2008: You are what you eat

For the last couple of years I've tried to pick a phrase or word to describe what I want for the year. In 2006, the theme was Quality. In 2007, Make it Pretty ( i can't find a link).

For 2008, my theme is: You are what you eat.
I'm not only talking about food, but about life. In other words, garbage in, garbage out.

At work it means that if I put in hard work and thought, I will get good results and a good reputation.

At home it applies to eating of course, and exercise. If I don't exercise, I get fat. Eat junk? Get fat.

And it applies to my other goals, such as crafting, if I don't make the time to work on it, how can I expect to get any results?

If you watch BBC America you may recognize the phrase from the show, You are what you eat, where a nutritionist visits a fat person, calls them fat and disgusting, then gives them a healthy eating plan and exercise goals. Makes you want to swear off bad food and only eat veggies.

One thing the host talks about and I'm trying to take to heart is that you can learn to like any kind of food. (even green beans!) And she says You don't have to like it but you have to eat it. I can picture telling that to my kids someday!

2007 wrap-up

I'm a little late with my wrap up of 2007.

First, one of my goals was to earn an extra $5,000 outside of work, and not including wedding presents! I fell short, making $1,341.30. I'll keep the same goal for 2008.

I found $11.23 in change since June.

I made a To Do in 2007 list:
* Get married
* Eat at a celebrity chef's restaurant (Bobby Flay, Wolfgang Puck, etc.)
* Attend the opera
* See a piano concert
* Continue my 2006 theme of Quality
* Live out my theme for 2007 Design: Make it pretty
* Have a craft design published again
* Do something at work worthy of adding to my resume
* Designate April as Career Readiness Month. Make a portfolio, update resume, etc.
* Save up and pay cash for my wedding.
* Get in shape for the wedding.

Looks like I didn't quite do everything I wanted.

And I always like to end the year with
Good Things of 2007
- getting married!
- winning an ASBPE award (an award for writing)
- having a craft design published
- meeting our wedding fund goal
- buying a house
- really learning and using Photoshop and InDesign
- making and designing my wedding as I wanted it
- honeymoon
- paying off my car loan early
- Puerto Rico in Feburary

Good things 2006
Good things 2005
Good things 2004