New Year's Resolutions

1) Stop drinking soda (AGAIN!)

I started drinking soda again after I started working. I needed the caffeine lift, but after a short few months, I already feel the negative impact on my body, and I'm reminded of why I quit in the first place! So, I'm drinking the last Coke today or tomorrow (unless Keith drinks it first!) and that's it. I even bought a six-pack of water bottles to take to work and have some Advil on hand for headaches.

2) Watch what I eat and exercise more.

For now, I'm not actually measuring this goal, or at least not until I've found a little rhythm in my life after I start substitute teaching. I will watch what I eat more and generally eat more slowly, less gluttonously . . .

3) And the goal I'm most excited about -- I'm reading through the Bible this year.

I love Bible study. I'm going to read through the Bible chronologically -- AND I'm going to post it right here with an opportunity for questions and discussion. We'll use the comments for questions, answers, discussion and general accountability. I'm going to encourage some neighbor friends and my own kids to read along with me, and if anyone would like to participate, you would be welcome! I realize that a lot of you already have your own Bible studies and devotionals, so please don't feel obligated. BUT, if you don't have anything else going, consider joining me. I'd like it to be a blogger Bible study, of sorts. I'm starting tomorrow!

Here's the plan, if you're interested. I've taken it from http://www.bibleplan.org.


Day 1 --- Genesis 1-3
Day 2 --- Genesis 4-7
Day 3 --- Genesis 8-11
Day 4 --- Job 1-5
Day 5 --- Job 6-9
Day 6 --- Job 10-13
Day 7 --- Job 14-16
Day 8 --- Job 17-20
Day 9 --- Job 21-23
Day 10 --- Job 24-28
Day 11 --- Job 29-31
Day 12 --- Job 32-34
Day 13 --- Job 35-37
Day 14 --- Job 38-39
Day 15 --- Job 40-42
Day 16 --- Genesis 12-15
Day 17 --- Genesis 16-18
Day 18 --- Genesis 19-21
Day 19 --- Genesis 22-24
Day 20 --- Genesis 25-26
Day 21 --- Genesis 27-29
Day 22 --- Genesis 30-31
Day 23 --- Genesis 32-34
Day 24 --- Genesis 35-37
Day 25 --- Genesis 38-40
Day 26 --- Genesis 41-42
Day 27 --- Genesis 43-45
Day 28 --- Genesis 46-47
Day 29 --- Genesis 48-50
Day 30 --- Exodus 1-3
Day 31 --- Exodus 4-6
Day 32 --- Exodus 7-9
Day 33 --- Exodus 10-12
Day 34 --- Exodus 13-15
Day 35 --- Exodus 16-18
Day 36 --- Exodus 19-21
Day 37 --- Exodus 22-24
Day 38 --- Exodus 25-27
Day 39 --- Exodus 28-29
Day 40 --- Exodus 30-32
Day 41 --- Exodus 33-35
