A new year, a new decade?

I start this new year near rock bottom for me. I was recently admitted to the ranks of the unemployed (which has me doubting my value as a person as well a my career choice), so many of my friends have moved away, and I have almost no family to speak of. Therefore, I think it might be time for a New Year's Resolutions post as well as a gratefulness post. I'll start with 5 things I'm grateful for and then move on to some resolutions.

1. My apartment. I love it. It's especially nice during the day when the light is coming in and I can see the plants outside. There's something awfully nice about being able to see plants outside your window. I can't wait to actually use the yard when it gets warmer.
2. My garden. I'm hoping to spend more time there as we head into spring, but for right now, I'm quite happy just to know it's there waiting for me.
3. My cats. I've said it before, I'll say it again. It's so nice to have unconditional love from someone, even if that someone is a cat. They've been really good lately, not making nearly as many messes as usual, and being much more loving and cuddly. It makes me very happy.
4. Snow. I wish I lived closer to snow, but it's pretty darned close as it is.
5. Having warm clothes. I don't think I really appreciate it enough. Warm clothes are good.

OK, on to resolutions:

1. Lose weight and get in shape. A usual resolution. I've done it before, and I can certainly do it again.
2. Climb a mountain or two. This goes hand-in-hand with resolution #1.
   
3. Find a job that I look forward to doing.
4. Stop drinking soda. So far, so good. I was really tapering off during the month of December in order to prepare for this, and it's going well.
5. Become a cleaner, more organized person.

It seems I'll have to spend some more time thinking about this. I want my list to be attainable and reasonable, so I don't want to just write down any old thing. So I'll start with some baby steps.