Bahahahahahahahahaha!!! I'm laughing at myself because I just read the post from last January with all of my grandious plans - Pshshshhshshshsh! Bahahahahahahahaha! Yeah - go figure - most of it didn't happen! I always set out with good intentions and then come mid February it all goes to pot! I did accomplish a few of those goals however - new books were read, family activities were done more than usual, new recipes were made and new things were purchased for the house.
So - As I look back on 2011 and push forward into 2012 I'm going to go over my plans from the beginning of last year and update them for 2012.
Last January I begin my blog with my insane desire to move to the country - yeah - didn't happen! Jeremy and I are talking about it more and more though and we both are seriously considering a change of housing location in the next few years. Somewhere out of town! Oh - how I'm praying in advance for a perfect location - I can always change the house to meet my expectations but the location we are stuck with. As my feat for a healthier lifestyle is consumed with the all american dollar (everything is so darn expensive! - especially if you want to eat healthy), I yearn for home grown beef and fresh eggs.
Budget - my goal last year was to keep a budget by getting out cash for certain things! However, it wasn't until last week that Jeremy went to the bank and got out cash for this month for us in the form of groceries, entertainment, eating out, etc . . . . I think it will help! I feel like we are starting out this year the way we wanted to last year - and I'm glad!
Book reading - reading will always be a passion of mine. I don't have specific goals like I did last year - because many of the months I failed. I'm not going to set myself up for failure again so I just want to read and read and read. I always want to be in the midst of a good story. - no pressure! :) Big sigh!
Recipes - I am still going to try new recipes - in fact I already have this week! No goals though - just am going to try something new from time to time. And I may post about it if it's worth the time. Another big sigh!
Family Activities - already planned out! I made 12 small blank envelopes with a different family acvitity in it that as a small family of four we can enjoy each month. They are inexpensive, sometimes silly things that we can do when we choose to that month. A few days ago I laid them out on the table and Addison chose what our family activity would be for January. It is "Build a big fort, watch a movie and sleep in it together." We did this last year and we all LOVED it! The fact that they are already planned and each month I just have to lay them on the table for the kids to chose one is a huge relief for me. Sometimes last year I would sit for awhile and try to decide what our fun family activity would be. Sigh!
Handwritten note to my friends - Didn't - write - a - single - one! whoops! Don't think this is something that I have a lot of time for these days -especially going back to work again full-time. I wish I did have the time - I just don't! So - facebook encouragements, phone calls, texts and spoken comments are what my friends can count on this year from me. Another sigh!
Crafts - I love doing crafts - some times I'm in the mood for them and sometimes not. I usually create a mess when working on them and I hate cleaning it up. So last year (2011) didn't lend itself to much craft making - due to the busyness of life. But I LOVE making things! I will probably do some crafts this year - I'm sure I will! But I'm not making any big promises or anything. I'll just go with the flow - if I feel like it I will! Big sigh!
HCG diet - I lasted about a week and a half. I was having some strange things start to happen to my body and it freaked me out. I know that yo-yo diets are not healthy and on the HCG my body was right back to starving again. I've had an epiphany about diets - I'm not any good at them - I always end up gaining more weight than I lost - and I HATE them! I really do! I have never liked feeling restricted by anything. When I'm on diets food takes over my every thought - I feel consumed by food - especially the food I can't eat! So - no more diets! I'm done and I think my body will thank me for it. I am however going to begin making better choices. I think I may be a little gluten intolerant so I'm stearing clear of gluten for awhile to see if I see any difference in how I feel. I'm going to be eating a lot more fruits and veggies and not as much sugar. I actually want to start working out and am going to go to Anytime Fitness tomorrow to ask about their prices. I just want to be healthy - and feel healthy - and enjoy life - EVEN - if that means having a brownie or cookie now and then! If I'm healthy then I won't feel guilty about my little indulgences. I'm not making any promises - we all know how well that went! But I NEED to get healthy - this past year I've felt old in more ways than one, physically and emotionally. And I'm NOT OLD! I'm only 32 - I need to start acting like it! Cheers to my journey - it may take me a whole year to lose the 18 pounds that have been haunting me since, well, like 8 years ago. I'm keeping tabs by putting 18 marbles in a jar and when I lose a pound I will take one out. If I gain one I will put one back in and so forth. I'm hoping by next January that jar will be empty! If you know me and want to keep me accountable - please just come up and ask how many marbles are in my jar! I promise I'll be honest as I know you will be encouraging. If any of you want to do the marble thing with me we could come up with a prize for the first one to lose all their marbles - hahahahahahahahahahahahaha! HUGE sigh!
Movies - I love watching new movies so I'm sure we will do it often. I'm not promising to do it every month though - I don't want whether or not we watched a new movie during the month to get me down. Silly, silly me! I will keep you updated on the good ones that we do see though!
Beth Moore Bible Studies - I'm still going to do them! They are like food to my soul (cheezy!!!) but I LOVE them. We are going to begin studying James next week and I'm excited about it. I'm looking forward to how God is going to work in my life and teach me some new things.
House purchases - already begun by buying a new TV for our bedroom. Our house needs some new touch-ups. I'll let you know when and if we purchase anything - not that you care, so maybe I won't!
I did make my own laundry detergent and my own dish soap. I LOVED the dish soap and plan on making more of it. The laundry detergent just didn't quite make our clothes as soft or clean as I would have hoped so I quit. I also did change my hair color for the first time since Jeremy and I were first married. A strawberry blonde color! It was fun! I liked it and will probably do it again sometime this year.
So - since this year I plan on being a bit more low-key with my goals as well as more spontaneous and joyful I look forward to what this year has in store for us. I do want to have people over more often to play games or watch movies, I do want to spend more play time with my kids and go on more dates with my hubby. But, I'm going to take it one month at a time. I will continue to post monthly about the books I've read, the recipes I've tried and so forth. However, I am also going to try to do more frequent posts about some of our activities, milestones, thoughts, etc . . .
I'm looking forward to all that this year has in store!! Cheer to new beginnings!
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