Cheers to 2012; New Year Resolutions

Happy 2012!!! I'm not quite sure why this new year feels exceptionally special but it does. It wasn't because 2011 was a terrible year and that I am eager to start anew. As a matter of fact, 2011 was a pretty good year overall. But I have noticed even my facebook feeds seems to show that everyone is really excited for a new year and a new beginning. Cheers to an amazing year ahead!

So I started thinking about my new year resolutions. Here it goes:

1. Health and Fitness
• Diet - Eat Better!
• Eat Breakfast
• Take Vitamins
• Eat frequent and smaller meals (every 3 hours)
• Drink lots and lots of water (ideally a cup when I wake up, a cup before each meal, and one during meal)
• Vegetarian once a week
• Limit fried foods and sugary beverages
• Do not eat 3 hours prior to going to bed
• Exercise - Be more active!
• Cardio - 3x/week
• Yoga - 1x/week
• Tone - 2x/week
2. Finances
• Budgeting
• Keep a monthly budget, tracking expenses/spending habits
• Save More
• Set aside a pre-defined amount to save per month, remainder will be discretionary
• Buy/Explore Real Estate Market
• Get pre-approved for a loan (more than 3x banks to compare)
• Crunch the numbers to see what we can afford
• Spend 1x/month to lookat properties (i.e., Open House Sundays)
• Research on purchasing process
3. Enjoy my youth and life
• Travel
• Travel internationally at least 1x/year 
• Travel domestically at least 2x/year
• Travel locally at least 4x/year
• Take more pictures
• Project 365 (Thanks Diana!)
• Blog more/document memories
• Update this blog regularly
• www.fitastic25.blogspot.com
4. Professional/Career
• Continue to identify my passion (Thanks Christine and Rob!)
5. Self-Development
• Read more - at least 1 book/quarter
• Learn how to use make-up better
• Put more effort into dressing nicely/look more put together/develop personal style
6. Relationships
• Spend more time with family and "be present". Enjoy the moment.
• Be a better girlfriend to Andrew
• Be a better friend to my close friends
• Catch up with at least one friend/month

That's all I have for now but it's quite a list. Now I need a plan to keep myself on track and constantly remind myself - please share any suggestions with me in the comments! I'm thinking about printing a copy and pasting it on the wall in front of my desk, and having a smaller version for my little pocket planner/organizer. What do you think?