Turning it all around...

Miss me? No one was reading so I kind of took a blog break. But I missed it so I'm back! Now for the question of the year:

Can a person really change? I mean like, four or five aspects of their lives and be successful? That's what I'm going to find out. And you all (well, one person at least!) are going to go on this journey with me. So here's my plan:

In 2009 I will:
Give up soda completely
Make meals with healthier ingredients
Exercise at least 3 times a week, even if it's only for 20 minutes
Drink my 8 glasses of water each day
Focus on my family and my work
Go to church each Sunday we're in town and the whole family is well

Think I can do it? I know it's changing several things at once, but I've never been a "change one thing at a time" kind of girl. It's all or nothing. I'm not looking to lose 100 lbs, but I think with the small changes I'm making in my diet and exercise routine that I can make a difference in the fat that currently surrounds my stomach, ass, and thighs. I've never been "thin" In high school I would have considered myself "healthy" because I swam like crazy and had some pretty rockin' calf muscles. I want to get some of that back.

As far as focusing on my family and work, I just want to feel intellectually stimulated again. I'm working on my National Boards so I'm going to have to be creative and innovative at work. In all honestly, I've been slacking. And for my family, I just want to have as much quality time as possible with my son and my husband. In a way, Mr. Sarah and I need to reconnect as a couple since we've been going at 100 MPH since monkey was born.

And church... my relationship with God is as strong as ever, but we've been slacking on going to church each week and electing instead to stay at home and sleep. I love our church. I love going, it's the actual getting there that is the challenge!

So there you go. Maybe if I'm blogging about all these changes it'll keep me honest. So... countdown to New Year's Day begins!