Enjoying the little things

I just love it when I get a chance to enjoy the little things in life. Waking up in a warm bed with my favorite stuffed animals rubbing the sleep out of their eyes. (okay, this might be a little bit of an exaggeration, but I'm claiming poetic license here...) Calm, quiet. Yogurt enjoyed with a small spoon. Banana with peanut butter. Eating in front of my computer while listening to soundtrack music of the Lord of the Rings grandeur scale. Finally getting to the post office to mail a Christmas present to a friend that I'd bought way back when. Sense of accomplishment, y'all. Feeling the warmth of the sun as I stick to my tradition of leaving my jacket at home and face the cold head on. Driving through the heart of a little town at 22 mph with a glorious view of the mountains. Enjoying the fact that everyone else is quite willing to drive at 20 mph, especially with the cop keeping watch on the side of the road. Slowing down enough to reflect on how much I enjoy these little things.

Gloves

It's a cold morning. In my mind, I already know that it's cold because the car was chilly, but as I step out of the car, my face registers it as the cold hits me like a wall. A wall of frozen icy bricks. My breath hangs suspended, wispy white, for a split second before dissipating. The sound of my car door shutting reverberates in the stillness of the empty concrete garage. I shiver, glad for my black fleece gloves and acutely aware of just how cold flats can be in the winter. My fingers and toes hurt, so I know it's time to lock my car and get moving. Click. I double check that I've locked, rather than unlocked the car. Satisfied, I sling my backpack over my shoulder and begin the trudge to the metro.

Goals v. Resolutions: 2015 Goals

Resolutions. I somewhat dislike the concept of these. Especially New Year's Resolutions. I really prefer to set goals for the new year instead of resolutions because it always feels like there's a sense of progression, a working towards something instead of a rigid boundary that once you've crossed, there's no use going back for (which I think leads to the categorical abandonment of resolutions halfway into January). And so it is that at this, the beginning of 2015, I'm thinking of goals that I can set for myself. Goals for the short term and goals for the long term, relatively speaking. Some of the simpler goals I've set:

Spend more time doing devotions and take more time to think.

Read at least one fun book every two months. Fun books are books such as Gospel by JD Greear, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, The Reason for God by Tim Keller, etc. Ideas on good books?

Get more sleep. This. I feel like this is always hard to do... hence I refuse to resolve that I will sleep x number of hours a night for the next x amount of time. But I will work toward getting at least 7 hours of sleep whenever possible.

Spend more time working on creative projects. Fun stuff, useful stuff, non-technical stuff. Exercise the artsy side of the brain.

Do you have fun goals for 2015?