Resolutions, but maybe not New Year's

If one hasn’t quit them by now, are they still called New Year’s Resolutions …

… or perhaps lifestyle changes?

I’m happy to report that I’ve made and held the following commitments to myself:

• No coffee
• Why I’m doing it
• To save my teeth from further browning
• To avoid that after coffee jittery feeling which I don’t like
• I recognized an overuse; I don’t want to become dependent
• To save money
• How I’m doing it (alternate choices)
• Green tea latte
• Hot Chocolate
• Mocha Milk Box drink at Storyway for ￦900
• No soda (clear or dark)
• Why I’m doing it
• I don’t want to be the slave to soda that I once was
• I kept making excuses to fall off my 2.5 year cold turkey wagon
• Caffeine withdraw coming off soda gave me the worst kind of headaches I’ve had
• To save my teeth from further browning
• How I’m doing it (alternate choices)
• 100% Fruit drinks
• Water
• Have better posture while walking, standing
• Why I’m doing it
• I’ve seen me in windows and mirrors on my way to and fro and I walk like a charging linebacker
• Better posture = better confidence
• How I’m doing it
• Continue taking yoga, building a stronger core
• Continue noting my posture in windows and mirror
• Cut down on the TV watching
• Why I’m doing it
• Waste of time
• Nothing valuable comes from watching the series of series I watch
• Need more time for other interests
• How I’m doing it
• Following 1 crime show (SVU)
• Following 1 comedy cartoon show (Family Guy)
• Following 1 feel good show (How I Met Your Mother)
• Following 1 drama show (Grey’s Anatomy)
• Following some comedy shows (30 Rock, Extras, The Office) ~ hey, laughter is a stress reliever so it's not wasted time.
• NOTE: As for educational shows (like Discovery Channel, History Channel, National Geographic or documentaries) there is no limit.
• Make more time
• Why I’m doing it
• To pursue other interests such as learning Korean, dancing, reading more, volunteering and martial arts.
• How I’m doing it
• Cutting down on the TV watching
• Cutting down on the instant messaging
• Cutting down on the emailing
• Putting together a daily/weekly/monthly schedule or routine of activities as a guide (not a rule)
• Schedule my life
• Why I’m doing it
• So that I don’t spend hours and hours doing one thing and then play catch up to do the other things and get to bed after midnight (like tonight)
• How I’m doing it
• After many rough drafts on paper, it’s Google Calendar, baby!
• Volunteer
• Why I’m doing it
• Because I feel better about myself when I volunteer
• How I’m doing it
• Contacting Little Hands, House of Sharing and Korean Mountaineering League
• Vitamins daily
• Why I’m doing it
• (In combination with other healthy practices) to keep me healthy and not sick
• Because I have a big jar of vitamins from mom
• How I’m doing it
• Nothing to it but to do it
• Wear my retainer at night
• Why I’m doing it
• My teeth are shifting
• How I’m doing it
• Nothing to it but to do it