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New Resolutions

I have started noting and tracking my New Year Resolutions since last year. Making a list is probably the first step towards reaching the goals.
This is what I have noted for this year.  First 3 were carried forward from last year since they need to be a continuous improvement. I started 2017 at 62.5kg. Ended it at 59 kg. I had damaged my knee in February last year and that had a huge setback to my fitness goals. When my brother's wedding got fixed, I wanted to look my absolute best. I managed to do that by limiting portions that I ate when we went out on team lunches. Also, I found a new lunch mate who loves walking. We end up walking around office building for 15-20 minutes post lunch. That gives me a good feeling of being active every day.
Learning new skills - I am a techie. It means that my skills will become obsolete if I do not stay updated. So that is one focus area that will need to be there each year.

Writing more often on this blog - I am doing this just to satisfy the yearning I have to write. I do not have an audience, except my best friend or some family member. That is fine. I write to feel refreshed. I love writing and that is one skill that I am extremely proud of and writing improves only with writing.

The new goals are the last two on this list. I will keep updating this blog as to how well I fared in these. So watch out for the same old me in this New Year with some AddOns! :P

Tuesday, January 2, 2018
12:07 PM

  • Be fit  - Starting at 59kg
  • Learn new skills - Yet to start  this year
  • Write more - Need to set more targets - 1 blog a month
  • React less
  • Learn to speak Kannada well

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Swathi said…
You are slowly getting new audience Shweta. I will be checking out your blog on free times for sure. Simple and straight from heart writings. loved it.
November 15, 2018 at 6:52 PM
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