Some Recent Favorites

No posts for February yet, shame! Anyway I thought I'd update with some news. A recent documentary I saw and loved was "Exit Through The Gift Shop," which I have been trying to see since it came out. It details the infamous street artist Banksy and h is documentarian, Mr. Brainwash (once you s ee the movie please let me know if you think it is for real!). A documentary I wasn't so fond of was "I'm Still Here" about Joaquin Phoenix's entre into the hip hop music world. I think this is a well-pulled off stunt but basically, I don't care that you're still here, Joaquin. He makes himself out to be quite an annoying and slovenly jerk in this film.

My new years resolutions are coming along better than expected- I have been working out on a regular basis and trying to keep things more organized (hanging my jacket up everyday proves to be a difficult task still though :-). The idea of running a 5 and maybe 10k in the spring have kept me motivated. I got the "couch to 5k" program on my ipod which is great. It tells you when to run and when to walk and basically progresses slowly over about 9 weeks. I'm on week 4 right now and loving that I can actually run outside occasionally now. I hope to not only do a race or two but to be able to run non-stop so I can cover more ground on all of the great trails and paths around here. I still have to put some books on my new nook color so that I can read for pleasure- I have many books on the list so whatever I can download free will be first.

As far as food goes I've been trying a few new recipes, although I find myself so busy during the week that I often end up with quick and easy eats. Doing more cooking and prep work on the weekends is a new goal. I will never tire of salad with spinach, blue cheese, walnuts and dried cranberries though (that was lunch today).

I took action and started a girl's craft group so this will help me harness my creativity (not that it is out of control) and spend some weeknight time socializing. We have our first get together Friday and I am excited to try cooking a new artisan bread from AB in 5. More to come soon!

A New Year

One of my (many) resolutions this year is to update this blog more. I am aiming for once a week. I hope to include more interesting tidbits and not just recipes, although those are frequently what I get excited about, especially in the depths of winter.

Along with updating, some of my resolutions are to read more for pleasure (this will be difficult with school but I am aiming for a book per month), stick to a budget, spend more time "doing," especially creative pursuits, and of course the all-encompassing "get in shape." I read an interesting article over at lifehacker (http://lifehacker.com/5724936/use-the-one+a+month-technique-to-adopt-habits-that-stick?skyline=true&s=i) about how to turn resolutions into actual habits. One of my biggest frustrations is my failing to follow through on my goals. I start strong for a week or two and then completely fall off the wagon, whether it's something concrete like exercise or a simple change of attitude.

As the article explains, I divided my goals by month. There are things I am planning for later in the year that I am keeping in mind, like running the Bolder Boulder 5K in May. But by taking it a month at a time I am less likely to get overwhelmed. I would love to hear your resolutions and how you plan to accomplish them!