the (one-month) new year's resolution

1.) Not spend any money on clothes, shoes, accessories, etc. (anything that is not a necessity).

2.) Eat healthier and lose anywhere between 5-10 lbs. 

3.) Finish my thesis so I can finally have a Master's degree.

4.) Be nicer to people, I guess.

These are concrete (aside from #3) goals that I have decided to set for myself for one month which seems do-able. Number 2 is part of a larger goal I have. In about 6 months (June) I turn 30 and I would like to lose 30 lbs. by then (30 before 30, catchy right?). I don't really have a strategy for this except that I am going to mainly do a plant-based oil free diet and more exercise. I've decided to eat this way because when I did a month trial in October, I actually felt really good health-wise. I never felt sluggish, I hardly had any stomach aches and I never had heartburn. 

Numbers 3 and 4 are ongoing. 

I find that blogging about the progress of my goals helps me keep on track even if no one ends up reading the posts.

I think the most difficult of the 4 resolutions will be 1, 3 and 4. Two days into the new year and I almost bought a pair of jeans (but I couldn't find my size) and I was mean to Asians at the Asian grocery store. They deserved it. They couldn't drive their shopping carts like they way they can't drive their cars. It's ok, I can say things like that and have it not be racist because I'm Asian.