Hey guys! I am having the hardest time getting back into a normal groove after the holidays. Anyone else dealing with that?
I’ve been trying to get this post written for the last few days but I just couldn’t make it work. Here’s my last shot.
So last year I posted a list of Goals for 2011 with the hope that since I put them out there for all the world to see, I’d stick to it. When I went back this year to see how I did however…ouch. Maybe that’s what has blocked me from writing the last few days. I feel kind of crappy for not getting as much done last year as I wanted to.
Here was last year’s list –
1. Pay down debt. We did quite well in this and continue to progress. Not as fast as I’d like, but I guess it’s teaching me patience. 😉
2. Drink more water. Um, no. Epic Fail.
3. Use Wii Fit more often. This is going on this year’s list too sadly. But I just bought new workout clothes so I have *no* excuse.
4. Read all as many of the books of mine that I have not read but have sitting on the shelf. I read a lot, just not necessarily the stuff on the shelf. Hoping a new phone app will help with this.
5. Increase blogging. YAY! Something I did! I actually did really well with this and I’m hoping to continue growing this year too.
6. Menu plan monthly. I had mixed success with this. Mainly, if I planned, I was successful. But there were weeks when I was lazy. I chose weekly last year, but I *am* switching to monthly this year after doing some research and creating a system. I’ll be blogging about this hopefully this month.
7. Utilize cookbooks, magazines, and blogs for new free recipes to expand monthly menu. I definitely did this. We have such a huge collection of cookbooks (and growing by the day) with a huge variety of recipes and cooking styles. We’ve added a few more recipes to our rotation and that will continue to expand this year – especially with the new food blog coming along soon.
8. Craft and scrap all of the projects I have before buying new ones. (My crafty friends know how hard this is!) – Hmm. OK I didn’t totally do this, but I created The List and I’ve been working it down slowly. Once I fully recover from the holidays things should pick up again.
9. Use Swagbucks more often to reduce spending with our own money. (If you aren’t on Swagbucks, you should check it out! www.swagbucks.com) I still love Swagbucks, but totally forget to use it.
10. Be better about mailing birthday and anniversary cards. Yeah, this one hits the list again this year. I *will* get better at this!
11. Get organized about cleaning and home chores. I rocked this! I still need to share my chore schedule with you guys. Things are so much easier now and I’m not drowning in laundry anymore!
12. Work on family history. I did this, but not nearly as much as I wanted to. It goes on this year’s list as well.
13. Reduce our output for food and household items. Thanks to couponing, I did quite well here and it gets better every month.
14. Eat dinner at the dining room table most nights rather than in front of the TV. We’re still working on this. It’s about 50/50, but that’s still much better than we were.
All right, so not terrible, but not great. I guess I’m too hard on myself. I tend to set the bar very high and then feel terrible when things don’t go as I planned. I’m having to take that into account with this year’s list.
Goals for 2012 –
1. Eat healthier and exercise more.
2. Be better about corresponding for birthdays and anniversaries.
3. Get caught up on The List.
4. Make time for myself and my hobbies (scrapping, crafting, sewing, embroidering, tatting, genealogy). (I am so horrible about this. I do not remember the last time I had a hair cut. Really. What’s a salon look like again?)
5. Eat dinner at the dining room table 6 out of 7 nights a week.
6. Continue to grow the blog(s).
7. Improve my time management skills.
OK, so smaller list this year, but I think that will be more manageable. That doesn’t mean I don’t have a few other things I want to do, I just see them as more short term goals than long term ones. Wish me luck!
Did you make any resolutions or set any goals for this year? Share them in the comments below and I’ll respond! 🙂
