Party Like It's 2011!!!

Happy New Year everybody! 2011 has kicked off and what do you know...the gym is full again!! Seriously though, a few weeks ago there was like six people at the gym every morning and now I can barely find a parking spot. The new years resolutions that everyone made has renewed their motivation and provided a new energy. Although, I know how this song and dance goes. The gym will be packed for about a month and then it's back to normal. In the college days it was always right after New Years and right before spring break that the gym was crowded. Everyone was looking to get those last workouts in to perfect their "beach bod" before taking off for a week of debauchery (I never did this..).

For my new years eve I decided to keep it low key this year. Instead of going to one of the clubs or hotel parties, I went to my buddy Josh Gall's house for a small get together. There was great people and great food and with those two things you can't go wrong! As far as my new years resolution, it is to buy a house this year and I plan on getting one on the west side of Lawrence. September is the target date and I can't wait! The thought of looking for my own house and then putting it all together inside is exciting to me. I know that there are some headaches in the process but it is what it is, I'm ready for it.

I do want to throw one thing out there for those that are analytical and are goal-oriented. Check out the site http://www.mindbloom.com/. You create a profile and then you develop your own "tree of life." You add branches to the tree and each branch represents a different area of your life where you add goals and track them. Examples of branches are Career, Money, Religion, Fitness, Health, Budget, etc... You will be able to add your goals to each branch and then you will receive an email from Mindbloom each morning and you can confirm whether or not you did what you needed to the day before. Based on how well you keep up with your goals, your leaves will turn colors. They will be green if you are doing everything right and achieving all of your marks. However it will be yellow, orange or brown if you don't keep up. It's pretty cool and you can also link together with friends so that you can be held accountable. You can choose to keep the information on certain branches private if you wish as well. And one of the best features is that you can link it to your Twitter account, Blog or Facebook. This way you are always reminded of what you want to accomplish!!

Last but certainly not least, make sure you tune in to the nfl playoffs this Sunday and root on the Chiefs!! I was at the game this past weekend against the Raiders and they didn't look so hot but they will be bringing their "A" game this weekend. I got tickets on the 50 yard line and can't wait to witness the beatdown of the Ravens!!!! Bahahaha!