Resolved

Seems like a good time to report on how I'm doing with some of my key New Year's resolutions:

1. Exercising: Haven't missed a day, although mostly I've been doing sit-ups. But when I can work it in, I'm really enjoying the spin/yoga classes I've been taking with Zach. I'd like to do more of the yoga-only classes, too. In any event, I think I'm going to have to up the sit-up count to 60 for February. . . .


2. Cooking: I've been keeping pace with this one, too, although I definitely took the easy way out this past week. The new Bon Appétit just arrived today, and I'm looking forward to mining it for this weekend's recipe.


3. Reading (especially books): This is one of my favorite things to do, and something that I truly missed in 2009. I've read two very different books so far this year and have started a third. I'd love to read one a week, but even two a month would make me happy. (My current strategy is to alternate fiction and nonfiction.) Still haven't figured out how to stay current with The New York Times, The New Yorker, and all the stuff I read online—I'm trying to be more selective about what I'm reading (and what I watch on TV, to free up time to read), but it remains a struggle. I know I'm not alone here, although that doesn't make it any easier. . . .


4. Flossing: Check! Flossing is now a fixture in my evening routine. Haven't missed a night so far this year.


5. Posting: I have been working hard to get back in the blogging groove. This is post number 23 out of 26 days in the year—a vast improvement over last January, when I had just four posts. I'm not expecting to be able to maintain the current pace (and I bet you're not expecting it, either), but I'm happy to be on a roll again. It's hard to believe, but this blog is now in its fifth year.
   
   

   Breach is undoubtedly in a period of transition, but I think I know where it's headed.

   I hope you decide to stick around and take the scenic route with me. In the meantime, here's a look back to this date two, three, and four years ago:

   
   

   January 26, 2008: What's Yellow and Square and Kind of Sticky?
   
   January 26, 2007: Feeling It
   
   January 26, 2006: On the Down Low