I don’t really like to make resolutions, because I never ever keep them. There are things that I want to work harder at this year though, so I’m going to write them down as goals, just something to look back to. Here they are…
- We bought our first house! We get the keys 3 weeks from today. My plan is to be a much better housekeeper in the house I own then the houses I’ve rented. I want to show my pride of ownership, and I’m hoping that because it’s a smaller house and a much different layout it will be easier to keep tidy and clean.
- I want to lose another 5-10 pounds. I’m still playing soccer once a week, and I’m trying to eat less. It’s not necessarily what I eat, but how much I eat. So, portion control when I’m eating something yummy is really really hard for me. I also want to do more exercise at home, whether it be pilates, Wii Fit, using my eliptical machine, or shoveling the walk like I’ve been doing the last few weeks! Such a great workout!
- I want to use my time more efficiently. I want to spend more quality time with my kids, doing crafts, making up new games, spending Bible time together, etc. I also want to blog more, y’know, give off more intelligent thought and less time mindlessly clicking around on Facebook. I always have lots of smart thoughts and things to blog about in my mind, I’d like to take the time to write them down.
- I want to sing more at church. I sang for Christmas and I felt like I stunk it up a bit because I was so nervous. I want to do it more so I won’t be so nervous, so I can actually bless the people around me with a gift God has given me. No, I’m not some amazing singer, I don’t want a recording contract or anything, but I like to sing and I can hold a note and I know that my church family enjoys hearing me sing. So I sang at Christmas and it was a song I was passionate about and I that I felt confident in being good at, and I was so nervous I couldn’t showcase my voice like I wanted because it was shaky. I want to be more comfortable doing that. I also have a great friend who is very musically gifted that plays piano for me, and I want to do more fun stuff with her, musically.
- I want to go on a Girl’s Only trip sometime this year. I haven’t taken time away from my family (except a night or two here and there with MyKidsDad) by myself or with girlfriends, ever. 6 years now, I haven’t. I really need to! My step sister is getting married in Colorado in April and I’m hoping to go with my sister for the weekend. I would like to go one other time besides this. Maybe a skiing trip with girlfriends next November, or a road trip to the mountains with girlfriends in the summer… whatever it is! I want to go!!!!
That’s about all I can think of. I’m sure there’s more… I will be glad if I can even just achieve 1 or 2 of these things.
Do you make resolutions? Do you keep them?
** Edit: Last night as I was brushing my teeth I remembered my last goal for the year… to keep better oral hygiene. I have very weak gums and I’m very prone to cavities and other things, and I don’t take good enough care of my mouth with that considered. I’m going to end up toothless by my 40’s if I don’t start doing more!