Day 42 --- Exodus 36-38
Day 43 --- Exodus 39-40
Day 44 --- Leviticus 1-4
Day 45 --- Leviticus 5-7
Day 46 --- Leviticus 8-10
Day 47 --- Leviticus 11-13
Day 48 --- Leviticus 14-15
Day 49 --- Leviticus 16-18
Day 50 --- Leviticus 19-21
Day 51 --- Leviticus 22-23
Day 52 --- Leviticus 24-25
Day 53 --- Leviticus 26-27
Day 54 --- Numbers 1-2
Day 55 --- Numbers 3-4
Day 56 --- Numbers 5-6
Day 57 --- Numbers 7
Day 58 --- Numbers 8-10
Day 59 --- Numbers 11-13
Day 60 --- Numbers 14-15 - Psalm 90
Day 61 --- Numbers 16-17
Day 62 --- Numbers 18-20
Day 63 --- Numbers 21-22
Day 64 --- Numbers 23-25
Day 65 --- Numbers 26-27
Day 66 --- Numbers 28-30
Day 67 --- Numbers 31-32
Day 68 --- Numbers 33-34
Day 69 --- Numbers 35-36
Day 70 --- Deuteronomy 1-2
Day 71 --- Deuteronomy 3-4
Day 72 --- Deuteronomy 5-7
Day 73 --- Deuteronomy 8-10
Day 74 --- Deuteronomy 11-13
Day 75 --- Deuteronomy 14-16
Day 76 --- Deuteronomy 17-20
Day 77 --- Deuteronomy 21-23
Day 78 --- Deuteronomy 24-27
Day 79 --- Deuteronomy 28-29
Day 80 --- Deuteronomy 30-31
Day 81 --- Deuteronomy 32-34 - Psalm 91
Day 82 --- Joshua 1-4
Day 83 --- Joshua 5-8
Day 84 --- Joshua 9-11
Day 85 --- Joshua 12-15
Day 86 --- Joshua 16-18
Day 87 --- Joshua 19-21
Day 88 --- Joshua 22-24
Day 89 --- Judges 1-2
Day 90 --- Judges 3-5
Day 91 --- Judges 6-7
Day 92 --- Judges 8-9
Day 93 --- Judges 10-12
Day 94 --- Judges 13-15
Day 95 --- Judges 16-18
Day 96 --- Judges 19-21
Day 97 --- Ruth 1-4
Day 98 --- 1 Samuel 1-3
Day 99 --- 1 Samuel 4-8
Day 100 --- 1 Samuel 9-12
Day 101 --- 1 Samuel 13-14
Day 102 --- 1 Samuel 15-17
Day 103 --- Psalm 11 - 1 Samuel 18-20 - Psalm 59
Day 104 --- 1 Samuel 21-24
Day 105 --- Psalm 7 - Psalm 27 - Psalm 31 - Psalm 34 - Psalm 52
Day 106 --- Psalm 56 - Psalm 120 - Psalm 140-142
Day 107 --- 1 Samuel 25-27
Day 108 --- Psalm 17 - Psalm 35 - Psalm 54 - Psalm 63
Day 109 --- Psalm 18 - 1 Samuel 28-31
Day 110 --- Psalm 121 - Psalm 123-125 - Psalm 128-130
Day 111 --- 2 Samuel 1-4
Day 112 --- Psalm 6 - Psalm 8-10 - Psalm 14 - Psalm 16 - Psalm 19 - Psalm 21
Day 113 --- 1 Chronicles 1-2
Day 114 --- Psalm 43-45 - Psalm 49 - Psalm 84-85 - Psalm 87
Day 115 --- 1 Chronicles 3-5
Day 116 --- Psalm 73 - Psalm 77-78
Day 117 --- 1 Chronicles 6
Day 118 --- Psalm 81 - Psalm 88 - Psalm 92-93
Day 119 --- 1 Chronicles 7-10
Day 120 --- Psalm 102-104
Day 121 --- 2 Samuel 5:1-10 - 1 Chronicles 11-12
Day 122 --- Psalm 133
Day 123 --- Psalm 106-107
Day 124 --- 2 Samuel 5:11-6:23 - 1 Chronicles 13-16
