New Year's Resolution Progress - Brady

So, my New Year's resolution ended up being a vague one that I could use to incorporate a lot of the different ideas I had. I resolved to do the things I know I should do that will make me happier in the long term. Some examples are:

- exercising daily or almost daily

- eating healthy as often as possible

- drinking less alcohol and coffee

- drinking more water and tea

- relaxing more often

- maybe going to church occasionally (This is weird for me because I'm not very religious, but I do think going to church is peaceful. Plus, it's supposed to be good for you.)

- doing good things (carrying change in my pocket for homeless people, eating more vegan meals, etc.)

- not doing bad things (less gossiping, less grudge-holding)

Anyway, I got a good chance to practice some of these this morning. I was stressed out (opposite of happy) because the kitchen sink in our apartment is majorly leaking and our pipes froze again because our neighbors didn't close the basement door. I remembered my resolution to be HAPPY instead of stressed. So, I made a plan to contact our landlord at a more reasonable hour (this all went down about 5 a.m.) and to chill out until then. To help, I thought about all the people and places I like (Siesta Key, my parents' and grandparents' houses in La Porte, etc.). I also thought about how the situation could be worse. For example, it would be worse if I felt sick today or if I didn't have great friends in Chicago who would let me use their sink and shower in a heartbeat. I succeeded pretty well in calming down and going back to sleep for awhile! Yay.

Okay, enough talking about myself. Hope everyone else's New Year's resolutions are going well!