What to do in this new year

Well, I was told over the Christmas break that I am obviously a poor English teacher because my grammar and perhaps other English teachery type things are not perfect on this blog. The reasoning was that if you were to publish something on the web, it should be free from errors because people might jugde you for it. Well,change that has caused me to think of things that are really important for me to concentrate on for this new year - things I want to change during this new year.

The first thing that I want to change is the impression that English teachers have perfect English skills. Like the misunderstanding that those who have attended a Bible school have suddenly gotten all of life's spiritual battles licked. So, my first change is to perceptions of perfection - I'm not...

The second thing I'll is another very difficult thing for me - I need to loose weight. A significant ammout, in fact. There is no longer a choice ofr me to deny or hide the fact; I have to become more healthy and that is a tough thing for me to admit.

I have watched someone I love and look up to yo-yo diet for most of my life. This has given me a deep dislike for dieting of any sort. The type of dieting that I've witnessed, according to my Dr., this is actually a type of bulimia, and is totally more distressing for the body than being overweight for an extended period of time. Now, having said that, I also know that being significantly over weight is very sistressing for a body. It has affected my back, joints and lung power. I can't climb the stairs to my classroom without having my heartrate skyrocket and sucking for breath - ok, that might be my cold right now, but still....

I'm sure that changing more things would be really good too, but I also need to wory about putting too much stress and expectation on myself. I guess that that's one of my other changes. I need to reduce my own stress levels, as well help my family reduce their own stress levels. Just like yo-yo dieting and extended wieght gain, stress is very bad for a person. Unfortunately, many of my own bad habits are rubbingoff on my kids. The last thing I know that I need to change is not only for myself, but for my family too.