Day 125 --- Psalm 1-2 - Psalm 15 - Psalm 22-24 - Psalm 47 - Psalm 68
Day 126 --- Psalm 89 - Psalm 96 - Psalm 100 - Psalm 101 - Psalm 105 - Psalm 132
Day 127 --- 2 Samuel 7 - 1 Chronicles 17
Day 128 --- Psalm 25 - Psalm 29 - Psalm 33 - Psalm 36 - Psalm 39
Day 129 --- 2 Samuel 8-9 - 1 Chronicles 18
Day 130 --- Psalm 50 - Psalm 53 - Psalm 60 - Psalm 75
Day 131 --- 2 Samuel 10 - 1 Chronicles 19 - Psalm 20
Day 132 --- Psalm 65-67 - Psalm 69-70
Day 133 --- 2 Samuel 11-12 - 1 Chronicles 20
Day 134 --- Psalm 32 - Psalm 51 - Psalm 86 - Psalm 122
Day 135 --- 2 Samuel 13-15
Day 136 --- Psalm 3-4 - Psalm 12-13 - Psalm 28 - Psalm 55
Day 137 --- 2 Samuel 16-18
Day 138 --- Psalm 26 - Psalm 40 - Psalm 58 - Psalm 61-62 - Psalm 64
Day 139 --- 2 Samuel 19-21
Day 140 --- Psalm 5 - Psalm 38 - Psalm 41-42
Day 141 --- 2 Samuel 22-23 - Psalm 57
Day 142 --- Psalm 95 - Psalm 97-99
Day 143 --- 1 Chronicles 21-22 - 2 Samuel 24 - Psalm 30
Day 144 --- Psalm 108-110
Day 145 --- 1 Chronicles 23-25
Day 146 --- Psalm 131 - Psalm 138-139 - Psalm 143-145
Day 147 --- 1 Chronicles 26-29 - Psalm 127
Day 148 --- Psalm 111-118
Day 149 --- 1 Kings 1-2 - Psalm 37 - Psalm 71 - Psalm 94
Day 150 --- Psalm 119:1-88
Day 151 --- 2 Chronicles 1 - 1 Kings 3-4 - Psalm 72
Day 152 --- Psalm 119:89-176
Day 153 --- Song of Solomon 1-8
Day 154 --- Proverbs 1-3
Day 155 --- Proverbs 4-6
Day 156 --- Proverbs 7-9
Day 157 --- Proverbs 10-12
Day 158 --- Proverbs 13-15
Day 159 --- Proverbs 16-18
Day 160 --- Proverbs 19-21
Day 161 --- Proverbs 22-24
Day 162 --- 2 Chronicles 2-3 - 1 Kings 5-6
Day 163 --- 2 Chronicles 4 - 1 Kings 7
Day 164 --- 2 Chronicles 5 - 1 Kings 8
Day 165 --- 2 Chronicles 6-7 - Psalm 136
Day 166 --- Psalm 134 - Psalm 146-150
Day 167 --- 2 Chronicles 8 - 1 Kings 9
Day 168 --- Proverbs 25-26
Day 169 --- Proverbs 27-29
Day 170 --- Ecclesiastes 1-6
Day 171 --- Ecclesiastes 7-12
Day 172 --- 2 Chronicles 9 - 1 Kings 10-11
Day 173 --- Proverbs 30-31
Day 174 --- 1 Kings 12-14
Day 175 --- 2 Chronicles 10-12
Day 176 --- 2 Chronicles 13-16 - 1 Kings 15:1-24
Day 177 --- 1 Kings 15:25-16:34 - 2 Chronicles 17
Day 178 --- 1 Kings 17-19
Day 179 --- 1 Kings 20-21
Day 180 --- 2 Chronicles 18 - 1 Kings 22
Day 181 --- 2 Chronicles 19-23
Day 182 --- Obadiah 1 - Psalm 82-83
Day 183 --- 2 Kings 1-4
Day 184 --- 2 Kings 5-8
Day 185 --- 2 Kings 9-11
Day 186 --- 2 Kings 12-13 - 2 Chronicles 24
Day 187 --- 2 Kings 14 - 2 Chronicles 25
Day 188 --- Jonah 1-4
Day 189 --- 2 Kings 15 - 2 Chronicles 26
Day 190 --- Isaiah 1-4
Day 191 --- Isaiah 5-8
