New Year's Resolutions

 

This is the time of year where I think about what I want to accomplish in the New Year. Right now it feels like we are juggling a million possibilities, and not one of them is in our control. That is the way of the military life. Sometimes it is smooth sailing as it has been for us for the past three and a half years but you're bound to run into turbulence from time to time. Between you and me I feel like we can not be anything but grateful for have such a long run of good luck. We are ready to face the on coming storm.



Before I get into my new resolutions I would like to face the old list.

New Year Resolutions for 2013

 1. Make a granny square blanket. Oh, dear. I made about half of the squares or less. I am not good at multi tasking. I can only focus on one thing at a time. I will work on it soon. 
2. Work on paying down our debt. Well, we started out okay and then the air conditioner went out, the stove had a crazy breakdown, and well life throw a wrench in our plans. We will try again.
3. School I am going to take one eight week class at a time. Nailed It.
4. I am going to focus on exercise this year. Haha, Last minute achievement. I ran two 5k's in December. It counts!5. Lose a little weight to the tune of 12 pounds or so. Again I weigh the same. Lame!6. Finish the projects I start. I did finish several projects this year but I always have things on the burner. Nailed it.
7. Make the boys each a pair of Pajamas. I can not remember if I made the boys Pajama's. I did make other things. Maybe.
8. Sew two new dresses. Yes, I did do this one. So what if one of the dress went to a lovely little girl. It still counts. Nailed it.
9. Get an updated Family photo. Fail, Epic fail. I need to let go of my own issues and make a point to do this.
10. Get organized and get on a cleaning schedule. I need to do this badly. . . Enough said.
11. Write one page a day on my book. I wrote 40 pages in word. It is sitting there waiting for me. I can not multitask! My brain shuts down if I try to load it up. 
12. Be More productive. I did okay.
13. Finally Can more food for my family. I did this! Yes.


Well, here we are. It looks like I did okay 2013. How did you do? I bet you did better then you think you did. You know me I like a long list of goals but in 2014 I only have one. One giant one that will bring me to my knees so that I can come out the other side new. Too Big? No, it is tiny.

My New Year's Resolution for 2014 is.

I am going to work on myself so that I can become a better person.

1. Let go of grudges and forgive the people who have hurt my poor feelings.
2. Let go of my twisted body image.
3. Do more Yoga.
4. Less Gossip.
5. Finish my AA.
6. Clean more.
7. Love more.
8. Finish what I start.
9. Write more.
10. Run more.
11. Sign up and complete a half Marathon (circumstances allowing).
12. Focus on my kids more.
13. Attend Mass regularly not just holy days and youtube.
14. Finally, garden more with my husband.

Well you did know I like to make a list. But as you can see everything falls under only one category. No weight loss goals this year even though I was tempted but instead I decided on a lofty fitness goal. The Rock and Roll Marathon happens here in San Antonio in December so I have a year to get ready.

What are some of  your goals for the year?

I hope that your day, week, month, year is filled with inspiration, love, and laughter. Be well friends.

 

New Year's Resolutions

New Year Resolutions for 2013

1.       Make a granny square blanket. I have a plan already in place to make this happen I hope that you will help me finish this goal with a follow along granny square blanket blog. That should help me stay motivated, and stay accountable.  

2.       Work on paying down our debt. With a little help from Dave Ramsey's books we should be able to do this.

3.       School I am going to take one eight week class at a time. Alright this is a cheater goal because I am already enrolled for most of my classes this year. I like to make sure I have one goal that I can for sure accomplish on my list.

4.       I am going to focus on exercise this year.  Sounds familiar? I really need to exercise more. So this year I will not be dieting. No fad diets, no pressure to make the scale bend to my will. I will work on running and yoga. By 2014 I will be able to run 2 miles in 24 minutes. That is a 12 minute mile.

5.       Lose a little weight to the tune of 12 pounds or so. Again I will not focus on the scale, I will eat healthy, I will drink less wine, drink more water, and exercise. I will not be doing a diet at all this year. 12 pounds is 1 pound a month so I will only weigh myself once a month. If by the end of 2013 there is no change in my weight but I can run a twelve minute mile for two miles than this is the weight that I am. No complaints. The goal is to be healthy and fit not skinny. I am happy with how I look at a size ten.

6.       Finish the projects I start. Right now I have about 10 unfinished projects. I want to finish them and more.

7.       Make the boys each a pair of Pajamas. Another little cheater one. I have the fabric, I have the pattern, and I have one halfway done.

8.       Sew two new dresses. This one I really hope I can make more than two new dresses this year but I want to be realistic too. I have fabric for both of the dresses I want to make. So it is all about make time.

9.       Get an updated Family photo. This one is important to me as we haven't had our family picture done in two years. So we need an updated one for our wall. New pictures of the boys.

10.   Get organized and get on a cleaning schedule. I need to do this badly. Maybe this should be the number one goal instead of number 10.

 

11. Write one page a day on my book. Yes, I am writing a book. I want to be able to say that I finished writing one. So if I write one page a day that is at least 365 pages by this time next year.

 

12. Be More productive. I want to accomplish more in my day. 

 

13. Finally Can more food for my family. I love homemade food and I want to do more canning this year. Everything from jellies, soups, beans, and pickles.

 

 These are my top ten Resolutions for 2013. Notice I included more things that I can and will complete this year. I hope that when 2014 comes around I can proudly report that I finished each of these things, or at least most of these goals. As long as I continue to move forward and learn and grow than I can be successful. I am hopeful and ready for the New Year. Welcome 2013!

I hope that your day is inspired, filled with love, and laughter. Be well my friends.

new year resolutions

I know that we are still four days away from the year 2012, but I have been thinking about what my goals for next year will be and if I followed through with my goals this year. Have you been thinking about these things too?

My first question to myself is what were my resolutions for this year? I am not sure of all of them, I checked and I didn't post any either. Which is good because I can't beat myself up over it. I know for sure that I wanted to lose 30 pounds to be able to fit into my wedding dress by our 10 year anniversary. I lost 15 pounds which at times felt like an uphill battle. Considering I have finished at least 5 collage classes receiving a B and 4 A's, homeschooling the boys, changing our home school curriculum, and everyday life I am really proud of that 15 pounds. I have gained a few pounds over Christmas which is disappointing but not a problem.

My goals for 2012 are as follows:

I am going to focus on exercise this year. I want to be on the treadmill at least 30 minutes 5 days a week.

I would really like to lose that last 15 pounds.

Start saving towards retirement. Remember our dream is to homestead or run a small family farm when Rob retires in 10 or so years.

No credit... We were bad this year buying all of these trees and various other things for the house on credit. I don't regret it because at least this way they will look nice when we have to sell the house in ? years.

This year I want to give up eating out! So be prepared for blog posts on dinners. I want to bring back recipe Tuesday and Meal plan Monday. We will see I am still in school.

School I am going to take one eight week class at a time so that I do not get overwhelmed and can be a better mother and wife.

These are the top six of my resolutions. I think that they are all attainable. I will let you know how it goes throughout the year, maybe. I will update this time next year.

I hope that you have a wonderful day filled with love and laughter. Be well my friends.