Roarin' 20s!

Happy New Year! It's 2012, the year of the... the um... probably the... well, who really cares about that anyway?
Most important to me is the fact that this year will be my last one in my 20s. I turn 29 on February 19th, which gives me a meager 12-month last chance to live out loud.

Now, I realize being 30 won't be much different than 29 or even 28, and that I shouldn't put too much emphasis on it. In fact, I should consider it a rite of passage! Many great humans' best works were birthed in their 30s, and many great careers began at 30. In the Bible alone, there are at least three honorable 30-year olds: Joseph became second-in-command of Egypt at 30; David was crowned king of Israel at 30; Jesus was 30 when He began His ministry. So, technically, I should be excited to shake off these twenties and enter a new age bracket...

But I'm not. Actually, I'm not as stressed, worried, or grieved about it as it may sound. I just don't want to grow up. I fear that people will suddenly realize the secret that I've been a kid all this time and have actually gotten away with it until now. I fear 30 will come and I'll finally be forced to be an adult. So, I'm not stressed, per se, just bummed.

With all that said, I've decided to attempt to make this year a memorable one. In order to help me do so, I've made a few resolutions...

1. I want to do one athletic event a month for the whole year, whether it be a run, a ride, a triathlon, an obstacle course, etc. Doing so will hopefully force me to stay moderately fit throughout the year as I continually train week by week. This feat should also earn me 12 new t-shirts by the end of the year for which I have no room but will gladly accept anyway. So far, I have already registered for the Greenville News Downtown 5k on January 21st and the Habitat for Humanity 5k at Wofford College on February 18th.

2. I want to lost one pound a month for the whole year. Logically, this puts me down a whole, healthy 12 pounds at the end of 2012. I like this idea. :) Hopefully, doing one event a month will help allow this second resolution to be completed with relative ease.

3. I would like to try posting on this blog at least once a week. I don't have any rational explanation for this resolution, and I am obviously already a week behind in keeping it; but, it still seems like a good idea. Better late than never.

4. This year I need to focus on being content. Lately, I've been dreaming about the future, wanting my career, and consequently my life, to hurry up and get jump started so I can finally begin to enjoy all those dreams and desires I've had to do without my whole life. But I have also felt convicted lately about not appreciating and being grateful for the many blessings I already have. So, I want to revise the "American Dream" for myself and simply enjoy what life has to offer for me in the here and now. God knows my future and I shall entrust it to Him. Result: contentment.

I have other, more personal resolutions that I won't list here. All of them are important to me, though, and I'll appreciate any and all encouragement and accountability there is to offer.

Here's a toast to 2012! Huzzah!