What is wrong with me? Every few months I do this, I just drop off the blogging planet and loose touch.
I miss blogging. I miss sharing my food. I miss randomly telling cyberspace what I am thinking. Honestly, I am not sure who out there is “listening” to me.
I have not stopped baking or cooking or snapping photos of everything I do. I just stopped writing to you!
I think I know why this is, well I think I have a good idea.
I get up in the morning and the sun has decided it will wait a few more minutes. Then when I leave work. The sun is waving goodnight. What is that?! Winter in MN, that is what that is.
I think I have gone into hibernation. Not from the cold, because it has been super warm. Hibernation because I am lacking vitamin D and feel like my day is over once I leave the office.
This needs to change. I can’t live like this. I am going to go crazy. Sun please comeback soon.
The one thing I have been thinking about for the last few weeks has been my new year’s resolutions. Most people nail these down before the new year starts, but I don’t feel like most people. I also think of these as life goals I want to accomplish in the next year, not a “new year’s resolution”.
Life Goals for Rachel- 2012 Edition
- Start a routine! We all have routines, but I want to change mine. I like to sleep in, and I don’t like to eat breakfast, and I don’t give myself time to read my mail. I need to create a routine and train myself into better habits. Time for adequate sleep, working out, eating better, cooking and blogging.
- Call my friends and family more. I am terrible, I text all the time! I had the best phone call the other night with my friend. I don’t think we have talked on the phone for that long in the last year. It was wonderful. Its not like I don’t see her, but not as often as I would like. I am going to commit to reconditioning myself with friends and family.
- Reconnect to God. This one is a very personal one, but I am going to put it out there for everyone. Mainly I am stating this out-loud so that I think about it, and connect to the thought.
- Go to the GYM! If I am going to eat 25 days worth of cookies, this girl needs to make a commitment to a strong work out routine (see goal #1). I hate running and I always find other things that are more important than exercise. This needs to change. I am going to go to the gym a minimum of 3 time per week.
- Read more. I love to read. I go in waves of reading. Sometimes I fly through 4-5 books in a month, and then other times I don’t pick up a book for 3 months. I want to finish at least 2 books each month, so 24 books in 2012.
Life Goals for My Urban Oven – 2012 Edition
- Get connected! Social media over load, but that is how we are all connected right? My Urban Oven needs to be on Facebook, Food Gawker, Pinsterst and other sites I don’t even know about. My Urban Oven needs to make some friends 🙂
- Regular posts. When I am good I am great! When I get on a roll, you are hearing from My Urban Oven several times a week. 25 days in a row once. A commitment needs to be made to regularity. Something that will bring you back all the time!
- Contribute to other blogs. I read several blogs every day, but rarely leave them comments. How do I expect them to comment on me, when I am not commenting to them? Start sharing thoughts!
Here is to 2012!