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Last night, I threw a small dinner party.  At many other points in my adult life, this would be unremarkable, as it was fairly common.  This was shocking only because it has been so long since I hosted a social event, I promise not to let it go so long until I host again.

I am not a huge believer in New Year’s resolutions (or New Year’s in general).  For example, the stereotypical resolution is to be healthy, lose weight and exercise. This is supposed to start after most people heavily drink, which does not encourage anything except eating horrible foods and sloth. I would bet a high percentage of resolutions fail on day one (or start about a week late after the vacations are over).  That being said – the end of something and the start of something new is a great time to reevaluate.

This past year was difficult, and the decade was awful. I can honestly say, I have seen countless movies and books about carefree people in their  twenties – I am hoping and praying my thirties are less difficult for me personally, and the world generally, then my twenties, has been.  At some-point this fall, I decided to begin to look at this year as one to start fresh and begin this decade on a positive note.   I realized I was ready to make some changes, and slowly I have been incorporating this back into my life and rediscovering who I am and what I care about.  Writing this blog is a part of that, as are other things – and these activities  have helped my outlook incredibly.

Similarly, I had started to go on a much healthier living kick starting just before Thanksgiving, upping my exercise and cooking at home more.  With the start of the New Year, I therefore started the P90x program that one of my brother’s gave me for Christmas.  Having a video act as personal trainers works well for me –even if I have to modify a lot due to the toll that twisting and high impact cardio can have on my body.  As they say no program is perfect foe everyone, and you need to listen to what your body tells you.   This is not a New Year’s resolution but instead represents my being ready to really tackle something that once had been a key part of my life that I had let slide over the past few years.

This represents part of a commitment, or resolution, to come back to myself.   Thus the dinner party and socializing more frequently.   I enjoy company, and love entertaining and yet I stopped hosting completely.  There are many reasons I could give as to why I ceased to act like myself, some my fault others not – but they don’t’ matter – the thing is, I enjoy throwing parties and exercising and I am going to do them more.

So if I had to make a resolution for 2010, the 2010s, or my upcoming birthday it would be to search for things like these that I enjoy, and bring them back into my life. This includes things I am bad at (like catching up with friends) or doing new things like inviting people to go out to meals, or things I just simply had forgotten to do – like entertaining, exercising.  This week, I have been successful at doing all of these things; I have also scheduled a few trips to see friends, read a book, thought about how to contribute best to others in need, and gone to one of my favorite places on earth – Cameron Indoor Stadium to see Duke beat BC.   I am confident with weeks like this – 2010 will be a year for wiping the slate clean, and determining what it is I actually like to do.

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