Walking the walk

Dave and I have been doing a surprisingly good job (and yes, I am tooting my own horn) of keeping up with our New Year's resolutions, which were to:

• Do a better job of recycling (we found a drop off place since we don't have pick up here)
• Be more conscious of conserving water and energy around the house
• Exercise more
• Track calorie consumption (particularly through portion size) more carefully, and adjust eating habits where necessary
• And most importantly... don't bother other people with our resolutions or expect them to do the same. Nothing's more annoying than eating a meal with someone who judges what you're eating.

I figure I'm not bothering you guys by telling you because, let's face it, you came to the blog to read what we've been up to. We've been power walking and eating quinoa. If I called to tell you, that would be bothering : ) And if you happen to be my mother or mother-in-law, you deserve to be bothered because that's what you're there for, right?

Anyway, we've been feeling so great about ourselves lately that I needed to read something explaining why born-again fervency for clean living makes us feel so great. It came in the form of a very good but very long article in the New York Times magazine about morality. I'm placing the link below, just click on the title. You'll feel morally superior if you can get all the way through it. The Colts are about to lose in a way that only the Colts can, so I need all the distractions I can get. Have a great week.

The Moral Instinct