If I were to make New Year Resolutions....

...They probably wouldn't be all that original.

However, if I pen (type?) them down, no matter how unoriginal, they might have a way of becoming reality.

I know, I know, it isn't even Christmas yet and I am writing these down. This is what comes of being tired of studying and needing to take a break, all the while knowing that taking a nap would not be the best plan. So, instead, a blog post is formed.

These are not going to be in any particular order (other than how they popped into my head).

1. Run. Work up to running about 20-30 miles per week. This number will be more in the month of June, when Mike and I are signed up to do the Rock n' Roll marathon in Seattle.

2. Play a more active roll in household duties. I admit, my involvement in this area has significantly decreased since medical school started. Yes, I did actually do the statistics and the change is, indeed, significant.

3. The all important, eat more "healthy foods." Now, this one is actually somewhat hard for me (and Mike if he is game) because we don't really eat too much "unhealthy" food. Most of our shopping at the grocery store involves the perimeter of the store. I think that the places I particularly need to work on involve cheese (eating less of it, even though it is on the perimeter of the store), fruit (I need to eat more of this. It has definitely been hard to get all the apples and bananas in that I need with this schedule of mine that doesn't not involve a desk or planned lunches), and decreasing portion sizes (hmmmm, how did that meal for 6 turn into a meal for 2?).

4. Keep involved in my rotations and do the best that I can in them. I have no idea when I might find "that" rotation that determines the rest of my career.

5. Help Mike not be so dependent on coffee/caffeine. This can happen in multiple ways, but of course, Mike has to be game first for this to even go anywhere. I could help by doing more things around the house, trying to get him to drink herbal tea instead of another cup of coffee, and making it so he can sleep more.

6. Spend less freaking money on coffee. True, we spend less now that we have an espresso machine at home, but the spending has not gone down to zero. More like 50%.

7. Try to wean myself off of needed/wanting/obsessing about so much sleep. I LOVE sleep (almost as much as I love cheese) and I feel the need to schedule lots of things around sleep. Example: Go to Grand Rounds or sleep? Sleeping usually wins out.

Please note how only 1 of these is really focused on med school. This apparently means that I have more going on in my life than just med school. :)