January 2nd, 2010

I am not sure why I decided to write a blog, probably for a lot of reasons. First, I am so tired of talking about politics with people that don't have an open mind. A lot of people may think that means someone who will tolerate anything but what it means to me is someone that is not afraid of an opinion different from theirs.

An open mind does not mean that you will believe everything, that you believe that everything is right or that you will go along for the ride. An open mind does mean that you will give others the chance to speak their mind, think critically about what they say and then form an opinion from you own knowledge, moral beliefs and careful thought process.

I also wanted to blog, so that I can motivate myself into looking and feeling better. 2009 was a rough year for me, especially work. I got an award, I got a promotion, then I got demoted all in one year. Crazy.

I really want to lose weight and get in shape. Actually, I really want to get in shape. I think that sitting here in my house is not good for me. I live in the Northeast though so it is very hard to get out sometimes.

I figure though that if I blog about it, perhaps someone out there will be reading this and get on to me if I don't get busy.

There are no New Year's resolutions to live up to, because those are worthless but there is a promise to myself that I will take better care of me in the upcoming years. I think there is a country song about drinking more iced tea and a little less beer. Only a little less though because I enjoy beer sometimes.

An outline of my plans is in the works but I think it is a little early to be posting them yet. If anyone reads this I hope you enjoy it and on the off chance that I do write that I am falling out of my new good habits, I encourage you to tell me all about myself. Happy Saturday!