Day 192 --- Amos 1-5
Day 193 --- Amos 6-9
Day 194 --- Isaiah 9-12 - 2 Chronicles 27
Day 195 --- Micah 1-7
Day 196 --- 2 Kings 16-17 - 2 Chronicles 28
Day 197 --- Isaiah 13-17
Day 198 --- Isaiah 18-22
Day 199 --- Isaiah 23-27
Day 200 --- 2 Kings 18:1-8 - 2 Chronicles 29-31 - Psalm 48
Day 201 --- Hosea 1-7
Day 202 --- Hosea 8-14
Day 203 --- Isaiah 28-30
Day 204 --- Isaiah 31-34
Day 205 --- Isaiah 35-36
Day 206 --- Isaiah 37-39 - Psalm 76
Day 207 --- Isaiah 40-43
Day 208 --- Isaiah 44-48
Day 209 --- 2 Kings 18:9-19:37 - Psalm 46 - Psalm 80 - Psalm 135
Day 210 --- Isaiah 49-53
Day 211 --- Isaiah 54-58
Day 212 --- Isaiah 59-63
Day 213 --- Isaiah 64-66
Day 214 --- 2 Kings 20-21
Day 215 --- 2 Chronicles 32-33
Day 216 --- Nahum 1-3
Day 217 --- 2 Kings 22-23 - 2 Chronicles 34-35
Day 218 --- Zephaniah 1-3
Day 219 --- Jeremiah 1-3
Day 220 --- Jeremiah 4-6
Day 221 --- Jeremiah 7-9
Day 222 --- Jeremiah 10-13
Day 223 --- Jeremiah 14-17
Day 224 --- Jeremiah 18-22
Day 225 --- Jeremiah 23-25
Day 226 --- Jeremiah 26-29
Day 227 --- Jeremiah 30-31
Day 228 --- Jeremiah 32-34
Day 229 --- Jeremiah 35-37
Day 230 --- Jeremiah 38-40 - Psalm 74 - Psalm 79
Day 231 --- 2 Kings 24-25 - 2 Chronicles 36
Day 232 --- Habakkuk 1-3
Day 233 --- Jeremiah 41-45
Day 234 --- Jeremiah 46-48
Day 235 --- Jeremiah 49-50
Day 236 --- Jeremiah 51-52
Day 237 --- Lamentations 1:1-3:36
Day 238 --- Lamentations 3:37-5:22
Day 239 --- Ezekiel 1-4
Day 240 --- Ezekiel 5-8
Day 241 --- Ezekiel 9-12
Day 242 --- Ezekiel 13-15
Day 243 --- Ezekiel 16-17
Day 244 --- Ezekiel 18-19
Day 245 --- Ezekiel 20-21
Day 246 --- Ezekiel 22-23
Day 247 --- Ezekiel 24-27
Day 248 --- Ezekiel 28-31
Day 249 --- Ezekiel 32-34
Day 250 --- Ezekiel 35-37
Day 251 --- Ezekiel 38-39
Day 252 --- Ezekiel 40-41
Day 253 --- Ezekiel 42-43
Day 254 --- Ezekiel 44-45
Day 255 --- Ezekiel 46-48
Day 256 --- Joel 1-3
Day 257 --- Daniel 1-3
Day 258 --- Daniel 4-6
Day 259 --- Daniel 7-9
Day 260 --- Daniel 10-12
Day 261 --- Ezra 1-3
Day 262 --- Ezra 4-6 - Psalm 137
Day 263 --- Haggai 1-2
Day 264 --- Zechariah 1-7
Day 265 --- Zechariah 8-14
Day 266 --- Esther 1-5
Day 267 --- Esther 6-10
Day 268 --- Ezra 7-10
Day 269 --- Nehemiah 1-5
Day 270 --- Nehemiah 6-7
Day 271 --- Nehemiah 8-10
Day 272 --- Nehemiah 11-13 - Psalm 126
Day 273 --- Malachi 1-4
Day 274 --- Luke 1 - John 1:1-14
Day 275 --- Matthew 1 - Luke 2:1-38
Day 276 --- Matthew 2 - Luke 2:39-52
Day 277 --- Mark 1 - Luke 3 - Matthew 3
Day 278 --- John 1:15-51 - Matthew 4 - Luke 4-5
