1 month later...

You know how resolutions tend to be so important on December the 31st and so forgotten by January 17th???

I decided this year I was going to try and stick to them.... so far 2 out of 5 is not bad don't you think? Let's recap :

Resolution #1 : Continue that long road of introspection
Ongoing process... don't think this is going to be one of those "done introspecting? check!" sort of things... I guess I should strike it off the 2008 NY's resolutions countdown and add it to the "objectives in life" list instead, huh?...

Resoltuion #2 : Make that honeymoon happen whatever it takes!
This is one of the two resolutions that's happening! Hurrayyyyyyy! We're buying our tickets for Japan tomorrow and we already know the dates and all! We haven't asked for holidays at our respective jobs yet but in the land of 6 weeks of paid vacation per year (nine in my case), I think bosses don't have much say in when you can or can't take days off..... still, come to think of it, we better do inform them soon.... just in case....

Resolution #3 : Enroll in German lessons and stick to it!
Uhhhmmmm... I have been meaning to check out the community school for ages... I just never seem to get actually to it! The thing is you have to go either during working hours (not happening anytime soon with the whole bank situation right now) or else get there really early on a saturday morning... yeah right! like that would happen! Still... I'm setting my alarm this weekend and will make it this time!

Resoltuion #4 : Be more consistent about working out regularly
Uhm.... It's currently 1°C in the mornings here in Paris... no freaking way I'm going outside at 6:30am if it's that cold! Besides, I do a lot of walking already... the subway in Paris has very long (and heated) corridors..... LOL

Resolution #5 : Go for a whole year without eating red or white meat
Ahhhhhh... the resolution that makes me proud. Today it's been 1 month (or if you prefer, 31 days) that I last touched meat. I thought it was going to be much harder but in fact it's been way too easy and even fun. Breakfasts were never about eggs and bacon anyway so that was one thing less to think about. Lunch is not that hard either since the cafeteria at work usually has a pretty good salad bar going on and the meat dishes often grossed me out anyway. I now stock up on crudités and veggies, cheese and bread, fruits and juices and my platter usually looks like I'm eating for 3 instead of one but funny enough I find that I don't feel all stuffed and sleepy in the afternoons as I used to. The eternal 4 o'clock snack is usually a fruit or dried nuts that I saved from lunch and this keeps me going till diner. Hubby has been really great about this too. Thank God I married a man that likes salads and veggies and that's even willing to try out tofu and soja with me in our weird experiments when it comes to come up with delicious and creative meat-free diners....

The Real Test is eating at other people's places. My first experience was at my PIL's. I hadn't mentioned anything to them before but I thought they were aware since they read my blog so often..... and then, paf! My MIL brings out a gorgeous poulet à la milanaise (breaded chicken) to the table. I therefore had to, in hubby's words, "drop the bomb" and thankfully they were very understanding. I did get the "but how come?" and "how will you get your proteins?" questions but on the whole they were ok. Tomorrow we're going to some friends' for diner and in order to avoid the afore mentioned bomb-dropping moment, I decided to warn our hosts early on that I'd been recruited by the ferocious vegetarian sect .... hubby also did his share when he suggested we have Raclette for diner... not only do I LOVE Raclette but it's an easy to cook and easy to-avoid-meat type of meal... so in the end it works out great for everyone. Yay!

Fned.