into 2016, and I've already made some great progress on some of my new years' resolutions. I'll be blogging about this as the month and year go on, as a way to hold myself accountable. My first resolution was to GET ORGANIZED. I'm totally going to toot my own horn (toot, toot!) and say that I've made major headway in this regard. I've gone through the cabinets in my kitchen, took my old TV to the recycler, and made headway in my closet. But I'm still not done! There's much left to do. I haven't even touched my desk yet! Eep! I've had to change my approach to organizing: rather than tackling one project at a time, I've decided to devote a certain amount of time to organizing each day. Part of getting my life organized includes getting better about time management . My second resolution was to HIT THE GYM. I can happily report that I have upped my gym attendance, although not the three times a week that I h

Happy January, my lovely readers, and happy hockey new year! Hard to believe it's 2016 already! Part of me realizes that January 1st is an arbitrary date, in the scheme of things. How is it any different than February 1st? Or the first day of a new season? A new year means a brand new calendar, a brand new planner, and a blank page. It also means making New Year's Resolutions. There are plenty of things that I need to be better about doing. I need to get better about planning meals ahead of time so I eat less junk food, especially since I've been focusing on eating a mostly paleo diet. Also, I need to make sure I'm getting enough sleep every night. But there are more important things on my mind. I'm making my resolutions public so I'll be held accountable for achieving these very realistic goals. First , I resolve to: Not only in my author life, but in my personal life. I will go through my closet and get rid of the clothes I don't wear