Resolutions

Happy New Year!

Last year, I took to the idea of actually having serious New Year's Resolutions.

A couple of mine this year are:

1. Get a job I like - Now that I'm starting to finally feel a little bit better (most days) I'm looking forward to finding a job that I like and that makes enough money to help pay off those pesky doctor bills.
2. Gain 5 lbs - Last year's goal (Gain 15 lbs) was a little too ambitious; according to a lot of research, it takes the average person almost 8 years to gain that much weight, plus with POTS I'm already at a disadvantage. Overall, I gained 6 lbs last year and would like to gain another 5 this year.
3. Give yoga another shot- this was something that I tried early on in my illness and it was a nightmare. The doctor's say it should be better with the medication that I'm taking so that would be nice. The only thing I'm cleared to do is something low-impact like yoga, so I'd like to give it another shot.
4. Accept some things, deal with the others, and move on - over the last two years, I've had an incredible amount of stress in my life (between family, health, and losing my job/school) that's pretty much broken me down. This year I'd like to find better ways to deal with things going on. If it's something I just have to accept: accept it. If it's something that needs to be dealt with: deal with it. If I can't do either of those things/once I've accomplished those things? Move on.
5. Manage my POTS- pretty obvious, but always on my mind. I think I'll consider this done once I'm getting out more often, I gain a couple more pounds and I can be a bit more active.
   

There are other ones, but I feel that these are the most important to my health- mentally and physically...and that these are the most important in relation to my blog (obviously). If I accomplish these, I think my life will finally start a long overdue turnaround!