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I hope you are all looking forward to an exciting New Year’s Eve and more importantly an exciting 2010! I am having a quiet one here with the pets, but I am really looking forward to 2010 and all that it will bring. My slogan this year is:

“Work Hard and Good Things Will Come”.

I have always been a fan of New Year’s Resolutions. It just seems like a great time for a fresh start and to make positive changes. Here are my resolutions for 2010. You may like to make some of your own animal friendly resolutions.

1. Make $150 per Day by the end of the year. To do this I will be stepping up my online activities and working in a more structured manner.

2. Lose Weight and Get Healthy. OK, I know it is predictable, but it has to go on the list. I started going to the gym daily 2 months ago, so now just cutting out crisps and coke, should help me on the way. I figure the healthier I am, the better example I will set for future vegans.

3. Become an Early Riser – Currently my sleeping patterns are terrible and they have been for a whole year. I go to bed about 5am and get up around 2pm. This means I am missing out on a lot of time with my husband and I am generally less productive. I want to get up at 5am in preparation for running the sanctuary.

4. Save for Animal Sanctuary Deposit. This is a big one. By the end of the year David and I want to be in a position to search for the land for our farm sanctuary here in NSW and that means upping the saving by a lot. As I earn more I will increase the savings proportionally.

5. Become a Better Friend to the Pets. I think of my pets as friends and I want to make sure I am giving them everything they desire. Most people would think that the pets here are pretty spoiled. However, I want to make sure I spend more time with the rats every day. I also want to add more variety to Charlie the dog’s walks and completely rat proof the spare room, so they can run around there unsupervised.

6. Travel to at least 3 New Places. David and me don’t travel at all, simply because of the pets. However this year it’s time to find a great pet sitter and take some weekends away. We plan to investigate some suitable suburbs for the animal sanctuary, as well as build on our relationship by having some fun. I would love to visit Farm Sanctuary in New York and volunteer, however that all depends on savings. If we can’t go abroad we will take the pets with us for the weekend at a pet friendly camp site.

7. Be a Pure Vegan. I am currently a vegan in most people’s book. The thing is I don’t feel I am doing enough for the cause. First I need to investigate vegetarian diets for Dylan the cat and Charlie the dog. I have tried one brand of vegan dog food, but it didn’t go down well. I also plan to write at least one letter regarding animal rights per week to a newspaper or company.

I also need to be far stricter when it comes to palm oil. Many foods contain palm oil, the harvesting of which causes destruction of rainforests and the deaths of many orangutans, so I need to be sure to check all products by checking the label.

What are your New Year’s Resolutions? Do you think that 2010 could be the year that you make a difference to your life, or the lives of needy people or animals?

Happy New Year! Have a Great One!

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