Day 279 --- John 2-4
Day 280 --- Mark 2
Day 281 --- John 5
Day 282 --- Mark 3 - Luke 6 - Matthew 12:1-21
Day 283 --- Matthew 5-7
Day 284 --- Luke 7 - Matthew 8:1-13
Day 285 --- Matthew 11
Day 286 --- Luke 11 - Matthew 12:22-50
Day 287 --- Luke 8 - Matthew 13
Day 288 --- Mark 4-5 - Matthew 8:14-34
Day 289 --- Matthew 9-10
Day 290 --- Mark 6 - Luke 9:1-17 - Matthew 14
Day 291 --- John 6
Day 292 --- Mark 7 - Matthew 15
Day 293 --- Mark 8 - Luke 9:18-27 - Matthew 16
Day 294 --- Mark 9 - Luke 9:28-62 - Matthew 17
Day 295 --- Matthew 18
Day 296 --- John 7-8
Day 297 --- John 9:1-10:21
Day 298 --- John 10:22-42 - Luke 10-11
Day 299 --- Luke 12-13
Day 300 --- Luke 14-15
Day 301 --- Luke 16:1-17:10
Day 302 --- John 11
Day 303 --- Luke 17:11-18:14
Day 304 --- Mark 10 - Matthew 19
Day 305 --- Matthew 20-21
Day 306 --- Luke 18:15-19:48
Day 307 --- Mark 11 - John 12
Day 308 --- Mark 12 - Matthew 22
Day 309 --- Luke 20-21 - Matthew 23
Day 310 --- Mark 13
Day 311 --- Matthew 24
Day 312 --- Matthew 25
Day 313 --- Mark 14 - Matthew 26
Day 314 --- John 13 - Luke 22
Day 315 --- John 14-17
Day 316 --- Mark 15 - Matthew 27
Day 317 --- John 18-19 - Luke 23
Day 318 --- Mark 16 - Matthew 28
Day 319 --- John 20-21 - Luke 24
Day 320 --- Acts 1-3
Day 321 --- Acts 4-6
Day 322 --- Acts 7-8
Day 323 --- Acts 9-10
Day 324 --- Acts 11-12
Day 325 --- Acts 13-14
Day 326 --- James 1-5
Day 327 --- Acts 15-16
Day 328 --- Galatians 1-3
Day 329 --- Galatians 4-6
Day 330 --- Acts 17:1-18:18
Day 331 --- 1 Thessalonians 1-5 - 2 Thessalonians 1-3
Day 332 --- Acts 18:19-19:41
Day 333 --- 1 Corinthians 1-4
Day 334 --- 1 Corinthians 5-8
Day 335 --- 1 Corinthians 9-11
Day 336 --- 1 Corinthians 12-14
Day 337 --- 1 Corinthians 15-16
Day 338 --- 2 Corinthians 1-4
Day 339 --- 2 Corinthians 5-9
Day 340 --- 2 Corinthians 10-13
Day 341 --- Romans 1-3 - Acts 20:1-3
Day 342 --- Romans 4-7
Day 343 --- Romans 8-10
Day 344 --- Romans 11-13
Day 345 --- Romans 14-16
Day 346 --- Acts 20:4-23:35
Day 347 --- Acts 24-26
Day 348 --- Acts 27-28
Day 349 --- Philemon 1 - Colossians 1-4
Day 350 --- Ephesians 1-6
Day 351 --- Philippians 1-4
Day 352 --- 1 Timothy 1-6
Day 353 --- Titus 1-3
Day 354 --- 1 Peter 1-5
Day 355 --- Hebrews 1-6
Day 356 --- Hebrews 7-10
Day 357 --- Hebrews 11-13
Day 358 --- 2 Timothy 1-4
Day 359 --- Jude 1 - 2 Peter 1-3
Day 360 --- 1 John 1-5
Day 361 --- 2 John 1 - 3 John 1
Day 362 --- Revelation 1-5
Day 363 --- Revelation 6-11
Day 364 --- Revelation 12-18
Day 365 --- Revelation 19-22