So this is the new year.

Happy 2012 everyone! I hope your new year's eve and day were special.

Jason and I had a nice night in. He cooked risotto, I drank my favourite Beaujolais, and we watched part of The Royal Tenenbaums, the Louis CK Live at the Beacon Street Theatre Special, the ball drop in Times Square, and a couple episodes of Parks and Recreation. It was a nice night, and I'm rather glad that we didn't bother going out and having to face crowds, transit, cabs, etc. We do enough of that the rest of the year.

Today we also stayed in and watched an entire season of Parks and Rec. I love that show. Bring on season 4!

I was proud that this morning I had the motivation to get out of bed and go a run a fairly respectable 5K at the gym. I've been eating all the food over the holidays, and during the preceding week, so I feel a bit better that I've been compensating with a bit of exercise.

Of course, speaking of healthy eating and exercise, new year's brings with it the whole resolution thing. I like having goals, and I like to be realistic with them. Here are my three resolutions for the year.

1) Focus on eating healthy - I resolved to do this at the end of August actually, and was doing quite well up until December hit. However, starting January 9th, I'm going to revamp my eating habits. I'm going to ease in slowly this week, but I know I'll be still doing some celebratory social eating over the week, so I'm not going to be overly hardcore until next Monday.

I find that my biggest challenge is the vast amount of social eating that I do. However, when I plan for my nights out, and eat healthy during the week and when I'm at home, it gives me the opportunity to splurge once a week.

2) Continue exercising - This is really a re-commitment to all the running that I did in 2011. I'm quite happy that my current goal is to complete a 10K race in May, and I feel I'm well on my way to doing that. I'd also like to do another 5K in the spring to see by how much I can beat my personal best time. In addition to running, I'd like to incorporate more strength training and yoga into my fitness routine.

3) Get organized - My apartment, especially my bedroom, is really disorganized these days. I have to commit some time to organized and getting rid of stuff, and investing in some new things around my home.

In addition, when it comes to work, I have to get organized there as well. My desk isn't too bad these days, but I should take time to clear out my filing cabinet. Of course, there is always the issue of keeping on top of my marking too, which helps me feel more organized.

Hopefully this week, I can work on my resolutions by doing some exercise each day, eating at least two healthy meals, cutting back on snacks, completely one housework chore each day, and marking one set of assignments. Sounds like a lot but I'll feel better if I can get a head start on some things before school goes back.

Happy new year to you all! Good luck to you if you have any resolutions.